Views on police performance

Views on police performance

The majority of respondents felt police in their local area were doing an ‘Excellent/Good’ job. (see Figure 1).
These levels are slightly lower than the SCJS 2019/20 (55%) and the SVTS 2020 (60%).

It is notable that from Wave 2 positive views on policing increased from 42% to 48% in Wave 4. Negative views stagnated from Wave 2 onwards at 10% and ‘Don’t know’ levels decreased from 33% to 15% in Wave 4.

It is possible that the high proportion of ‘Don’t know’ responses in Wave 2 are a manifestation of sustained shielding, self-isolation and limited social interaction and leaving of the home.

Police in local area

Alt text: graph 1 interpreted as follows:

Wave 1 - Excellent/Good 48%. Fair 17%. Poor/Very Poor 8%. Don't Know 27%.

Wave 2 - Excellent/Good 42%. Fair 15%. Poor/Very Poor 10%. Don't Know 33%.

Wave 3 - Excellent/Good 46%. Fair 20%. Poor/Very Poor 10%. Don't Know 22%.

Wave 4 - Excellent/Good 48%. Fair 25%. Poor/Very Poor 10%. Don't Know 15%.