Report Summary
A Public Briefing on confidence in policing, with a particular focus around the COVID-19 pandemic. Published in October 2021.
Confidence in policing – responding quickly
Across the Waves, the majority of the respondents have been ‘Very/Fairly confident’ in the ability of the police to respond quickly.
The proportion has decreased over the Waves from 68% in Wave 1 to 59% in Waves 2 and 4. However, this remains a similar level to SCJS 2019/20 (64%).
‘Not very/Not at all confident’ responses have increased from 20% in Wave 1 to 29% in Wave 4.
Alt text: graph 4 interpreted as follows:
Wave 1 - Very/Fairly Confident 68%. Not Very/Not At All Confident 20%. Don't Know 12%.
Wave 2 - Very/Fairly Confident 59%. Not Very/Not At All Confident 23%. Don't Know 18%.
Wave 4 - Very/Fairly Confident 59%. Not Very/Not At All Confident 29%. Don't Know 11%.
