{"id":372565,"date":"2025-08-25T14:56:14","date_gmt":"2025-08-25T14:56:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/372565\/"},"modified":"2025-08-25T14:56:14","modified_gmt":"2025-08-25T14:56:14","slug":"less-than-half-in-london-think-police-do-excellent-or-good-job","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/372565\/","title":{"rendered":"Less than half in London think police do “excellent or good job”"},"content":{"rendered":"

48% of those surveyed in London in the year to March said the police force does \u201can excellent or good job\u201d reports Clara Margotin, Data Reporter<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"The(Credit \u2013 Met Police)<\/p>\n

Less than half of people in London think the local police does \u201can excellent or good job\u201d, a new survey suggests.<\/p>\n

It comes as victim satisfaction with how police handle crime in England and Wales dropped to a historic low, while confidence in the criminal justice system continued to decline.<\/p>\n

StopWatch, which advocates for fair and accountable policing, said there is a \u201cgrowing disillusionment with the police\u201d and questioned whether the service is still \u201cfit for purpose\u201d.<\/p>\n

Figures from the Office for National Statistics<\/a> show only 48% the 3,701 people aged 16 and over surveyed in London in the year to March said the police force does \u201can excellent or good job\u201d.<\/p>\n

It was down from 51% the previous year, and from 55% five years earlier in 2019-20.<\/p>\n

Across England and Wales<\/a>, just 49% of the 28,896 survey respondents said they believe the police do \u201can excellent or good job\u201d in 2024-25.<\/p>\n

This figure has been declining since comparable records began in 2011-12, when it stood at 62%.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, national victim satisfaction with how police handle crime dropped to a historical low.<\/p>\n

Just 51% of respondents who had been a victim of crime in the recent year said they were either very or fairly satisfied with how the police handled the matter.<\/p>\n

This was down from 55% in the previous year and is the lowest figure since this question was first asked in 1992.<\/p>\n

StopWatch executive director Habib Kadiri said: \u201cThe survey results tally with anecdotal evidence from overpoliced and under protected communities, which suggests a growing disillusionment with the police.<\/p>\n

\u201cPeople increasingly sense that they do more harm than good.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe tragedy of this is that while many members of the public believe in the police as an institution and want them to do better, the chronic inability of forces to provide a satisfactory service raises the question: is it fit for purpose anymore?\u201d<\/p>\n

Network for Police Monitoring campaigns and media coordinator Kevin Blowe cautioned the survey results should be examined alongside complaints data, which he said usually shows \u201cpoor service following the report of a crime and then the use of police powers\u201d.<\/p>\n

He added: \u201cEven though the number of police officers is higher now than it was in 2011, the Westminster consensus remains \u2018more officers\u2019 and \u2018more visibility\u2019 as solutions to this issue, but never more resources for alternatives in local communities that might genuinely make people feel safer.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf any other public service failed as badly as policing, we would already have started a debate about replacing it with something better.\u201d<\/p>\n

Last Wednesday, the Home Office said every community across England and Wales has been assigned a \u201cnamed, contactable\u201d officer to handle reports of crimes like anti-social behaviour.<\/p>\n

The move comes to boost police visibility in town centres and ensure the public has \u201cconsistent direct links\u201d to their local force.<\/p>\n

The figures also show 48% of those surveyed in London agreed with the fact that the local forces does \u201cdeal with local concerns\u201d.<\/p>\n

It was above the 46% average across England and Wales.<\/p>\n

National Police Chiefs\u2019 Council chair Chief Constable Gavin Stephens said police leaders \u201cacknowledge that over recent years there has been a decrease in confidence in policing\u201d, but added they are \u201cworking hard to change this\u201d.<\/p>\n

He said: \u201cA decade of underinvestment has left police forces with insufficient resource to meet public expectations, alongside complex and changing criminality, degraded facilities, systems and technology, and restrictions on the type of workforce.<\/p>\n

\u201cThese are elements that need to be addressed urgently for the service, and this is why the Government\u2019s programme of Police Reform must be a priority and must be ambitious.\u201d<\/p>\n

He said the NPCC is working on improving trust in policing, and called on the Government to continue increasing investment in policing and \u201ccommit to ambitious reform\u201d.<\/p>\n

A Home Office spokesperson said: \u201cNeighbourhood policing has been decimated since 2010, taking officers away from being out on the beat where they build relationships, trust and safety within communities.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat is why, through our Neighbourhood Policing Guarantee, this government is restoring visible policing in every area, deterring and preventing crime.<\/p>\n

\u201cEvery neighbourhood across England and Wales now has a named, contactable officer in place to respond to local concerns, and we are rolling out the first 3,000 new neighbourhood officers and PCSOs who will be on the streets by March next year.\u201d<\/p>\n

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