Crime, Justice, Police

Long Term Trends: Reducing crime in Britain

Long Term Trends: Crime

Our research undertaken on behalf of the Police Federation of England and Wales shows that the British public would be worried if the police stopped providing the current range of services due to budget cuts.

Ipsos survey for Channel 4 reveals that 70 per cent of British adults support the Death Penalty as the maximum penalty for at least one of twelve different types of crime surveyed.

This survey provided Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary (HMIC) measured opinions on police performance at the G20 protests in London and gauged the level of tolerance among the public for tactics used by the police when managing large-scale protests.

Nearly three in five of the public want to see cannabis moved into a higher class, either class A (alongside heroin, cocaine and ecstasy) or class B.

Q Do you think the death penalty...?
...is ever justified or not?
...should be re-introduced in Britain for certain crimes, or not?
Q Do you favour or oppose the death penalty for people convicted of murder?

A recent poll conducted by Ipsos on behalf of the Disability Rights Commission (DRC) reveals that a third of adults (32%) with a disability or long-term health condition do not feel safe in their locality. A quarter (24%) mention that they have difficulty using police services in their local area.

People in Britain are more worried about crime and violence than other major countries in Europe and the US, according to an international survey by the Ipsos International Social Trends Unit. The quarterly study — the International Social Trends Monitor — shows that over two in five British people find crime and violence one of the most worrying issues (43%), double the level in Germany (21%). Even Americans are far less concerned (27%).