Table 4
Senior and non-senior perceptions of police, by age group and gender, Canada, 2019


Table 4
Senior and non-senior perceptions of police, by age group and gender, Canada, 2019
Table summary
This table displays the results of Senior and non-senior perceptions of police. The information is grouped by Perceptions of police (appearing as row headers), Women, Men, Total, percent and 95% confidence interval, calculated using from and to units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Perceptions of police Women Men TotalTable 4 Note 1
percent 95% confidence interval percent 95% confidence interval percent 95% confidence interval
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Seniors
Measure of police performance
Enforcing the laws
Local police do a good job 52.8Note * 50.4 55.3 50.3Note * 47.5 53.0 51.6Note * 49.7 53.5
Local police do an average job 27.4Note * 25.2 29.7 32.7Note ** 30.3 35.3 29.9Note * 28.2 31.7
Local police do a poor job 3.2Note * 2.5 4.1 4.8Note *** 3.8 6.2 4.0Note * 3.4 4.7
Don't know 16.4 14.6 18.4 12.1Note ** 10.4 14.1 14.4 13.1 15.8
Promptly responding to calls
Local police do a good job 44.8Note * 42.4 47.2 43.9Note * 41.2 46.7 44.4Note * 42.6 46.3
Local police do an average job 21.7Note * 19.9 23.7 26.3Note ** 24.1 28.7 23.8Note * 22.3 25.3
Local police do a poor job 4.1Note * 3.2 5.1 5.9Note *** 4.8 7.2 5.0Note * 4.2 5.8
Don't know 29.3 27.1 31.5 23.8Note ** 21.6 26.2 26.7 25.2 28.3
Being approachable and easy to talk to
Local police do a good job 56.6Note * 54.2 59.1 55.1Note * 52.4 57.8 55.9Note * 54.1 57.7
Local police do an average job 17.1Note * 15.2 19.1 22.0Note *** 20.0 24.2 19.3Note * 18.0 20.7
Local police do a poor job 2.3Note * 1.7 3.3 4.2Note *** 3.2 5.5 3.2Note * 2.6 4.0
Don't know 23.8 21.6 26.1 18.7Note ** 16.7 20.9 21.4Note * 19.9 23.0
Providing information on crime prevention
Local police do a good job 46.2Note * 43.6 48.8 44.8Note * 42.1 47.4 45.6Note * 43.8 47.5
Local police do an average job 25.3Note * 23.1 27.6 27.6Note * 25.2 30.1 26.3Note * 24.7 28.0
Local police do a poor job 4.2Note * 3.4 5.2 6.5Note *** 5.3 8.0 5.3Note * 4.5 6.2
Don't know 24.1 21.9 26.4 20.8Note ** 18.7 23.0 22.5 21.0 24.1
Ensuring citizen safety
Local police do a good job 48.9Note * 46.4 51.3 50.2Note * 47.5 52.9 49.5Note * 47.7 51.4
Local police do an average job 28.4Note * 26.2 30.7 29.3Note * 27.1 31.7 28.8Note * 27.2 30.4
Local police do a poor job 2.7Note * 2.1 3.5 4.6Note *** 3.7 5.8 3.6Note * 3.0 4.3
Don't know 19.9 17.9 22.0 15.7Note ** 13.7 17.8 17.9 16.4 19.4
Treating people fairly
Local police do a good job 45.4Note * 43.0 47.9 49.0Note * 46.3 51.6 47.2Note * 45.3 49.0
Local police do an average job 23.3Note * 21.2 25.4 25.6 23.5 27.9 24.3Note * 22.8 25.8
Local police do a poor job 3.7Note * 2.9 4.7 5.4Note *** 4.3 6.9 4.5Note * 3.8 5.4
Don't know 27.4 25.2 29.7 20.0Note ** 17.9 22.2 23.9 22.4 25.5
Confidence in police
A great deal of confidence 50.4Note * 47.8 53.0 49.2Note * 46.6 51.9 49.9Note * 48.0 51.8
Some confidence 44.4Note * 41.8 47.0 44.5Note * 41.9 47.2 44.4Note * 42.5 46.3
Not very much confidence or none at all 4.6Note * 3.6 5.9 5.6Note * 4.5 6.9 5.1Note * 4.3 6.0
Non-seniorsTable 4 Note †
Measure of police performance
Enforcing the laws
Local police do a good job 44.8 42.9 46.7 45.1 43.2 47.1 44.9 43.6 46.3
Local police do an average job 33.6 31.8 35.4 35.1 33.3 37.0 34.4 33.1 35.6
Local police do a poor job 4.5 3.9 5.3 6.7Note ** 5.8 7.7 5.7 5.1 6.3
Don't know 17.0 15.6 18.5 12.8Note ** 11.4 14.3 14.9 13.9 15.9
Promptly responding to calls
Local police do a good job 37.3 35.6 39.1 40.2Note ** 38.3 42.1 38.7 37.4 40.0
Local police do an average job 26.8 25.3 28.3 26.4 24.9 27.9 26.6 25.5 27.6
Local police do a poor job 6.8 6.0 7.7 9.0Note ** 8.0 10.1 7.9 7.3 8.6
Don't know 29.1 27.3 30.9 24.1Note ** 22.4 25.9 26.6 25.4 27.9
Being approachable and easy to talk to
Local police do a good job 46.4 44.6 48.3 48.4 46.4 50.4 47.3 46.0 48.7
Local police do an average job 25.0 23.4 26.7 26.3 24.7 28.0 25.8 24.6 27.0
Local police do a poor job 6.9 6.0 8.0 7.5 6.5 8.6 7.3 6.6 8.0
Don't know 21.5 19.9 23.1 17.5Note ** 16.0 19.1 19.4 18.4 20.5
Providing information on crime prevention
Local police do a good job 34.8 32.9 36.7 35.3 33.5 37.1 35.0 33.7 36.3
Local police do an average job 31.7 29.9 33.5 32.4 30.6 34.1 32.0 30.8 33.2
Local police do a poor job 10.8 9.7 12.0 12.2 11.0 13.5 11.5 10.7 12.4
Don't know 22.6 21.0 24.2 19.9Note ** 18.4 21.6 21.4 20.2 22.5
Ensuring citizen safety
Local police do a good job 42.1 40.3 44.0 44.3 42.3 46.3 43.2 41.9 44.5
Local police do an average job 33.3 31.6 35.0 33.8 32.0 35.6 33.5 32.3 34.7
Local police do a poor job 5.7 4.9 6.6 6.3 5.5 7.3 6.1 5.5 6.7
Don't know 18.7 17.2 20.3 15.3Note ** 13.8 16.9 17.1 16.0 18.2
Treating people fairly
Local police do a good job 38.5 36.6 40.4 42.1Note ** 40.2 44.0 40.2 39.0 41.5
Local police do an average job 26.5 24.9 28.2 27.3 25.7 29.0 27.0 25.8 28.2
Local police do a poor job 8.5 7.5 9.7 8.8 7.8 10.0 8.7 8.0 9.5
Don't know 26.4 24.7 28.1 21.5Note ** 19.9 23.2 23.9 22.7 25.1
Confidence in police
A great deal of confidence 39.3 37.5 41.2 38.4 36.4 40.4 38.8 37.5 40.2
Some confidence 50.7 48.7 52.6 49.8 47.9 51.8 50.2 48.9 51.6
Not very much confidence or none at all 9.6 8.6 10.8 11.4Note ** 10.2 12.7 10.6 9.8 11.4
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significantly different from reference category only (p < 0.05)

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significantly different from estimate for women only (p < 0.05)

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Note ***

significantly different from reference category and estimate for women (p < 0.05)

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Note †

reference category

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Note 1

In addition to women and men, includes a small number of respondents who identified as gender diverse or did not state their gender.

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Note: Seniors include those aged 65 and older while non-seniors include those aged 15 to 64. Missing or not stated responses are included in percent calculations but are not shown unless they represent more than 5% of the population. Confidence intervals should be interpreted as follows: if the survey were repeated many times, then 95% of the time (or 19 times out of 20), the confidence interval would cover the true population value.
Source: Statistics Canada, General Social Survey on Canadians' Safety (Victimization).
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