Researchers want to know about your experiences of crime
The National Crime Victimisation Survey runs every 10 years
A University of Malta survey aimed at learning about citizens’ experience of crime, including unreported incidents, will begin tomorrow.
Residents across the country may be contacted by telephone and invited to take part in the voluntary National Crime Victimisation Survey, which runs every 10 years.
The survey is a national research project commissioned by the University of Malta criminology department and led by criminologists Prof. Janice Formosa Pace and Professor Saviour Formosa.
Interviews will be carried out by partner company IDEA Consulting, with responses held in strict confidence and used only for research purposes, researchers said.
The survey seeks to learn more about citizens’ experiences of crime, including unreported incidents, to better capture what researchers called the “Dark Figure of Crime”.
“The results will support evidence-based public policy, policing and criminological studies, whilst positing a new baseline for input into strategic, operational and tactical action”, researchers said.
Residents will be contacted by phone, with interviews scheduled with those agreeing to take part.
“All participants will receive clear and detailed information about the nature and scope of the study before the interview takes place.”
Researchers said public participation was essential to better understanding experiences of crime across the country, leading to “better understanding of crime and to the improvement of prevention strategies, victim support services and public policies”.
The results will also be used to help enhance safety across the country, researchers said.
Organisers thanked the public for their participation.
LESA are sponsoring the project.