Likelihood of using community policing
Full Question Text
Now, to the best of your knowledge, how likely or unlikely is it that the primary law enforcement agency working in your community will use the following practices in the near future, or are they already being used?
a. Community policing (i.e., assigning officers to particular areas to build relationships with residents)
| Total | |
| Already being used | 34% |
| Likely to adopt | 7% |
| Unlikely to adopt | 32% |
| Don't know | 27% |
| County | Township | City | Village | Total | |
| Already being used | 58% | 25% | 64% | 35% | 34% |
| Likely to adopt | 6% | 7% | 9% | 6% | 7% |
| Unlikely to adopt | 24% | 36% | 16% | 35% | 32% |
| Don't know | 12% | 33% | 12% | 23% | 27% |
| <1500 | 1500-5000 | 5001-10000 | 10001-30000 | >30000 | Total | |
| Already being used | 23% | 31% | 44% | 53% | 77% | 34% |
| Likely to adopt | 6% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 3% | 7% |
| Unlikely to adopt | 39% | 32% | 25% | 23% | 9% | 32% |
| Don't know | 32% | 29% | 23% | 16% | 11% | 27% |
| Upper Peninsula | Northern Lower Peninsula | West Central Lower Peninsula | East Central Lower Peninsula | Southwest Lower Peninsula | Southeast Lower Peninsula | Total | |
| Already being used | 28% | 28% | 36% | 24% | 37% | 47% | 34% |
| Likely to adopt | 5% | 7% | 7% | 4% | 9% | 9% | 7% |
| Unlikely to adopt | 36% | 33% | 30% | 39% | 30% | 25% | 32% |
| Don't know | 31% | 32% | 26% | 33% | 24% | 19% | 27% |
| Rural | Mostly rural | Mostly urban | Urban | Don't Know | Total | |
| Already being used | 27% | 35% | 55% | 71% | 34% | 35% |
| Likely to adopt | 7% | 6% | 8% | 12% | 0% | 7% |
| Unlikely to adopt | 36% | 33% | 24% | 10% | 21% | 33% |
| Don't know | 29% | 26% | 13% | 8% | 44% | 26% |