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 Wick.
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Confidence and Trust in Police
In terms of confidence in police in the local area, over the range of indicators a higher proportion of respondents scored ‘Low’ for:
Providing an appropriate and timely response (50%, n=70)
Being there when you need them (53%, n=73)
Keeping your area safe (45%, n=63)
Tackling antisocial behaviour (63%, n=88)
Preventing crime (67%, n=93)
Tackling crime (47%, n=66)
Responding quickly (45%, n=62)
General (39%, n=54)
For all of these the next most common score was ‘Medium’.
Regarding trust, the highest proportion of respondents across all categories scored ‘Low’. For all except ‘In general’, the second most common score was ‘Medium’ (for ‘in general’ the second most common score was ‘High’).
Regarding the performance of police in their local area, the highest proportion of respondents selected ‘A somewhat poor/very poor job’ across all scenarios. SPA national polling in Jan/Feb 2023 also showed a higher proportion of respondents selecting a negative response for ‘tackling anti-social behaviour’ and ‘bringing the community together’, but for ‘policing in general’, ‘keeping your area safe’ and ‘tackling crime’ a higher proportion selected ‘A very good/somewhat good job’.
For ‘In general’, the second most common response for the Wick respondents was ‘A very good/somewhat good job’. For all other scenarios the second most comment response was ‘A neither good nor poor job’.
