12/2025
2025-05-26
Worries about Crime
While six out of ten Poles do not harbour fears of becoming victims of crime, that still leaves two fifths (41%) who do – a rise of 6 percentage points over last year, bringing the level close to that of 2021–2022.
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In general, Poles are somewhat less concerned about their own safety than that of their nearest and dearest: currently respondents who worry that their loved ones may fall victim to crime, again outnumber those who do not (by 51% to 47%). This is a rise of 7 percentage points over last year and approaches the level noted three years ago.
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More on this subject in the CBOS report.
This ‘Current Events and Problems’ survey (420) was conducted using a mixed-mode procedure on a representative sample of named adult residents of Poland, randomly selected from the National Identity Number (PESEL) register. Respondents independently selected one of the following methods: Computer Assisted Personal Interview (CAPI); Computer Assisted Telephone Interview (CATI), respondents receiving researchers’ telephone numbers in an introductory letter from CBOS; Computer Assisted Web Interview (CAWI), where respondents filled in the online questionnaire independently, gaining access by means of a login and password provided in an introductory letter from CBOS. In all three cases the questionnaire had the same structure and comprised the same questions. The survey was carried out between 3 – 13 April 2025 inclusive on a sample of 1030 people (65.5% using the CAPI method, 19.9% CATI and 14.6% CAWI). CBOS has been conducting statutory research using the above procedure since May 2020, stating in each case the percentage of personal, telephone and internet interviews.
