Canadians' perception of local police, by Aboriginal people and non-Aboriginal people, and selected tasks, provinces and territories, 2014
Table 14Perception of local police | Aboriginal peopleNote 1 | Non-Aboriginal peopleNote † | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Good | Average | Poor | Good | Average | Poor | |
percent | ||||||
Enforcing the laws | 50Note * | 38Note * | 10Note * | 62 | 29 | 4 |
Promptly responding to calls | 47Note * | 31Note * | 13Note * | 57 | 21 | 5 |
Being approachable and easy to talk to | 61Note * | 25Note * | 10Note * | 66 | 20 | 5 |
Providing information to the public on ways to prevent crime | 51Note * | 27 | 15Note * | 56 | 27 | 7 |
Ensuring safety of citizens in area | 59Note * | 31Note * | 8Note * | 67 | 24 | 4 |
Treating people fairly | 53Note * | 27Note * | 14Note * | 62 | 23 | 6 |
Perception of local police | Aboriginal people in the territories | Aboriginal people in the provincesNote † | ||||
percent | ||||||
Enforcing the laws | 41Note * | 41 | 14Note * | 50 | 38 | 10 |
Promptly responding to calls | 38Note * | 32 | 23Note * | 47 | 31 | 12 |
Being approachable and easy to talk to | 59 | 25 | 10 | 61 | 25 | 10 |
Providing information to the public on ways to prevent crime | 39Note * | 31 | 23Note * | 52 | 27 | 15 |
Ensuring safety of citizens in area | 54 | 32 | 9 | 59 | 31 | 8 |
Treating people fairly | 49 | 31 | 15 | 54 | 27 | 14 |
Source: Statistics Canada, General Social Survey, 2014. |
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