| Study name |
Coverage |
Topics |
| Arrestee
Survey, 2003-2006
|
2003-2006
England and Wales
|
problematic drug misuse among arrestees
levels of demand for drug and alcohol treatment services
levels of intravenous drug use among respondents
gang membership
|
| British
Crime Survey, 1982-
|
1982-2000 (biennial until 2001, then annual cross-sectional
survey)
Respondents aged 16-59 years
England and Wales
|
crime victimisation
fear of crime
perception of local area (antisocial behaviour, night-time economy and alcohol
disorder)
attitudes towards police and criminal justice system
|
| British
Social Attitudes Survey, 1983-
|
Most years since 1983
|
social attitudes with irregular crime questions:
what the government can do to cut crime (1994)
whether immigrants increase crime rates (1995 and 2003)
fear/worry about crime (1983, 1990, 1995)
|
| Cambridge Study in Delinquent Development (Great Britain), 1961-1981
|
1961-1981
England
|
socioeconomic conditions
school records and criminal records
tendencies towards violence
truancy
self-reported delinquency
|
|
Citizenship Survey, 2000-
|
2001- (biennial cross-sectional survey)
England and Wales
|
identity and social networks
community cohesion
trust and influence
volunteering
civil renewal
racial and religious prejudice and perceptions of discrimination
|
| Conflicts
and Violence in Prison, 1998-2000
|
1998-2000 (cross-sectional (one-time) study)
England
|
punishment
weapons
friendship
illegal drugs
institutions
|
| Context
and Motive in the Perpetuation of Racial Harassment and Violence in North Staffordshire, 2004
|
2004
North Staffordshire
|
offending behaviour
views on racially-aggravated assaults
attitudes towards asylum-seekers
|
Crime
in England and Wales 
|
1979 onwards (data collection methodology has changed over
time)
England and Wales
|
quarterly statistical bulletin published by the UK Home Office, covering latest
recorded crime figures
|
| Crime, Social Order and the Appeal to Community, 1994-1996
|
1994-1996
England and Germany
|
crime and crime prevention
neighbourhoods
community-police relationship
police activities
criminal justice system
mediation
|
| Doing
Youth Justice: Analysing Risk and Need Assessments in Youth Justice Practice,
2004-2005
|
2004-2005 (cross-sectional (one-time) qualitative study)
One local authority area in England
|
magistrates'/police/solicitors'/youth workers' understanding
of young offenders
young offenders' understanding of criminal justice processes
|
| Edinburgh
Study of Youth Transitions and Crime : Waves One to Four, 1997-2001
|
1997-2001 (longitudinal, continuing - ESDS currently holds Waves 1-4)
Edinburgh
|
young people's involvement in crime behaviour
|
| Eurostat
New Cronos
|
1950- continuing (country and city level time series data)
European Union countries, plus some coverage of others, including Russia and United States
|
crimes recorded by the police disaggregated into the following categories (country level data):
- homicide
- violent crime
- robbery
- domestic burglary
- motor vehicle theft
- drug trafficking
crimes recorded by the police: homicide in cities (city level data)
police officers (country level, absolute numbers)
prison population (country level, absolute numbers)
general government expenditure on prisons
|
| Gender
Difference, Anxiety and the Fear of Crime, 1995
|
1995 (cross-sectional (one-time) study)
Some interviews contain life history details
England
|
anxiety
childhood
community life
crime
crime victims
fear of crime
gender
psychoanalysis
risk
violence |
International
Crime Victim Survey (ICVS)
Data from EU countries within the ICVS framework are available separately from the European Crime and Safety
Survey Consortium (EU ICS) |
1989- continuing (individual survey data)
Around 70 countries
|
householders' experience with respect to crime, policing, crime prevention and fear of crime
|
| Multilateral
Policing in Africa: its Nature and Socio-Political Impact in Uganda and Sierra
Leone, 2003-2005 |
2003-2005 (qualitative study)
Uganda and Sierra Leone
|
nature/provision of policing
use of policing made by different groups and individuals
|
| National
Evaluation of the New Deal for Communities Programme: Household Survey Data,
2002-2006
|
2002-2006 (cross-sectional, includes longitudinal element)
England
|
housing
quality of life
views on local area
involvement in local community
experience of crime
household demographics
views on local services
|
| Neighbourhood
Boundaries, Social Disorganisation and Social Exclusion, 2001-2002
|
2001-2002 (mixed-methods, qualitative/ quantitative)
Edinburgh and Glasgow
|
fear of crime
perceptions of neighbourhood
attitudes towards neighbouring areas and those 'outside' immediate community
social deprivation
social and community cohesion
Neighbourhood Watch
groups and community organisations
attitudes to community policing
|
| Offenders
Index Cohort Data, 1953-1997
|
1953-1997 (subset of six cohorts from continuing
longitudinal study)
England and Wales
|
court appearances and convictions for a cohort of offenders
born in each of the years 1953, 1958, 1963, 1968, 1973 and 1978
|
Offending, Crime and Justice Survey, 2003-
|
2003- ‘rotating panel’ study (includes longitudinal element)
Respondents aged 10-29 years
England and Wales
|
measures of self-reported offending
indicators of repeat offending
trends in prevalence of offending, drug and alcohol use
information on nature of offences committed
|
Omnibus Survey, 1990-
|
Regularly since 1990, monthly since 2005
|
there have been a number of crime-related modules in the non-core questions, for example:
attitudes to domestic violence (June 2004)
attitudes to the police (December 1990 and October 1993)
anti-social behaviour (June 2004)
|
ONS Survey of Psychiatric Morbidity among Prisoners in England and Wales, 1997
|
1997
England and Wales
|
assessments of psychiatric conditions
alcohol/drug dependence
deliberate self-harm
post-traumatic stress
intellectual functioning
use of services before and in prison
key life events
social and economic functioning
|
Penal Communication, 2001-2002
|
2001-2002 (cross-sectional (one-time) study)
England
|
meaning of punishment
purpose of sentencing and punishment
probation, community service and combination orders
prison sentences
youth justice
public perceptions of sentencing
attitudes to criminal behaviour
reparation and restorative justice
|
Policing, Cultural Change and 'Structures of Feeling' in Post-War England,
1945-1999
|
1945-1999 (qualitative study)
England
|
police services
police, ministerial and political activities
community-police relationships
social change
crime and social history
|
Rape in the 21st Century: Old Patterns, New Behaviours and Emerging Trends,
2000-2002
|
2000-2002
England
|
demographics of victim and assailant
circumstances around attack
circumstances around reporting of attack
|
Scottish Crime Survey, 1993-
|
1993- (triennial, cross-sectional survey)
Scotland
|
crime victimisation
perceptions of local area
varying modules over time (including violence, antisocial behaviour, personal
safety, perceptions of the Scottish Criminal Justice System, prisons)
|
World Bank Africa Development Indicators
|
1960- continuing (annual time series) country level data
Africa, over 50 countries
|
crime (perception as a business constraint)
crime, theft and disorder (% of firms identifying this as major constraint)
CPIA Public Sector Management and Institutions index (a country level transparency, accountability and corruption rating)
corruption indices
|
World Bank World Development Indicators
|
1960- continuing (annual time series) country level data
Global, over 200 countries
|
corruption (perception as a business constraint)
courts (confidence in courts to uphold the law)
|
Young People and Crime Survey, 1992-1993
|
1992-1993
England and Wales
|
criminal offences
crime and lifestyle factors
use of controlled drugs
young offenders
|
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