A growing number of Canadians believe crime in their neighbourhood is experiencing an uptick, while many of them do not trust the RCMP, according to a poll done by the Angus Reid Institute. .The Thursday poll said three-in-five Canadians believe there has been more crime in their community over the last five years. This sentiment is twice as common as it was in 2014, when three-in-five people said crime was increasing where they lived. .While violent crime has risen since 2014, other forms of crime have remained stable or dropped. .The poll went on to say 47% of Canadians trust the RCMP, but 45% do not have faith in the institution. Another poll from 2014 said two-thirds of Canadians trust the RCMP. .The province with the least support for the RCMP was Nova Scotia at 34%. .The province with the second lowest support was Ontario (40%). This was followed by Alberta and Manitoba (42%) and New Brunswick (44%). .The Alberta government selected a company to study whether the province should move towards establishing its own police force in 2020..READ MORE: Alberta takes step towards provincial police force.Members of the public expressed their frustrations with the RCMP during hearings in front of Alberta’s Fair Deal panel..Concerns include the RCMP is too bureaucratic, officers have a limited connection to the province, they are unable or unwilling to confront activists, and gun laws are enforced too much..The poll said 57% of indigenous people do not have confidence in the RCMP. Half of visible minorities do not trust the RCMP, and 43% of non-visible minorities said the same..Despite widespread belief crime is increasing, the poll said the number of Canadians who reported being a victim of crime has not changed. This number was the same as it was in 2018 (13%). .It said three-quarters of Canadians views their neighbourhoods as safe places to walk alone after dark. This rises to 86% among rural Canadians and drops to 72% among urbanites. .Winnipeggers felt the least safe, with 41% saying they feel uncomfortable walking alone at night..The poll was conducted online between Sept. 19 to 22 with 5,014 Canadian adults who are members of the Angus Reid Forum. It has a margin of error of +/- two percentage points, 19 times out of 20.
A growing number of Canadians believe crime in their neighbourhood is experiencing an uptick, while many of them do not trust the RCMP, according to a poll done by the Angus Reid Institute. .The Thursday poll said three-in-five Canadians believe there has been more crime in their community over the last five years. This sentiment is twice as common as it was in 2014, when three-in-five people said crime was increasing where they lived. .While violent crime has risen since 2014, other forms of crime have remained stable or dropped. .The poll went on to say 47% of Canadians trust the RCMP, but 45% do not have faith in the institution. Another poll from 2014 said two-thirds of Canadians trust the RCMP. .The province with the least support for the RCMP was Nova Scotia at 34%. .The province with the second lowest support was Ontario (40%). This was followed by Alberta and Manitoba (42%) and New Brunswick (44%). .The Alberta government selected a company to study whether the province should move towards establishing its own police force in 2020..READ MORE: Alberta takes step towards provincial police force.Members of the public expressed their frustrations with the RCMP during hearings in front of Alberta’s Fair Deal panel..Concerns include the RCMP is too bureaucratic, officers have a limited connection to the province, they are unable or unwilling to confront activists, and gun laws are enforced too much..The poll said 57% of indigenous people do not have confidence in the RCMP. Half of visible minorities do not trust the RCMP, and 43% of non-visible minorities said the same..Despite widespread belief crime is increasing, the poll said the number of Canadians who reported being a victim of crime has not changed. This number was the same as it was in 2018 (13%). .It said three-quarters of Canadians views their neighbourhoods as safe places to walk alone after dark. This rises to 86% among rural Canadians and drops to 72% among urbanites. .Winnipeggers felt the least safe, with 41% saying they feel uncomfortable walking alone at night..The poll was conducted online between Sept. 19 to 22 with 5,014 Canadian adults who are members of the Angus Reid Forum. It has a margin of error of +/- two percentage points, 19 times out of 20.
