Police Activism and Impartiality

His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS) commissioned Ipsos to carry out an online public opinion poll.

11 September 2024

Crime, Justice, Police
Omnibus

The poll was carried out among adults aged 16–75 throughout England and Wales between 15 and 18 December 2023. In total, Ipsos interviewed 2,253 adults, which include a sample boost of 300 adults from ethnic minorities. Quotas were set on age, gender, region and working status. Data were weighted by age within gender, region, working status, social grade, ethnicity and education to a nationally representative profile of this audience.

Ipsos provided questionnaire design, fieldwork and data tables only. Analysis and interpretation of results were arrived at by HMICFRS.

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