Lesson 3 - CSEW

Question 1

What is the CSEW and what does it do

Answer 1

Crime Survey for England and Wales

Focuses on victim profiling

Focuses on circumstances of criminal incident and behaviour of offender

Focuses on crime related topics
Eg views, anti-social behaviour

Question 2

CSEW stats (AO2) (Dec2015)

Answer 2

829,000 reports with victim being 10-15yrs

Excludes fraud/cyber-crime but asks PPs about experiences in separate section

Question 3

Do victims know the criminal? (AO1)

Answer 3

Stranger violence is rare
-50% female rape victims are from someone they knew extremely well
-29% relatively well
-50% of all rapes are repeat offences of same attacker

Question 4

What are the likelihoods of being victims of offences(AO1)

Answer 4

High chance being victim of minor offence, rare chance being victim of serious offence

Question 5

What does the CSEW say about economic situation of victims(AO1)

Answer 5

Higher likelihood of being victim of burglary or vehicle theft in run down areas

Due to rented accommodation

Poorer households w/ single parents at greater risk

Question 6

What does the CSEW say about ethnicity of victims(AO1)

Answer 6

Minorities more risk from personal crime
-particularly street robbery

Possibly because live in inner city areas where poverty/single parenthood is more common