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Table 15
Canadians' perception of local police, by Aboriginal people and non-Aboriginal people, and sex, and selected tasks, provinces and territories, 2014 Table 15
Canadians' perception of local police, by Aboriginal people and non-Aboriginal people, and sex, and selected tasks, provinces and territories, 2014

Table 15
Canadians' perception of local police, by Aboriginal people and non-Aboriginal people, and sex, and selected tasks, provinces and territories, 2014
Table summary
This table displays the results of Canadians' perception of local police. The information is grouped by Perception of local police (appearing as row headers), Aboriginal people, Non-Aboriginal people, Males, Females, Good, Average and Poor, calculated using percent units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Perception of local police	Aboriginal people^Note 1						Non-Aboriginal people
	Males^Note †			Females			Males^Note †			Females
	Good	Average	Poor	Good	Average	Poor	Good	Average	Poor	Good	Average	Poor
	percent
Enforcing the laws	50^Note **	39^Note **	9^{Note E: Use with caution} ^Note **	49^Note **	37^Note **	11^Note **	61	30	5	63^Note *	28^Note *	4^Note *
Promptly responding to calls	45^Note **	32^Note **	12^Note **	48^Note **	30^Note **	13^Note **	56	22	6	57	20^Note *	4^Note *
Being approachable and easy to talk to	60^Note **	24	11^Note **	62	26^Note **	8^{Note E: Use with caution}^Note **	66	21	6	66	19^Note *	4^Note *
Providing information to the public on ways to prevent crime	53	25	16^Note **	50^Note **	29	15^Note **	55	28	8	57^Note *	26^Note *	7^Note *
Ensuring safety of citizens in area	59^Note **	33^Note **	7^{Note E: Use with caution}^Note **	60^Note **	29^Note **	8^Note **	67	25	4	67	24	3
Treating people fairly	54^Note **	27	12^{Note E: Use with caution}^Note **	53^Note **	27	15^Note **	63	23	7	62	22	5^Note *
^E use with caution Note * significantly different from reference category (p < 0.05) Return to note * referrer Note significantly different from non-Aboriginal people category only (p < 0.05) Return to note referrer Note † reference category Return to note † referrer Note 1. Includes those who self-identified as First Nation, Métis or Inuit. Return to note 1 referrer Note: The answers “Don't know” and “Refusal” are included in the calculation of the percentages, but do not appear in the table. Because of the inclusion of the answers “Don’t know” and “Refusal” and of rounding, totals may not add up to 100. Source: Statistics Canada, General Social Survey, 2014.

Date modified:: 2016-06-28