This site uses necessary cookies

Some of these cookies are essential. Strictly necessary cookies enable core functionality, without which, the website cannot function properly. For more detailed information please see our Cookie Policy.

Website stats

We use Matomo Analytics to understand how our website is used and to improve your experience. This tool gathers limited information about the device you use to access the UK Data Service website. To learn more, please see our Privacy Policy.

 

Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Metropolitan Police Public Attitudes Surveys, 2000-2017

Variable Details

Variableq126a
LabelQ126 How has this affected your opinion of the police?
Responses
0 No other mention 0
1 Made me more confident to report things 26
2 I think less of them / no faith in them 65
3 Didn't do anything 156
4 Very slow 94
5 Acted promptly/impressed with speed 128
6 Just not interested 41
7 Took the matter seriously 18
8 Didn't give the support/information / not taken seriously 59
9 Didn't respond/ don’t respond quickly enough 154
10 Disappointed with parties involved being let off of crime 8
11 Very helpful 93
12 Weren't helpful 35
13 Didn't put enough effort into it/did not resolve problem 39
14 Impressed with attitude 18
15 Need to change way they deal with crimes 12
16 They could do more to help victims/citizens 6
17 More follow up to incidents 9
18 more patrols needed 13
19 Need to be more prevention 9
20 Didn't give crime no, couldn't claim insurance 1
21 Need more power to deal with teenagers 6
22 Need to improve their efficiency 25
23 Not enough resources 1
24 Positive opinion 141
25 Negative opinion 108
26 Other 61
996 No second response 0
997 Not stated 0
998 Refused 0
999 Don't know 2
Sysmiss 95957
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationMetropolitan Police Public Attitudes Surveys, 2000-2017
UKRI logo

Funded by UKRI through the ESRC with contributions from our partners.

© 2026 UK Data Service
We are supported by the University of Essex, University of Manchester, Jisc, UCL and University of Edinburgh. We are funded by UKRI through the Economic and Social Research Council.