Confidence in the local police
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1. Main facts and figures
- in the year ending March 2023, 68% of people aged 16 and over in England and Wales said they had confidence in their local police
- people with mixed ethnicity had the lowest rate of confidence in the local police out of all ethnic groups (57%)
- Asian people had the highest rate of confidence overall (73%), followed by people from the ‘other’ ethnic group (68%)
- out of the 18 individual ethnic groups, people from the Indian (73%) and Asian 'other' (80%) ethnic groups had the highest rates of confidence in the local police
- people from the black Caribbean (49%), mixed white and black Caribbean (49%) and black 'other' (48%) ethnic groups had lower than average rates of confidence in their local police
2. Things you need to know
What the data measures
The data shows the percentage of people aged 16 and over who said they had confidence in their local police, by ethnicity.
Percentages are rounded to one decimal place.
Not included in the data
The survey does not include people living in communal establishments, such as care homes, university accommodation and prisons.
Data based on fewer than 50 respondents is not shown because the numbers are too small to make reliable generalisations.
The ethnic groups used in the data
Data is shown for the 18 ethnic groups listed in the 2011 Census.
The data does not include people whose ethnicity was not known.
Methodology
Read the detailed methodology document for the data on this page.
The data is based on survey data. Find out more about:
- interpreting survey data, including how reliability is affected by the number of people surveyed
- how weighting is used to make survey data more representative of the whole group being studied
In the data file
Download the data for:
- unrounded estimates
- confidence intervals – read how we use confidence intervals to judge the reliability of survey estimates
3. By ethnicity
| Ethnicity | % |
|---|---|
| All | 68 |
| Asian | 73 |
| Bangladeshi | 71 |
| Chinese | 73 |
| Indian | 73 |
| Pakistani | 68 |
| Asian other | 80 |
| Black | 60 |
| Black African | 65 |
| Black Caribbean | 49 |
| Black other | 48 |
| Mixed | 57 |
| Mixed White/Asian | 64 |
| Mixed White/Black African | 61 |
| Mixed White/Black Caribbean | 49 |
| Mixed other | 54 |
| White | 68 |
| White British | 67 |
| White Irish | 62 |
| White Gypsy/Traveller | N/A* |
| White other | 72 |
| Other | 68 |
| Arab | 67 |
| Any other | 69 |
Download table data for ‘By ethnicity’ (CSV) Source data for ‘By ethnicity’ (CSV)
4. Data sources
Source
Crime Survey for England and Wales, year ending March 2023
Type of data
Survey data
Type of statistic
National Statistics
Publisher
Office for National Statistics
Publication frequency
Yearly
Purpose of data source
The main aims of the Crime Survey for England and Wales are to:
- measure people's experience of crime
- give reliable estimates about changes over time
The survey does not include all crimes. It excludes 'victimless' crimes (like possession of drugs) and crimes that victims cannot report (like murder).
The survey aims to give a clearer picture of the extent of crime than police statistics. It can do this by including crimes that are not reported to the police or recorded by them.
It can also provide a better indicator of long-term trends because it is not affected by changes in how crimes are reported or recorded.
5. Download the data
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