* Original survey question: "How do you now rate the likelihood of further terrorist attacks on British cities and other British targets?"
** n(London) = 203; n(South) = 561; n(Midlands/Wales) = 363; n(North) = 407; n(Scotland) = 155
Percentage points not equaling 100 percent are probably due to rounding.
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Perceived probability of terrorist attacks in the UK 2017, by region
This statistic displays the results of a survey of adults in Great Britain broken down by region in 2017, regarding their opinion on the likelihood of further terrorist attacks on British cities and other British targets. ** percent of respondents from the Midlands and Wales reported they believed further attacks very likely, compared with ** percent of respondents from London.
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