CSEW

• published annually, interviews with 40,000 respondents. household sample
• excludes people living in prisons, hostels or homeless
• does not include forms of corporate crime, environmental crime
• relies on people to report what they have experienced
• can measure public fear and see which groups are particularly fearful of crime
• can identify who is most at risk
• does not rely on police or other agencies
• asks in depth questions
• helps gather a better understanding of the dark figure of crime
• victim focused
• constantly evolving and adapting questions
• follows consistent methodology since the beginning
• face to face approach is also beneficial
• only considers crimes committed against an individual
• does not reach homeless, those in prison or institutions, care
• young people under 16 not included until more recently
• some victims may not see themselves as victims