Michigan Public Policy Survey (MPPS) Fall 2015, Question 31a

Likelihood of using unmanned aerial vehicles

Full Question Text

To the best of your knowledge, how likely or unlikely is it that the primary law enforcement agency serving your jurisdiction will use the following equipment or practices in the near future, or are they already being used?

a. Unmanned aerial vehicles (i.e., drones)

Jurisdiction Type Crosstabulation
% within Jurisdiction Type
  Jurisdiction Type Total
County Township City Village
To the best of your knowledge, how likely or unlikely is it that the primary law enforcement agency serving your jurisdiction will use the following equipment or practices in the near future, or are they already being used?

a. Unmanned aerial vehicles (i.e., drones)
Already Being Used 5% 2% 4% 0% 2%
Very Likely 7% 6% 3% 1% 5%
Somewhat Likely 8% 11% 11% 5% 10%
Neither Likely nor Unlikely 16% 13% 19% 13% 14%
Somewhat Unlikely 14% 12% 17% 13% 13%
Very Unlikely 36% 21% 38% 43% 27%
Don't Know 14% 35% 8% 24% 29%