The threat of terrorism and violent crime are the biggest fears for Fifers.

That's according to Police Scotland's online national survey 'Your View Counts', which was completed by more than 10,000 people between April and June.

The findings across Scotland mirror the main fears of people in Fife, with the threat of terrorism and violent crime followed by more local concerns, anti-social behaviour, drug dealing, housebreaking and speeding.

Assistant Chief Constable Kate Thomson said: "Given recent international events, counter terrorism and national security understandably came out on top as a national priority.

"We are committed to protecting the communities of Scotland by mitigating this threat."

Home Office figures showed there were a total of 280 terrorism-related arrests in the UK in 2015 and recent attacks in France and Germany have kept police forces on high alert.

She said: "We recently announced an increase of 124 armed officers, to ensure we have the capacity and capability across Scotland to respond to any emerging threat, and the use of our armed officers will be a critical factor in our response.

“This is complemented by work which aims to identify and prevent those vulnerable to supporting terrorism, from taking this path, ultimately working in partnership to achieve a safer Scotland."

The ongoing survey will report quarterly and replaces the annual survey.

It is available on the Police Scotland website: scotland.police.uk/yourviewcounts.

ACC Thomson added: "We want to give our communities the opportunity to have their say at a time that is convenient to them, 24 hours a day.

"Police Scotland continues to meet directly with different communities across the country throughout the year, to ensure everyone can have their say, whether they can access a computer or not.

"We would encourage those who have not yet done so, to take just 15 minutes of their time to tell us what is important to them about policing.”