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 |