The level of trust in the police

11 March 2014

"Policing stands damaged today. Trust and confidence in the Metropolitan Police and policing more generally is vital."

So said Theresa May following the publication of the Ellison Review into corruption in the investigation into Stephen Lawrence's murder.

Bobby Duffy of Ipsos Mori today tweeted this graph:

And we've brought together a number of other sources on public attitudes to the police in an update to our Finder tool.

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