Public confidence in Canadian institutions
Table 8 Belief local police are doing a good job, by neighbourhood characteristics and selected individual experiences, 2014
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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 |
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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 |
Source: Statistics Canada, General Social Survey on Victimization, 2014 |
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