This update presents the most recent statistics on the level of public confidence in policing
and the criminal justice system in Northern Ireland as well as the perceived level of harm
caused by organised crime. The data are drawn from the Northern Ireland Crime Survey
(NICS) and are based on interviews conducted during the period 1 April 2009 to 31 March
2010.
NICS in-year results (i.e. data based on the 12-months to June, September and December)
are provisional and are subject to revision during end-of-year validation procedures.
End-of-year NICS 2008/09 results (covering the period 1 April 2008 to 31 March 2009) on
confidence in policing and the criminal justice system, including socio-demographic analyses,