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Table 8 Belief local police are doing a good job, by neighbourhood characteristics and selected individual experiences, 2014

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Table summary
This table displays the results of Belief local police are doing a good job. The information is grouped by Individual experience or neighbourhood characteristic (appearing as row headers), Being approachable and easy to talk to, Ensuring safety of citizens, Promptly responding to calls, Treating people fairly, Enforcing the laws and Providing information on ways to prevent crime, calculated using percent units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Individual experience or neighbourhood characteristic Being approachable and easy to talk to Ensuring safety of citizens Promptly responding to calls Treating people fairly Enforcing the laws Providing information on ways to prevent crime
percent
Victim of crime  
Not a victim of crime in the past 12 monthsNote  75 74 72 71 68 65
Victimized once 65Note ** 61Note ** 60Note ** 60Note ** 55Note ** 53Note **
Victimized twice 56Note ** 49Note ** 49Note ** 50Note ** 46Note ** 43Note **
Victimized three or more times 51Note ** 42Note ** 45Note ** 43Note ** 38Note ** 39Note **
Contact with police  
Contact with police in past 12 months 68Note ** 65Note ** 63Note ** 62Note ** 59Note ** 58Note **
No contact with police in past 12 monthsNote  75 73 71 71 67 64
Satisfaction with personal safety from crime  
Very satisfiedNote  80 80 77 77 75 69
Satisfied 70Note ** 68Note ** 67Note ** 66Note ** 63Note ** 61Note **
Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied 56Note ** 44Note ** 47Note ** 48Note ** 41Note ** 42Note **
Dissatisfied 51Note ** 34Note ** 45Note ** 42Note ** 30Note ** 36Note **
Very dissatisfied 49Note ** 46Note ** 35Note ** 50Note ** 28Note ** 38Note **
Neighbourhood crime compared to five years ago  
Increased 63Note ** 50Note ** 53Note ** 55Note ** 47Note ** 51Note **
Decreased 70Note ** 71Note * 70 65Note ** 66 62
About the sameNote  74 73 70 70 67 63
Neighbourhood crime compared to other neighbourhoods  
Higher 55Note ** 46Note ** 51Note ** 49Note ** 44Note ** 47Note **
Lower 75Note ** 74Note ** 71Note ** 71Note ** 68Note ** 64Note **
About the sameNote  66 61 61 61 57 55
Neighbourhood disorderNote 1  
One or more big problems 56Note ** 47Note ** 49Note ** 51Note ** 41Note ** 46Note **
One or more moderate problems 63Note ** 59Note ** 58Note ** 58Note ** 54Note ** 54Note **
One or more small problems 72Note ** 69Note ** 66Note ** 66Note ** 63Note ** 58Note **
No problems at allNote  79 79 76 76 73 69
Total - believe police are doing a good job 73 70 68 68 65 62
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