Trust in beat police officers in Great Britain (GB) 2013

This statistic shows the level of trust in police officers on the beat in Great Britain (GB) from August 14th, 2013 to October 18th, 2013. In October, 7 percent of respondents didn't trust them at all to tell the truth. These respondents were, however, in the minority. At both survey points, police officers were said to be trusted 'a fair amount' to tell the truth by a majority of between 52 and 55 percent.

How much do you trust local police officers on the beat in your area to tell the truth?

Characteristic	14-15 August	17-18 October
Don't know	7%	8%
Not at all	6%	7%
Not much	17%	19%
A fair amount	55%	52%
A great deal	16%	14%

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Release date

October 2013

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Region

United Kingdom (Great Britain)

Survey time period

August 14th-15th, 2013 to October 17th-18th, 2013

Number of respondents

2,311 respondents

Age group

18+

Method of interview

Online panel

Supplementary notes

The figures for August sum to 101 due to rounding.
During the survey, this question was posed as follows: "How much do you trust the following to tell the truth?"

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