South Africans have a low level of trust in their police - here’s why

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Recently, South Africa’s Defence Minister Thandi Modise lamented the low level of public trust in law enforcement agencies in the country and drew attention to a persisting legitimacy problem in the relationship between the police and the public.

Substantial provincial variation in trust in the police underlies this national trend . Looking at the 2011-2021 period, researchers find that adults in the Western Cape, Limpopo and Gauteng provinces have consistently reported lower levels of trust in the police than the national average. The country has nine provinces.

The distinct decline in trust observed between 2020 and 2021 was unevenly reflected across provinces. The largest decline was in the Western Cape. It fell more than 20 percentage points, greatly exceeding the national decline of 7 percentage points. This may reflect a failure to rein inTable 1. Provincial trends in police confidence, 2011-2021 HSRC SASAS 2011 2021Based on the survey evidence, various factors influence public trust in, and legitimacy of, the police in South Africa.

 

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