Report Summary
This report provides members of the Policing Performance Committee with an overview of the SPA Public Confidence Polling Report.
To access the full document please open the PDF document above.
To view as accessible content please use the sections below. (Note that tables and some appendixes are not available as accessible content).
Meeting
The publication discussed was referenced in the meeting below
Policing Performance Committee - 16 March 2023
Date : 16 March 2023
Location : online
Confidence in Policing
In general terms, confidence in the police in Scotland remains strong, with only 19% of people saying that they have a low level of confidence (21% in August 2022). There are two areas where public confidence in the police is lower: in tackling antisocial behaviour (35% saying low – compared to 37% in August 2022), and preventing crime (31% - unchanged from August 2022).
In a similar vein levels are trust in policing in Scotland remain very strong, with only 21% of people saying that they have a low level of trust in the police (23% in August 2022).
In terms of views on how well the police are performing, performance is viewed positively with regard to tackling crime and keeping areas safe, however more people are negative rather than positive when referring to police performance in tackling antisocial behaviour and bringing communities closer together.
The report from the Diffley Partnership (Appendix A) expands on these main findings and explores variations by location, gender, age and other socio-economic factors.
