As well as asking about how people feel the police and local councils are performing, our survey asked for opinions specifically about the police. The results of two further questions asked are displayed below which show how people feel the police within their local area are doing.
Question: Taking everything into account how good a job do you think the police in this area are doing?
| CDRP Area | Proportion who answered
‘Excellent’ or ‘Good’
|
| Allerdale & Copeland CDRP | 62.1%
|
| Carlisle & Eden CDRP | 65.6% |
| Barrow in Furness CDRP | 66.0% |
| South Lakeland CDRP | 69.1% |
Question: Taking everything into account to what extent would you agree or disagree that you have confidence in the police in this area?
| CDRP Area | Proportion who answered
‘Strongly agree’ or ‘Tend to agree’
|
| Allerdale & Copeland CDRP | 75.3% |
| Carlisle & Eden CDRP | 80.6% |
| Barrow in Furness CDRP | 79.3%
|
| South Lakeland CDRP | 79.3% |
A full list of survey findings will be published on the Constabulary and Police Authority websites in April 2010.
Details of how Cumbria Police Authority will be using the results can be found by clicking here.