4524.0 - In Focus: Crime and Justice Statistics, December 2011  
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APPENDIX

DESCRIPTION OF THE CRIME VICTIMISATION SURVEY QUESTIONNAIRE - SOCIAL DISORDER QUESTIONS

All respondents aged 18 years and over were asked to indicate whether they thought each of the following social disorder issues was a problem in their local area in the preceding 12 months:

  • Noisy driving
  • Dangerous driving
  • People being insulted, pestered, or intimidated in the street
  • Public drunkenness
  • Rowdy behaviour
  • Offensive language or behaviour
  • People hanging around in groups
  • Noisy neighbours
  • People using or dealing drugs
  • Graffiti
  • Intentional damage to property other than graffiti
  • Other

Respondents that identified one or more of the social disorder issues listed above were asked to indicate whether they thought each identified issue was a small, moderate, or large problem. For issues rated as moderate or large problems, respondents were asked to specify which of the following had influenced the formation of their opinion about each issue (more than one influential factor could be reported):
  • Personal experience or observation
  • Experience of someone you know
  • Information from the media
  • Anything else

Finally, respondents that indicated that they had personally experienced or observed a moderate or large social disorder problem were asked to specify at which of the following locations this had occurred (more than one location could be reported):
  • Residential areas (including near own home)
  • Outside or near schools
  • In or around shopping centres
  • At bus stops or train stations
  • On public transport (e.g. trains, buses)
  • In or around parks, playgrounds, or other open spaces
  • In or around places of entertainment
  • Outside or near pubs clubs, or nightclubs
  • Anywhere else