Views on police presence

In Waves 1 and 2, the majority of respondents felt police presence levels were ‘About right’, changing to ‘Not enough’ in Waves 3 and 4.

The proportion of ‘Not enough’ responses steadily increased from 36% in Wave 2 to 46% in Wave 4. ‘About right’ decreased from 44% to 33% between Waves 1 and 3, before rising in Wave 4 to 38%.

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Wave 1 - Not Enough 38%. About Right 44%. Don't Know 16%. Too Much 2%.

Wave 2 - Not Enough 36%. About Right 41%. Don't Know 21%. Too Much 1%.

Wave 3 - Not Enough 45%. About Right 33%. Don't Know 20%. Too Much 1%.

Wave 1 - Not Enough 46%. About Right 38%. Don't Know 13%. Too Much 1%.