Assessment of investment in body cameras
Full Question Text
Thinking about the positives and negatives of using body cameras (e.g., financial impacts, reduced crime, community opposition to a technology, etc.), do you agree or disagree that they have been a worthwhile investment for your community? (Among jurisdictions which report their primary law enforcement agency already uses this equipment)
| Total | |
| Strongly agree | 84% |
| Somewhat agree | 11% |
| Neither agree nor disagree | 2% |
| Somewhat disagree | 0% |
| Strongly disagree | 0% |
| Don't know | 2% |
| County | Township | City | Village | Total | |
| Strongly agree | 81% | 80% | 90% | 84% | 84% |
| Somewhat agree | 19% | 15% | 7% | 9% | 11% |
| Neither agree nor disagree | 0% | 3% | 1% | 5% | 2% |
| Somewhat disagree | 0% | 0% | 0% | 1% | 0% | Strongly disagree | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Don't know | 0% | 3% | 2% | 0% | 2% |
| <1500 | 1500-5000 | 5001-10000 | 10001-30000 | >30000 | Total | |
| Strongly agree | 82% | 83% | 79% | 91% | 86% | 84% |
| Somewhat agree | 9% | 13% | 17% | 7% | 9% | 11% |
| Neither agree nor disagree | 6% | 1% | 2% | 1% | 1% | 2% |
| Somewhat disagree | 1% | 0% | 0% | 1% | 0% | 0% | Strongly disagree | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Don't know | 1% | 2% | 1% | 0% | 3% | 2% |
| Upper Peninsula | Northern Lower Peninsula | West Central Lower Peninsula | East Central Lower Peninsula | Southwest Lower Peninsula | Southeast Lower Peninsula | Total | |
| Strongly agree | 91% | 86% | 79% | 85% | 88% | 81% | 84% |
| Somewhat agree | 5% | 10% | 16% | 7% | 10% | 15% | 11% |
| Neither agree nor disagree | 0% | 2% | 1% | 6% | 2% | 2% | 2% |
| Somewhat disagree | 0% | 0% | 0% | 2% | 0% | 1% | 0% | Strongly disagree | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Don't know | 4% | 2% | 4% | 0% | 1% | 2% | 2% |
| Rural | Mostly rural | Mostly urban | Urban | Don't Know | Total | |
| Strongly agree | 84% | 80% | 90% | 88% | 65% | 84% |
| Somewhat agree | 11% | 15% | 6% | 11% | 17% | 11% |
| Neither agree nor disagree | 3% | 2% | 0% | 2% | 17% | 2% |
| Somewhat disagree | 0% | 1% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 0% | Strongly disagree | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Don't know | 2% | 1% | 3% | 0% | 0% | 2% |