Majority of Quebecers satisfied with their local police force: survey
Posted June 19, 2024 3:46 pm.
Last Updated June 19, 2024 3:48 pm.
A majority of Quebecers say they are satisfied with the work of their local police force, according to a survey commissioned by Quebec’s Ministry of Public Security.
The survey shows that 85 per cent of respondents said they were satisfied with their local police force and had confidence in it.
The survey, the results of which were made public on Wednesday, was conducted by Léger. It examined satisfaction levels with the 26 municipal police organizations and the Sûreté du Québec (SQ).
Léger also asked questions about feelings of safety, perceived efficiency, and police conduct and ethics.
Some 90 per cent of those surveyed said they felt safe in their municipality. Generally speaking, the majority of participants felt that their police force was effective in dealing with various types of crime or in different interventions.
Every year, police organizations conduct surveys of their populations. But this is the first time that Quebecers have been surveyed simultaneously with the same questions about their local police, notes Quebec Public Security.
The survey was conducted among more than 10,000 people between March 26 and April 9.
–This report by La Presse Canadienne was translated by CityNews
