Police Scotland wanted to understand what issues you think we should prioritise. From 12 November – 31 December, Your Police survey invited the public and stakeholders to share;
We asked these questions to gain a more in-depth understanding into the needs in your area that local policing could assist with.
Survey responses
We received 11,656 responses from across Scotland, making this the largest public engagement for Police Scotland so far. Primarily, we received responses from individuals, with 316 local organisations responding to the survey.
It has been encouraging to see that many respondents (88%) felt either very safe or fairly safe within their area. It was also positive to know that almost half (48%) of respondents reported that they had confidence in the police in their local area.
Despite these positive findings almost a third (27%) of respondents disagreed or strongly disagreed that the police dealt with issues in their local area. This is something that we will try and improve on, and your responses to the survey will help inform how this is done.
Our survey asked respondents to identify their priorities for the police in their areas. The most commonly reported priorities were:
You can view and download an overall data report on the bottom of this page.
What we’re doing now
We have carried out an initial review and analysis of the responses which has been shared with local police divisions to inform the design of their Local Police Plans.
Further to this, we have completed analysis to contribute to our understanding of responses by different groups. The large response number allowed us to conduct meaningful analysis on the views of different demographic and geographic communities.
The data is being used by your local police to inform the local police plan for the area. This will ensure that the police are able to understand and meet the needs of the diverse range of communities throughout Scotland.
It has been very encouraging to receive over 8000 of open text responses where many people provided a detailed and thorough feedback. We will now take some time to understand and reflect on this feedback.
Continue the conversation
Having your say in policing is a vital tool for the public and organisations in Scotland to be able to shape the way public services operate. We want to continue to listen to your feedback.
From April 2020, Your Police survey will re-open and will replace the previously run Your View Counts public survey. The Your Police survey will be open for a year and encourage ongoing conversations and engagement in local areas. These insights will be used by your local police to continue to listen to what is important to people in the community and use this opinion to inform our future approaches and focus.
Thank you
We are grateful to everyone who participated in our survey. Thank you for taking the time to provide such a wide range of responses and making this survey our most successful engagement yet.
Local policing is central to Police Scotland.
We would like to know what issues you think we should prioritise, nationally and in your local area, as well as the best methods for communicating with you.
Your views are important to us and we are committed to using this information to shape our policing priorities – both locally in your area and nationally. We will do this through analysing your feedback and looking at data from a number of other important sources such as local and national crime trends.
What you tell us will also influence how we communicate and engage with you and your community.
For further information on policing in your local area please visit our website: https://www.scotland.police.uk/your-community/
If you prefer to complete a Word version of the survey, you can find the document at the bottom of this page. Please email your completed document to: strategicplanningdevelopment@scotland.pnn.police.uk
Your personal information
All personal information will be anonymised and you won’t be identified through the information you provide. At the end of the survey, we ask for personal details, such as age and gender, to ensure to ensure we receive a comprehensive range of viewpoints. We want to listen and understand the views and opinions of diverse communities to ensure our police priorities and focus represent the different people we serve.
By clicking to proceed to the next page, you will agree to Police Scotland using your anonymised data for analysis and reporting to contribute to
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