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Hal fofBr i t onsl i vei nFEAR ofcr i mei nt hei rnei ghbour hood Mor et hanhal fofBr i t ons( 52per cent )ar el i vi ngi nf earofcr i mei nt hei rnei ghbour hood,accor di ngt oanewr epor t . Anat i onwi dest udyi nt oper cept i onsandexper i encesofcr i mei nt heUK,hasr eveal eda st agger i ng73per centofBr i t sbel i evet hatcr i mei sont hei ncr easei nt hei rar ea. Thef i ndi ngscomej ustweeksaf t ert hel at estONScr i mest at i st i csshoweda22per cent r i sei nvehi cl et hef t ,a29per centi ncr easei nr obber yof f encesandan8per centr i sei nbur gl ar i es. Andaccor di ngt ot hei ndependentr epor tof2, 000Br i t sbyBudgetI nsur ance,i nt hel ast12 mont hs-mor et hanonei nt en( 14per cent )havehadt hei rvehi cl evandal i sed,whi l e13 per centhavehadt hei rhousebr okeni nt oand12per centhavehadt hei rcarbr okeni nt o.
AnnaMcEnt ee,Di r ect or ,BudgetI nsur ance,sai d:“ We’ r est r uckbyt heappar entcont r adi ct i onbet weenmanypeopl e’ swor r i esandconcer nsoverr i si ngcr i meandt hei rcasualappr oacht ocarandhomesecur i t y . “ I t ’ si mpor t antt or emembert hatt her ear esi mpl est epswecanal lt ake,f i r stt osecur eour homesandcar sandsecondt omakesur eweputt heappr opr i at ei nsur ancecoveri npl ace i ncaseourf ear severcomet opass. ” However ,45per centsayi t ’ shar dt or emembert obevi gi l antatal lt i meswheni tcomest o pot ent i alcr i me-ast heysi mpl yhavet oomuchont hei rmi nd. Ast agger i ng14per centoft hosepol l edsai dt heyhaveact ual l ycaughtsomeonei nt heact ofbr eaki ngi nt ot hei rhomeorcar .
Mor ewor r yi ngl y ,42per centoft hosewhosai dt heyhadbeenaf f ect edbysomef or m of cr i meDI DNOTr epor ti tt ot hepol i ce,wi t h30per centsayi ngt hedamagewassosmal l t heydi dn’ tt hi nki twaswor t hr epor t i ng.
23per centofBr i t ssayt heyar esomet i meskeptawakeatni ghtwi t hwor r i esaboutbei nga vi ct i m ofcr i me,wi t haf ur t her28per centsayi ngt heysomet i mesf eelaf r ai di nt hei rown home.
Al mostt hr eei nt en( 28per cent )t houghtt hepol i cewoul dn’ tbeabl et odoanyt hi ngt ohel p, whi l ear esi gned17per centsai dt heydi dn’ tt hi nkt heywoul devergett hei rt hi ngsbackso t her ewasnopoi ntr epor t i ngi t .
Accor di ngt ot hesur veydat a,hal fofuswor r yaboutbei ngbr okeni nt o,37per centwor r y aboutbei ngmuggedorat t ackedi nt hest r eet ,and24per centwor r yabouthavi ngourcar br okeni nt oorst ol en.
Amor edespondent62per centt hi nkt hepol i cesi mpl ydon’ thaveenoughr esour cesat t hei rdi sposalbutar edoi ngt hei rbestunderdi f f i cul tci r cumst ances.
Meanwhi l e,t hel at estONSst at i st i csr epor tt hatover80per centofpeopl ewho’ veact ual l y exper i encedbur gl ar yorhadt hei rcarst ol ensuf f eranemot i onali mpact ,r angi ngf r om anger andshockt of earanddepr essi on.Af i f t hofbur gl ar yvi ct i ms( 21per cent )r epor tanxi et yor pani cat t acksf ol l owi ngt het hef t .
Thedat aal sor eveal edt hatmanyBr i t sshoul dersomeoft hebl ame,wi t h35per centadmi t t i ngt heyhavel ef twi ndowsopeni nt hei rhouse,25per centadmi t t i ngt heyhavel ef t t hei rcarunl ockedover ni ght ,and19per centsayi nghavegoneoutandl ef tt hei rf r ontdoor unl ocked.
Asar esul t ,26per centoft hosesur veyedsai dt heywoul dbepr epar edt opayupt o£50 mor et axever yyeart opr ovi demor epol i cei nt hei rar ea.
Af ur t her14per centhavel ef tt hei rcarwi ndowsopen,whi l emor et hanonei nt en( 12per cent )havel ef tval uabl esonvi ewi nt hei rcar .
Howevermor et hanhal f( 55per cent )t houghti twast her esponsi bi l i t yofcent r algover nment t of i ndt heext r af undst opayf oraddi t i onalpol i cer esour ces.
I nsur ance,t oo,i snott opofmanypeopl e’ sagenda.Wor r yi ngl y ,overhal f oft hosepol l ed( 53per cent )admi t t edt oei t herhavi ngnohomei nsur ance atal lorhavi ngnoi deaaboutt het ypeorl evelofcovert heyhave.
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