Mr. Jack Nolan:

There were quite an array of questions covering many policing and social issues in the State. Perhaps I will start with the first matter raised by the Chairman; the fear of crime. I will call on my colleague Dr. Singh, who is the head of our analysis service, to speak about that. The fear of crime is a very pertinent issue, to which other members alluded, and that fear can be somewhat misplaced. We have begun to see this through our public attitude survey, conducted on a quarterly basis, across the State. The findings of the survey on fear of crime at local level do not seem to be manifested. I will ask Dr. Singh to address that issue in more detail, if that is okay with the committee.