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We never hear when they do their job well.","They think most people have issues with their local police force, probably because that's what they hear in the news.","Source: Gallup","The surveys are conducted every year by Gallup, which is a reliable and respected polling company. The results for this question show that 71% of people polled in 2024 across 140 countries and territories were confident in their local police. An average of 1,000 people were surveyed in each of those countries. As with all averages, it doesn’t show that there are big differences between different countries and regions. We contacted four independent experts for this question, who had no argument with the correct answer or with the source.\n\n[1]  [Gallup - Global Law and Order 2025](https:\u002F\u002Fwww.gallup.com\u002Fanalytics\u002F356996\u002Fgallup-global-safety-research-center.aspx)\n\n[2]  For this question we consulted four independent experts, including Xinyan Cheng of Bath University.","Across the world, most people trust their local police force, yet people assume they don’t. When we hear in the news about police forces in other countries it is typically because they are corrupt or they have committed some terrible injustice.\n\nOf course, different countries - and even different communities within a country - have different levels of trust in the police, but generally the number of people who trust their police is more than the numbers who don’t.\n\n### Why is it a problem that people are wrong about this?\nIt can undermine our faith that other countries are safe and well functioning. If we assume people don’t trust the police it can really hold us back from visiting parts of the world we (probably wrongly) think are unsafe.\n\n### Why are people wrong about this?\nWhen our experience of other countries and regions is via the news we only get the most dramatic snapshot of what is happening at a particular moment in time, and that can warp our view of a country.\n\n### Can I trust this fact?\nYes, the correct answer of 71% is roughly representative for the world population as it comes from surveys conducted by Gallup. An average of 1,000 people were surveyed in 2024 in 140 countries. As with most averages, there are big differences between different countries and regions, which are hidden behind this global number. We contacted four independent experts for this question, who had no argument with the correct answer or with the source.\n\n### What are the differences between different regions?\n\nThe figures below come from 2023 and show what share of people have confidence in their local police in different regions.\n\nSoutheast Asia - 84%\nWestern Europe - 79%\nSouth Asia - 80%\nNorth America - 74%\nEast Asia -72%\nMiddle East and North Africa - 72%\nEastern Europe - 69%\nSub-Saharan Africa - 60%\nLatin America and the Caribbean - 53%\n","Most trust their police"]