Scottish Crime Survey Frequently Asked Questions
Questions:
Which years of
the SCS are available?
Datasets are currently available for each survey from 1993 onwards. For a list
of up-to-date datasets please refer to the Scottish
Crime Survey page.
In 1982 and 1988 the Crime Survey in Scotland formed part of the British Crime
Survey (BCS). The Scottish data from the 1982 and 1988 BCS are held separately
at the UK Data Archive under SNs 4368 and 4599, as they have different access
conditions to the main British Crime Survey. The Scottish part of the 1988 BCS
was also known as the Scottish Areas Crime Survey.
What format is
the data available in?
The data are available in SPSS, STATA and ASCII format. The 1993 and 1996 data
are contained in one downloadable file.
Where can I
obtain statistics and tables from the SCS?
The Scottish Crime Suvrey reports
are downloadable from the Scottish
Executive web site.
Does the SCS
include information at the person level?
Yes the SCS includes information at the household, individual and ‘victim’
level.
What is the most
detailed geography I can analyse the data at?
Data are available at the level of Standard Scottish Region. There are also
highland/lowland and urban/rural indicators.
Before I order,
how do I find out what questions/variables are included?
PDF user guides (including questionnaires) are freely available from the Scottish
Crime Survey page.
Is there a more
general FAQ?
There is a
generic ESDS Government FAQ for all surveys available.
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