Table 2
Belief local police are doing a good job, by neighbourhood characteristics and selected individual experiences, territories, 2014
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Being approachable and easy to talk to | Ensuring safety of citizens | Treating people fairly | Enforcing the laws | Promptly responding to calls | 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 †: Reference category | 70 | 65 | 59 | 54 | 54 | 48 |
Victim of crime in the past 12 months | 63Note ** | 49Note ** | 46Note ** | 41Note ** | 36Note ** | 39Note ** |
Contact with police | ||||||
Contact with police in past 12 monthsNote †: Reference category | 70 | 59 | 54 | 50 | 47 | 45 |
No contact with police in past 12 months | 67 | 61 | 56 | 51 | 50 | 46 |
Satisfaction with personal safety from crime | ||||||
Very satisfiedNote †: Reference category | 73 | 68 | 62 | 59 | 58 | 50 |
Satisfied | 67Note ** | 60Note ** | 54Note ** | 48Note ** | 47Note ** | 46 |
Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied | 59Note ** | 47Note ** | 44Note ** | 40Note ** | 35Note ** | 30Note ** |
Dissatisfied | 64 | 38Note E: Use with cautionNote ** | 30Note E: Use with cautionNote ** | 34Note E: Use with cautionNote ** | 30Note E: Use with cautionNote ** | 40Note E: Use with caution |
Very dissatisfied | Note F: too unreliable to be published | Note F: too unreliable to be published | Note F: too unreliable to be published | Note F: too unreliable to be published | Note F: too unreliable to be published | Note F: too unreliable to be published |
Neighbourhood crime compared to five years ago | ||||||
IncreasedNote †: Reference category | 61 | 46 | 43 | 40 | 34 | 33 |
Decreased | 68 | 61Note ** | 58Note ** | 53Note * | 44 | 50Note ** |
About the same | 69Note ** | 64Note ** | 57Note ** | 52Note ** | 52Note ** | 48Note ** |
Neighbourhood crime compared to other communities | ||||||
HigherNote †: Reference category | 62 | 54 | 48 | 47 | 44 | 38 |
Lower | 70 | 63Note * | 58Note * | 52 | 52 | 49Note ** |
About the same | 67 | 56 | 49 | 48 | 43 | 38 |
Social disorderNote 1 | ||||||
One or more big problems | 63Note ** | 51Note ** | 45Note ** | 44Note ** | 38Note ** | 38Note ** |
One or more moderate problems | 65Note ** | 55Note ** | 49Note ** | 44Note ** | 41Note ** | 40Note ** |
One or more small problems | 69 | 63Note * | 58 | 54 | 52Note ** | 48 |
No problems at allNote †: Reference category | 74 | 69 | 64 | 56 | 60 | 54 |
Total | 68 | 61 | 55 | 51 | 49 | 46 |
E use with caution F too unreliable to be published
Source: Statistics Canada, General Social Survey on Victimization, 2014. |
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