Poland: Fear of selected crimes 2018

According to the survey conducted in 2018, 35.3 percent of Poles were most afraid of apartments, houses, or garage thefts. Every third respondent was also fearful of petty theft, e.g. pocket money theft.

Fear of selected crimes in Poland in 2018*

Characteristic	Share of respondents
Burglary of a house, an apartment, or a garage	35.3%
Petty larceny	32.4%
Assault and robbery	26.2%
Beating up, injury	24.5%
Car theft**	23.6%
Threatening, insults	23.4%

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Release date

July 2020

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Region

Poland

Survey time period

2018

Number of respondents

25,846***

Age group

16 years and older

Method of interview

Face-to-face interview

Supplementary notes

* Based on the responses: Very much afraid of or Little afraid of to the question: Are you afraid you might become a victim of the following crimes in your locality?
** The 23,6% level of fear referred to population aged 16 and over in Poland, including those not having a car. With the population limited to car owners, the rate was 29,6%.
*** Number of households in the scope of the survey

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