Report Summary
This report outlines key findings from the joint SPA and Police Scotland survey conducted as part of the first phase of the Community Confidence Action Research Project work in Levenmouth.
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Conclusions and Key Findings
Just over one-third of respondents agreed that Levenmouth has a strong sense of community. However, it is notable that more respondents neither agreed nor disagreed that Levenmouth had a strong sense of community, and over a quarter of respondents to the Levenmouth survey disagreed. Respondents who commented in this section noted the poor condition of their local areas, the high levels of poverty and inequality, youth anti-social behaviour, and drug use.
The highest proportion of respondents scored ‘Low’ confidence in the police for the majority of indictors. The most common response which wasn’t a ‘Low’ confidence rating was ‘High’, although this was only in relation to the indicator 'In General'.
Regarding trust in police, the highest proportion scored ‘High’ trust for the majority of indictors. The most common response was ‘High’ for policing in general, followed by ‘High’ for to protect you. This suggests that while there are issues of trust in the Levenmouth area, there is a much greater level of trust than there is of confidence.
When scoring how good a job local policing were doing in the area, ‘A very good/somewhat good job’ and ‘A somewhat poor/very poor job’ were each the most common responses in two scenarios - similar to SPA national polling. These responses were equally common in ‘Keeping your area safe’.
Three-quarters of respondents noted no changes in local police engagement and stated that their view of policing locally had not changed in the past six months.
