§ Mrs. Curtis-ThomasTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what recent assessment he has made of the level of public fear of crime. [146272]
§ Ms BlearsThe latest published statistics from the British Crime Survey, the quarterly update to June 2003, report that levels of fear of crime in the key categories of burglary, vehicle and violent crime have fallen, compared to June 2002. 14 per cent. of adults had high levels of worry about burglary (compared with 15 per cent. in June 2002), 16 per cent. had high levels of worry about vehicle crime (compared with 18 per cent.) and 20 per cent. had high levels of worry about violent crime (compared with 21 per cent.).