GIVE OFFICERS A PAY RISE AND STOP THE CUTS ...RESULTS OF OUR POLL

2018-12-04 -

When did you last see a police officer on routine patrol in your neighbourhood?

Daytime

Never - 25 per cent

More than 2 years ago - 14 per cent

Last two years - 5 per cent

Last year - 20 per cent

Last month - 15 per cent

Last week - 15 per cent

Last 24 hours - 5 per cent

At night

Never - 40 per cent

More than 2 years ago - 16 per cent

Last two years - 4 per cent

Last year - 16 per cent

Last month - 11 per cent

Last week - 9 per cent

Last 24 hours - 3 per cent

How concerned are you about being victim of crime?

Very concerned - 14 per cent

Quite concerned - 42 per cent

Not very concern - 35 per cent

Not at all concerned - 6 per cent

Don’t know - 3 per cent

Compared to five years ago, are you more or less concerned about being the victim of crime?

Much more concerned - 20 per cent

A little more concerned - 35 per cent

Neither more or less - 39 per cent

A little less - 2 per cent

Much less - 1 per cent

Don’t know - 2 per cent

If you saw a police officer being attacked, how likely would you be to help them?

Very likely - 28 per cent

Quite likely - 40 per cent

Neither likely nor unlikely - 16 per cent

Quite unlikely - 5 per cent

Very unlikely - 3 per cent

Don’t know - 7 per cent

Sentences for people caught in possession of knives are not strict enough.

Agree - 82 per cent

Disagree - 2 per cent

Neither agree or disagree - 11 per cent

Don’t know - 5 per cent