Public distrust in VPD and municipal government falling

Vancouver, BC  (Oct 28, 2011) – An October survey by Justason Market Intelligence (JMI) finds that trust in Vancouver’s police department has grown to 74% among Vancouver residents (up from a low of 67% in July). Over this same period, distrust has fallen to 17% of Vancouver residents (from 26% in July).

Vancouver’s park board places second among civic organizations examined, with 68% trust.

Vancouver’s municipal government is a close third (61% trust). Notably, over the same period, the proportion who “highly” distrust the municipal government has fallen to 11% from 18% in July.

Trust in Vancouver’s school board is stable at 55%.

The question: “Based on your own experience and on what you may have seen or heard, do you basically trust or distrust Vancouver’s Police Department, Park Board, Municipal Government, School Board?”

The Vancouver Civic Outlook is a regular series sponsored by Justason Market Intelligence surveying City of Vancouver residents.

Research Notes:

• Dates of research: October 4-14, 2011
• Methodology: A telephone-online hybrid combining 302 telephone and 326 online panel surveys
• Margin of error: ±5.6 percentage points 19 in 20 times
• Research Sponsor: Justason Market Intelligence.

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