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Fear of crime (a) car theft (b) burglary (c) physical attack, 1992 to 2006-7
Fear of crime has fallen over time. The percentage of people saying that they were "very
worried" about car crime fell from 22 per cent in 1998 to 14 per cent in 2006-7, and those
“very worried” about burglary fell from 26 per cent in 1994 to 13 per cent. In 2006-7, 12 per
cent of people were "very worried" about physical attack, down from 18 per cent in 1998.
Fear of all three types of crime have fallen for both men and women, although a higher
proportion of women were worried about these crimes than men.