Statements on police-citizen collaboration

SD, f (%)

D, f (%)

N, f (%)

A, f (%)

SA, f (%)

Mean

Std Dev

The community do community works (Umuganda) with the police towards enhancing security.

13 (2.2)

16 (2.8)

25 (4.3)

150 (26.0)

374 (64.7)

4.5

0.9

The community is interested in solving crime problems just as police and this promotes security.

2 (0.3)

12 (2.1)

17 (2.9)

227 (39.3)

320 (55.4)

4.5

0.7

There are established coordination mechanism between police and community.

5 (0.9)

15 (2.6)

31 (5.4)

234 (40.5)

293 (50.7)

4.4

0.8

There are forums to discuss crime issues between the community and police.

9 (1.6)

34 (5.9)

51 (8.8)

217 (37.5)

267 (46.2)

4.2

0.9

Confidence between community and police makes reporting of crime easy.

5 (0.9)

16 (2.8)

36 (6.2)

223 (38.6)

298 (51.6)

4.4

0.8

Community is familiar with common trends of crime acts due to frequent notices from the police

6 (1.0)

30 (5.2)

53 (9.2)

239 (41.3)

250 (43.3)

4.2

0.9

Trust between the police and the community has enhanced crime reduction

5 (0.9)

22 (3.8)

36 (6.2)

207 (35.8)

308 (53.3)

4.4

0.8