This year we saw an increase from 6% of respondents to 10% of respondents who answered “no”. We also saw a 10% decrease in respondents who answered “yes” from 56% in 2021 to 46% in 2021. We also saw a 6% increase in those who responded “I don’t know”, to 44% in 2021. In past surveys “I don’t know” responses have remained consistently between 30% and 44%.Our Key InsightsVicPD Community Survey respondents have less certainty that VicPD is accountable, with both “no” and “I don’t know” measurings increasing, while “yes” measures have decreased. We have taken note of the continuing significant number of respondents reporting “I don’t know” and are looking towards future work outlining how police in B.C. and VicPD in particular are held to account, the roles of independent police oversight bodies such as the Independent Investigations Office of BC and the Office of the Police Complaint Commissioner of BC, as well as outlining the mechanisms in place for raising concerns.Up next | Do respondents feel VicPD uses authority and force appropriately?Next week, we’ll look at another survey question, this time asking if respondents feel VicPD uses force and authority appropriately. For the full survey details, including responses to all the questions, methodology and percentage of error visit: https://vicpd.ca/open-vicpd/community-survey/ -30-
