Recently, Defence Minister Thandi Modise lamented the low level of public trust in law enforcement agencies in the country.
The legitimacy of legal authorities is recognised globally as crucial for the state’s ability to function in a justifiable and effective manner. This applies to the police. Recently, South Africa’s Defence Minister Thandi Modise lamented the low level of public trust in law enforcement agencies in the country.
The survey series builds on earlier representative public opinion surveying at the council known as Evaluation of Public Opinion Programme series. On certain topics this allows us to extend the period of analysis back to before the early 2000s. In 2021 public trust in the police dipped to a low 27%. This appears to be linked to the July 2021 social unrest. Many have criticised the police for poor performance of during the unrest.
Experiences of crime: Those who had been recent victims of crime displayed significantly lower levels of trust in the police.
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