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UK Data Service variable record for:

Metropolitan Police Public Attitudes Surveys, 2000-2017

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Variableold_Q126A
LabelQ126A. How has this affected your opinion of the police?
Responses
1 Made me more confident to report things 26
2 I think less of them / no faith in them 31
3 Never go out at night alone 0
4 Thought they were brilliant / satisfied 15
5 Didn't do anything 76
6 Very slow 121
7 Police station not opened 1
8 Acted promptly/impressed with speed 67
9 Just really crap 1
10 Made it worse 2
11 Just not interested 40
12 Took the matter seriously 11
13 They were very good 28
14 Didn't give the support/information / not taken seriously 27
15 Didn't respond 23
16 Well organized 1
17 Lost bit of confidence 9
18 Disappointed with parties involved being let off of crime 4
19 Professional 3
20 Weren't sympathetic 1
21 Very compassionate/sympathetic 4
22 Very helpful 26
23 Done what they could 4
24 Don't trust some of them 5
25 Weren't helpful 13
26 Didn't put enough effort into it 7
27 Not to bad 0
28 Not good 11
29 Inadequate 2
30 Don't have manpower to investigate 3
31 Stopped it 0
32 Kept an eye on my dad 1
33 It makes me afraid/feel unsafe 2
34 They could do more to help victims/citizens 7
35 More follow up to incidents 3
36 Made it worse 0
37 They don't care about minor crimes 4
38 Car crash 0
39 I'm now on the Neighbourhood watch 0
40 Not complimentary 0
41 Did their best 4
42 Need to improve their efficiency 1
43 Need to patrol more 4
44 A result, caught the person 0
45 Need to be more prevention 1
46 They reacted better than I thought they would 1
47 No longer respected the police 2
48 I was impressed 1
49 Was very well treated 1
50 Not got enough staff 3
51 Were nasty 1
52 Think they are frightened of real crime 1
53 Dislike area even more 0
54 Made me more aware of what they do 0
55 Didn't catch them 0
56 Wasn't impressed by their attitude 3
57 Didn't give crime no, couldn't claim insurance 1
58 Difficult to get police on phone 0
59 Tried to encourage parents not to press charges as there is 0
60 Unfair treatment, on a racist matter 0
61 To do their job better and properly 0
62 I feel more secure now 0
63 Attack not reported in the press - difficult to get info 0
64 Told if something stole which is under £75 we shouldn't repo 0
65 More efficient 0
66 Have a lot of respect for police 1
67 They were not respectful 0
68 Did well 0
69 Got my property back 1
70 Worthless 1
71 Should inform us when a criminal came out of prison onto est 0
72 Police should reassure people more 0
73 Passed it onto Council 1
74 Need more power to deal with teenagers 1
76 Have more trust in them 1
999 Don't know 2
Sysmiss 96674
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationMetropolitan Police Public Attitudes Surveys, 2000-2017