2024 Showcards

1. Very worried
2. Fairly worried
3. Not very worried
4. Not at all worried

1. Your car or other motor vehicle will be stolen
2. Things will be stolen from your car or other motor vehicle
3. Your car or other vehicle will be damaged by vandals
4. Your home will be damaged by vandals
5. Your home will be broken into
6. You will be mugged or robbed
7. You will be physically assaulted or attacked in the street or other public place
8. You will be involved or caught up in violence between groups of individuals or gangs
9. You will be sexually assaulted
10. You will have your identity stolen
11. Someone will use your credit or bank details to obtain money, goods or services
12. You will be physically attacked because of your skin colour, ethnic origin or religion
13. You will be threatened or verbally abused
14. You will be followed by someone in a manner which causes you fear, alarm or distress

1. Not at all
2. A little
3. Quite a lot
4. A great deal

PLEASE READ THIS TO YOURSELF. DO NOT READ IT OUT LOUD.

And (apart from anything you have already mentioned), in that time, has anyone, including people you know well, DELIBERATELY HIT YOU with their fists, or with a weapon of any sort, or kicked you, or used force or violence on you in any other way?

1. Yes
2. No

PLEASE READ THIS TO YOURSELF. DO NOT READ IT OUT LOUD.

And (apart from anything you have already mentioned), in that time, has anyone THREATENED to damage things of yours or THREATENED to use force or violence on you in any way that actually frightened you?

Please include threats that have been made by any means, for example in person, on-line or over the telephone.

1. Yes
2. No

PLEASE READ THIS TO YOURSELF. DO NOT READ IT OUT LOUD.

And (apart from anything you have already mentioned), in that time, has any MEMBER OF YOUR HOUSEHOLD (aged 16 or over) deliberately hit you with their fists or with a weapon of any sort, or kicked you or used force or violence on you in any other way?

1. Yes
2. No

Did any of these things happen as A DIRECT RESULT of the incident(s) you have just told me about?

• Your personal information or account details were used or tried to be used to obtain money, or buy goods or services
• You were tricked or deceived out of money or goods (in person, by telephone or online)
• Someone TRIED to trick or deceive you out of money or goods, (in person by telephone or online)
• Your personal information or details were accessed or used without your permission
• An internet-enabled device of yours was infected or interfered with, for example, by a virus

1. Yes
2. No

A. Your ethnic origin / race
B. Your religion
C. Sectarianism
F. Your sex or gender
H. A disability / condition that you have
I. Your sexual orientation
J. Your trans status, including non-binary or gender-fluid identities
M. Your age
O. Pregnancy / maternity

1. Husband / wife / partner
2. Son / daughter (in law)
3. Other household member
4. Current boyfriend / girlfriend
5. Former husband / wife / partner
6. Former boyfriend / girlfriend
7. Other relative
8. Workmate / colleague
9. Client / member of public contacted through work
10. Friend / acquaintance
11. Neighbour
12. Young people from local area
13. Tradesman / builder / contractor
14. (Ex) husband / (ex) wife / (ex) partner / (ex) boyfriend / (ex) girlfriend of someone else in household
15. Other

1. Me (Respondent)
2. Other household member
3. Colleague / companion / friend
4. Other person outside household

1. Grabbed / pulled bag etc.
2. Grabbed / pushed me
3. Punched / slapped
4. Kicked
5. Stabbed or cut with a weapon
6. Hit with a weapon
7. Shot with a firearm
8. Cornered, pinned down, or physically restrained
9. Raped
10. Attempted rape
11. Sexually assaulted or groped
12. Other

1. Me (Respondent)
2. Other household member
3. Colleague / companion / friend
4. Other person outside household

1. Anger
2. Shock
3. Fear
4. Depressed
5. Anxious / had panic attacks
6. Lost confidence / felt vulnerable
7. Difficulty sleeping
8. Crying / tearful
9. Annoyed
10. Other

1. Private / personal / family matter
2. Dealt with matter myself / ourselves
3. Reported to other authorities / organisations
4. Dislike / fear of police
5. Fear of reprisal by offenders / make matters worse
6. Police could have done nothing
7. Police would not have bothered / not been interested
8. Inconvenient / too much trouble
9. No loss / damage
10. Attempt at offence was unsuccessful
11. Too trivial / not worth reporting
12. Previous bad experience of the police
13. I am / I have been involved with criminal behaviour
14. Previous bad experience of the prosecution process or courts
15. Other

1. All crimes should be reported / it’s the right thing to do
2. Serious / major / upsetting crime
3. In the hope that property would be recovered
4. In the hope that offenders would be caught / punished
5. Needed a crime number / for purposes of insurance claim
6. To satisfy other authorities
7. Hoped to avoid it happening to me again
8. Hoped to avoid it happening to someone else
9. Needed assistance (e.g. to get home)
10. Another person reported crime
11. Police were on the spot
12. Other

1. Agree strongly
2. Agree slightly
3. Neither agree nor disagree
4. Disagree slightly
5. Disagree strongly
6. Not applicable / no dealings with the police

1. Very satisfied
2. Quite satisfied
3. Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied
4. Quite dissatisfied
5. Very dissatisfied

1. Police
2. The Witness Service / Victim Support Scotland (VSS)
3. The Crown Office & Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) / Victim Information and Advice (VIA)
4. The Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service
5. Other organisation
6. Didn’t receive information about the investigation / case from any organisation
7. Wasn’t investigated

1. The police investigation
2. Whether the offender had been caught or not
3. Whether the offender was charged or not
4. Updates on the progress of the case
5. Keeping you informed about the case
6. Arranging a visit to the court before the trial
7. Prosecution of the case
8. Court proceedings
9. Sentencing of the offender
10. How the Criminal Justice System works
11. Information and advice about other services for victims and witnesses
12. Other information

1. The police investigation
2. Catching the offender
3. Charging the offender
4. Updates on the progress of the case
5. Keeping you informed about the case
6. Arranging a visit to the court before the trial
7. Prosecution of the case
8. Court proceedings
9. Sentencing of the offender
10. How the Criminal Justice System works
11. Information and advice about other services for victims and witnesses
12. Other information
13. Didn’t want / need any information

1. Personal / Private matter / dealt with it ourselves
2. There was no loss / damage / harm
3. It’s a common event / just something that happens
4. It was partly my / friend / colleague’s fault
5. The offender was not responsible for their actions in some way
6. Courts are inappropriate for this offence
7. Courts are ineffective
8. Would be a waste of time / money
9. Offenders were children / too young
10. No evidence / proof
11. Incident too trivial
12. Because the offence was accidental
13. Other

1. Been given some kind of warning
2. Been given a fine
3. Done something to help you or the community
4. Apologised for what they had done
5. Been made to pay you compensation
6. Been given some kind of help to stop them offending
7. Something else should have happened to them
8. Nothing should have happened to them

1. A warning
2. A fine
3. A community service or payback order where the offender carries out unpaid work in the community under supervision
4. Compensation order (where the offender has to pay for any loss or damage caused to property as a result of their crime)
5. An order where the offender is made to address the causes of their behaviour (e.g. drug or alcohol addiction while under supervision)
6. Be electronically tagged at home

1. By accessing your details held by a company or organisation in a customer database
2. By accessing your social media account or messenger app
3. By accessing your email account
4. By accessing your bank or credit card account
5. By accessing an online shopping account (e.g. Amazon, eBay, Google Pay)
6. By accessing your PayPal, WorldPay or Apple/Google Pay account, or another payment provider
7. By accessing any other type of online account (e.g. Netflix, Apple, broadband, insurance)
8. Through a computer virus or another form of malware
9. By taking over your computer using remote access
10. By gaining physical access to your computer
11. By tricking you into providing your details, either online, over the phone, or in person

1. Unsolicited help to repair your computer/laptop (e.g. to deal with viruses)
2. A lottery, prize draw, sweepstake or competition win
3. An investment opportunity (e.g. shares, art, fine wine, carbon credit)
4. Compensation that is owed to you (e.g. from HMRC, due to overpayment of tax)
5. Delivery of something that you have sent or were due to receive (e.g. a package)
6. Moving money out of your bank account, supposedly to protect yourself from fraud
7. A friendship or relationship contact which led to a request for money
8. Items you were buying or selling online
9. Someone selling bogus services (e.g. a bogus tradesperson)
10. Help in moving large sums of money from abroad
11. Help in releasing an inheritance
12. An urgent request to help someone get out of financial trouble
13. Help to recover money lost from a previous scam
14. Releasing your pension savings early without warning you of the tax implication
15. Paying an urgent debt
16. Some other type of similar request

1. Provided financial details (e.g. bank details, credit card details, PayPal account details)
2. Provided personal information (e.g. address, passport number)
3. Provided device login details or allowed access to your device
4. Clicked on a link to a website/downloaded a file
5. Requested further information to be sent
6. Contacted the sender to complain
7. Stated that you were not interested/hung up/deleted email
8. Some other way

1. Stated that you were not interested / hung up / deleted email
2. Contacted the sender to complain
3. Requested further information to be sent
4. Clicked on a link to a website / downloaded a file
5. Provided financial details (e.g. bank details, credit card details, PayPal account details)
6. Provided personal information (e.g. address, passport number)
7. Provided device login details or allowed access to your device
8. Gave, sent or transferred money
9. Some other way

1. A credit or debit card
2. A store card
3. A bank or building society account
4. A mobile phone account
5. A loan
6. A mortgage
7. Another credit agreement
8. State benefits such as child benefit, tax credits, housing benefit, etc.
9. A passport
10. Something else

1. Your identity used to commit a crime
2. Received letters from debt collection agencies
3. Visits from bailiffs
4. Had utilities cut off or been denied new service
5. Been turned down for a job or lost a job
6. Unable to obtain a loan or other type of credit
7. Unable to obtain a credit card
8. Unable to open a bank account
9. Delays at the border when coming back into the country
10. Some other problem

1. Demand for money to release files
2. Lost access to files or data on my computer
3. Computer was performing badly/stopped working
4. Pop ups constantly appearing on screen that I could not remove
5. Unauthorised access to files or accounts held on my device
6. My email account sent out spam e mails
7. Something else

1. Less than £20
2. £20-£49.99
3. £50 – £99.99
4. £100 – £249
5. £250 – £499
6. £500 – £999
7. £1,000 – £2,499
8. £2,500 – £4,999
9. £5,000 – £9,999
10. £10,000 – £19,999
11. £20,000 – £39,999
12. £40,000 – £59,999
13. £60,000 – £79,999
14. £80,000 – £99,999
15. £100,000 or more
16. Not yet resolved

1. Nothing (i.e. all money was refunded)
2. Up to £10
3. £10 – £49
4. £50 – £99
5. £100 – £249
6. £250 – £499
7. £500 – £999
8. £1,000 or more
9. Not yet resolved

1. Anger
2. Shock
3. Fear
4. Depressed
5. Anxious / had panic attacks
6. Lost confidence / felt vulnerable
7. Difficulty sleeping
8. Crying / tearful
9. Annoyed
10. Other

1. Financial loss
2. Time off work
3. Loss of time/inconvenience
4. Loss of employment
5. Damage to relationships
6. Avoided social situations
7. Fear of physical threat
8. Physical health problems (e.g. resulting from stress)
9. Felt ashamed, embarrassed, self-blame or similar
10. Stopped using specific internet sites
11. Moved house
12. Took additional security precautions (e.g. installing a burglar alarm)
13. Loss of trust in other people/the public
14. Time off from school/college/university
15. Impact on health
16. Effect on personal confidence
17. Other

1. Dealt with the incident themselves
2. Advised you to report the incident to someone else, such as your bank or internet service provider
3. Provided information or advice about how to protect against becoming a victim again
4. Other

1. Anti-virus software company
2. Internet service provider
3. Action Fraud
4. Bank/building society/credit card company
5. Website/app administrator (e.g. Facebook, eBay, Amazon)
6. Someone else

1. Theft of a credit or bank card
2. Theft of personal documents (e.g. bank statements, bills, passport)
3. Theft of a computer, laptop, tablet, smart phone, or another internet enabled device
4. Card details being physically stolen / cloned (e.g. at a cash machine, a restaurant or petrol station)

1. Very confident
2. Fairly confident
3. Not very confident
4. Not at all confident

1. Excellent
2. Good
3. Fair
4. Poor
5. Very poor

1. Strongly agree
2. Tend to agree
3. Neither agree nor disagree
4. Tend to disagree
5. Strongly disagree

THROUGH WORK
1. Contact through your work

GENERAL CONTACT WITH OFFICERS
2.Approached and spoke to a police officer in the street or any other public place to ask the time or directions or for a chat

REPORTING CRIME / INCIDENT
3. To report a crime, or share your concerns about behaviour that may have been criminal
4. To report other matters including a road traffic accident, an alarm sounding, reporting something lost or found (including animals) or collecting lost or found items

COMPLAINT / FEEDBACK
5. To provide feedback or complain about the service you received from the police

ROUTINE ENQUIRIES
6.Approached by the police while they carried out routine enquiries

STOPPED / ARRESTED / REPORTING TO POLICE
7. Reported to a police station to show documents
8. Reported to a police station for questioning
9. Stopped and questioned by the police in the street or any other public place
10. Stopped and asked to empty your pockets or open the boot of your car or searched in any other way
11. Arrested by the police
12. Charged by the police
13. OTHER

1. Very polite
2. Fairly polite
3. Fairly impolite
4. Very impolite

1. Very fairly
2. Quite fairly
3. Quite unfairly
4. Very unfairly

1. Very satisfied
2. Quite satisfied
3. Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied
4. Quite dissatisfied
5. Very dissatisfied

THROUGH WORK
1. Contact through your work

GENERAL CONTACT WITH OFFICERS
2.Approached and spoke to a police officer in the street or any other public place to ask the time or directions or for a chat

REPORTING CRIME / INCIDENT
3. To report a crime, or share your concerns about behaviour that may have been criminal
4. To report other matters including a road traffic accident, an alarm sounding, reporting something lost or found (including animals) or collecting lost or found items

COMPLAINT / FEEDBACK
5. To provide feedback or complain about the service you received from the police

ROUTINE ENQUIRIES
6.Approached by the police while they carried out routine enquiries

STOPPED / ARRESTED / REPORTING TO POLICE
7. Reported to a police station to show documents
8. Reported to a police station for questioning
9. Stopped and questioned by the police in the street or any other public place
10. Stopped and asked to empty your pockets or open the boot of your car or searched in any other way
11. Arrested by the police
12. Charged by the police
13. OTHER

Courts in Scotland include the Court of Session, the High Court, the Sheriff Court, the Justice of the Peace Court and appeals courts.

These courts involve both civil and criminal hearings and cover a wide range of cases.

These courts are found across Scotland.

1. While doing jury service – as part of jury
2. While doing jury service – called but not selected
3. As a victim in a criminal case
4. As an accused in a criminal case
5. As a witness in a criminal case
6. As a pursuer in a civil case
7. As a defender in a civil case
8. As a witness in a civil case
9. To support someone else attending court
10. As a member of the legal profession
11. For other work or professional reasons (e.g., police or social workers)
12. Visiting a fines office or other public counter
13. As a spectator or tourist
14. Other

1. Very likely
2. Likely
3. Neither likely nor unlikely
4. Not very likely
5. Not at all likely

1. Very willing
2. Quite willing
3. Neither willing nor unwilling
4. Quite unwilling
5. Very unwilling

1. Agree strongly
2. Agree slightly
3. Neither agree nor disagree
4. Disagree slightly
5. Disagree strongly

1. Very common
2. Fairly common
3. Not very common
4. Not at all common

1. Not gone out at night / unaccompanied at night
2. Avoided certain areas / types of place
3. Avoided using public transport
4. Security device for car (for example, alarm, steering lock)
5. Security device for home (for example alarm, window locks)
6. Actively participated in Neighbourhood Watch scheme
7. Been careful about where car is parked / parked off-street
8. Carried a personal alarm
9. Carried some means of self-defence / a weapon
10. Used taxi / car (instead of walking)
11. Have a dog as a deterrent
12. Not left home empty / left a light on / on a timer
13. Asked to see an official identification before letting someone into your home
14. Security marked property
15. Concealed valuables to make them less visible (around your person, in your car or at home)

1. Very common
2. Fairly common
3. Not very common
4. Not at all common

1. A lot
2. A fair amount
3. Not very much
4. Nothing at all

1. Investigating and prosecuting crime
2. Deciding on sentences for those found guilty of crime
3. Investigating sudden and unexplained deaths
4. Representing the victims of crime in court

1. As a victim of crime
2. As a witness of crime
3. As a relative/friend of a victim or witness of crime
4. As a bereaved relative in a death’s investigation
5. As the accused
6. As a relative/friend of the accused
7. As a criminal justice partner
8. In another professional capacity
9. Other

1. Very satisfied
2. Quite satisfied
3. Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied
4. Quite dissatisfied
5. Very dissatisfied

1. Agree strongly
2. Agree slightly
3. Neither agree nor disagree
4. Disagree slightly
5. Disagree strongly

1. Very willing
2. Quite willing
3. Neither willing nor unwilling
4. Quite unwilling
5. Very unwilling

1. Agree strongly
2. Agree slightly
3. Neither agree nor disagree
4. Disagree slightly
5. Disagree strongly

1. Not enough / need more / don’t see police on foot
2. Police can’t do anything when crimes happen
3. Only there when there’s a crime / trouble
4. Slow to respond
5. Rely too much on cameras
6. Used to be more police
7. Only see police in cars
8. Never / rarely see the police
9. See crimes happening, but no police
10. Should build a positive image as well as reacting to crime happening
11. Other

1. See them quite often / regularly
2. Not much crime / no problem with crime
3. Crime rates have reduced / area improving
4. Police station nearby
5. See police patrolling in cars
6. See police on foot
7. See police occasionally / don’t see them much
8. Seeing too many is overwhelming
9. Not necessary to see them all the time
10. Cameras everywhere
11. Other

1. Have been stopped by police
2. Lots of crimes so police presence high
3. Can’t do anything because so many police around
4. See police everywhere
5. Not actually doing anything
6. Other

1. A lot
2. A fair amount
3. Not very much
4. Nothing at all

1. Very confident
2. Fairly confident
3. Not very confident
4. Not at all confident

1. In person
2. Verbally on the phone
3. In writing via letter
4. In writing via text, e-mail, messenger or posts on social media sites
5. In another way

1. Verbal abuse directed towards you
2. Threats of physical violence directed towards you
3. Threats of sexual violence directed towards you
4. Something being thrown at you
5. Being pushed
6. Being obstructed
7. Other forms of physical violence directed towards you
8. Vandalism to your property
9. You being stalked by someone
10. Receiving unwanted sexual images by text, email or online
11. Something else

1. In your own home
2. Directly outside your own home
3. In your local neighbourhood
4. On public transport
5. At a bus, train, tram or subway station, ferry terminal or in a taxi queue
6. At your place of work
7. At sporting events
8. Marches or parades
9. In or around your place of worship
10. Another public place, inside e.g. pub, club, restaurant or shops
11. Another public place, outside e.g. park, cycle path, street
12. Online
13. Elsewhere

1. In person
2. Verbally on the phone
3. In writing via letter
4. In writing via text, e-mail, messenger or posts on social media sites
5. In another way

1. Verbal abuse directed towards you
2. Threats of physical violence directed towards you
3. Threats of sexual violence directed towards you
4. Something being thrown at you
5. Being pushed
6. Being obstructed
7. Other forms of physical violence directed towards you
8. Vandalism to your property
9. You being stalked by someone
10. Receiving unwanted sexual images by text, email or online
11. Something else

1. In your own home
2. Directly outside your own home
3. In your local neighbourhood
4. On public transport
5. At a bus, train, tram or subway station, ferry terminal or in a taxi queue
6. At your place of work
7. At sporting events
8. Marches or parades
9. In or around your place of worship
10. Another public place, inside e.g. pub, club, restaurant or shops
11. Another public place, outside e.g. park, cycle path, street
12. Online
13. Elsewhere

A. Your ethnic origin / race
B. Your religion
C. Sectarianism
F. Your sex or gender
H. A disability / condition that you have
I. Your sexual orientation
J. Your trans status, including non-binary or gender-fluid identities
M. Your age
O. Pregnancy / maternity
P. Something else

1. Very worried
2. Fairly worried
3. Not very worried
4. Not at all worried

1. 0 – 15
2. 16 – 17
3. 18 – 19
4. 20 – 24
5. 25 – 34
6. 35 – 44
7. 45 – 54
8. 55 – 59
9. 60 – 64
10. 65 – 74
11. 75+

1. Buying with the help of a mortgage or loan
2. Own outright
3. Pay part rent and part mortgage
4. Renting (including in receipt of housing benefit)
5. Living here rent free

1. Never married and never registered in a civil partnership
2. Married
3. In a registered civil partnership
4. Separated, but still legally married
5. Separated, but still legally in a civil partnership
6. Divorced
7. Formerly in a civil partnership which is now legally dissolved
8. Widowed
9. Surviving partner from a civil partnership

1. Working as an employee (or temporarily away)
2. On a Government sponsored training scheme (or temporarily away)
3. Self employed or freelance (or temporarily away)
4. Working unpaid for your own family’s business (or temporarily away)
5. Doing any other kind of paid work

A. School leaving certificate, National Qualification Access Unit
B. O Grade, Standard Grade, GCSE, GCE O Level, CSE, National Qualification, Access 3 Cluster, Intermediate 1 or 2, National 4 or 5, Senior Certificate or equivalent
C. GNVQ/GSVQ Foundation or Intermediate, SVQ Level 1 or 2, SCOTVEC/National Certificate Module, City and Guilds Craft, RSA Diploma or equivalent
D. Higher Grade, Advanced Higher, CSYS, A Level, AS Level, Advanced Senior Certificate or equivalent
E. GNVQ/GSVQ Advanced, SVQ Level 3, ONC, OND, SCOTVEC National Diploma City and Guilds Advanced Craft, RSA Advanced Diploma or equivalent
F. HNC, HND, SVQ Level 4, RSA Higher Diploma or equivalent
G. First Degree, Higher Degree, SVQ Level 5 or equivalent
H. Professional qualifications e.g., teaching, accountancy
I. Other school examinations not already mentioned
J. Other post-school but pre Higher education examinations not already mentioned
K. Other Higher education qualifications not already mentioned
L. No qualifications

G. None of the time
T. Rarely
F. Some of the time
N. Often
L. All of the time

1. Vision (for example blindness or partial sight)
2. Hearing (for example deafness or partial hearing)
3. Mobility (for example walking short distances or climbing stairs)
4. Dexterity (for example lifting or carrying objects, using a keyboard)
5. Learning or understanding or concentrating
6. Memory
7. Mental health
8. Stamina or breathing or fatigue
9. Socially or behaviourally (for example associated with autism, attention deficit disorder or Asperger’s syndrome)
10. In another way

1. Up to 4 hours a week
2. 5 – 19 hours a week
3. 20 – 34 hours a week
4. 35 – 49 hours a week
5. 50 or more hours a week

White
1. White Scottish
2. Other British
3. Irish
4. Gypsy / Traveller
5. Polish
6. Roma
7. Showman / showwoman
8. Any other white ethnic group

Mixed or multiple ethnic groups
9. Any mixed or multiple ethnic groups

Asian, Asian Scottish or Asian British
10. Pakistani, Pakistani Scottish or Pakistani British
11. Indian, Indian Scottish or Indian British
12. Bangladeshi, Bangladeshi Scottish or Bangladeshi British
13. Chinese, Chinese Scottish or Chinese British
14. Other Asian, Asian Scottish or Asian British

African
15. African background (for example, Nigerian, Somali)

Caribbean or Black
16. Caribbean or Black background (for example Scottish Caribbean, Black Scottish)

Other ethnic group
17. Arab, Arab Scottish or Arab British
18. Another background

A. Heterosexual / straight
B. Gay / lesbian
C. Bisexual
D. Other (please specify)

A. None
B. Church of Scotland
C. Roman Catholic
D. Other Christian
E. Buddhist
F. Hindu
G. Muslim
H. Sikh
I. Jewish
J. Pagan
K. Another religion

1. Impossible to find
2. A big problem
3. A bit of a problem
4. No problem