Loyola Police and Community Survey

Police and Community
Relations Survey
Fernando J. Guerra, Ph.D. Brianne Gilbert

Director Managing Director
fernando.guerra@lmu.edu brianne.gilbert@lmu.edu
Thomas and Dorothy Leavey Center for the Study of Los Angeles (StudyLA) Fall 2022
StudyLA advocates for a better,
more equitable Los Angeles
through research, student
mentorship, and engagement
with residents and leaders.
In the wake of nationwide demonstrations for
racial justice prompted by the murders of
Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, George Floyd,
and countless other Black individuals, Los Angeles
became a focal point for critical discussions around
police and community relations.
StudyLA’s 2022 Police and Community Relations Survey is the second of a three-part study,
with the first survey conducted in mid-to-late 2020 and the last planned for 2023. It
continues to measure public opinion on issues of policing and gauge how residents feel the
Los Angeles Police Department is doing with respect to its mission (safeguard the lives and
property of the people the LAPD serves, reduce incidence and fear of crime, and enhance
public safety while working with diverse communities to improve the quality of life).
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Methodology
• Part two of a three-part study
• Started with focus groups with community stakeholders to
determine which questions should be asked again and which new
questions should be added
• Survey of 1,755 adults in the city of Los Angeles
→ Minimum of 400 residents from each of the four bureaus
• Conducted from March 24 to June 3, 2022
• Administered over the phone, online, and in person
• Available in English, Spanish, Mandarin, and Korean
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Thomas and Dorothy Leavey
Center for the Study of Los Angeles
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How do you think things are going in the city of Los Angeles?
Response options: In the right direction | In the wrong direction
In the right direction
54%
Compared to 49% in 2020
In the wrong direction
46%
Compared to 51% in 2020
2022 Police and Community Relations Survey of 1,755 city of Los Angeles residents (2020 survey n=1,753). Conducted March 24–June 3 (2020 survey conducted
August 31-October 25). Margin of error is ±2.5% for the entire sample. Response options randomized. Totals may add up to more than 100% due to rounding.
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How do you think things are going in the city of Los Angeles?
Response options: In the right direction | In the wrong direction
71% 68%
63% 65% 62%
In the right direction 59% 54%
49% 48%
Jan '14 Jan '15 Jan '16 Jan '17 Jan '18 Jan '19 Oct '20 Jan '22 June '22
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How would you describe your experiences with LAPD officers?

Response options: Most positive | Mostly negative | I don’t know
2020 2022
Mostly positive 47% Mostly positive 41%
Mostly negative 20% Mostly negative 22%
I don't know 34% I don't know 37%
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How satisfied are you with the overall performance of the LAPD?
Response options: Very satisfied | Somewhat satisfied | Not very satisfied | Not at all satisfied
Satisfied
66%
Not satisfied
Very satisfied 16%
Somewhat satisfied 50%
34%
Not very satisfied 26%
Not at all satisfied 8%
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How would you like the city of Los Angeles to address the
following types of emergency calls?
with teams of LAPD officers only with
only with LAPD officers and non-police alternatives non-police alternatives
*Calls *Calls
about about
mentalmental
healthhealth…
crises 11%Calls about mental health… Calls about64%
mental health… 25%
†Calls about sexual assault Calls about sexual assault
32% Calls about62%
sexual assault 6%
*Calls about domestic
*Calls violence
about domestic… Calls
31%about domestic violence Calls about domestic
62% violence 7%
†Calls about substance abuse Calls about substance abuse
24% Calls about substance
61% abuse 16%
*Calls about homelessness 18% Calls about people… Calls
59%about people… 23%
†Calls about neighbor
†Calls disputes…
about neighbor Calls
31%about neighbor disputes Calls about 55%
neighbor disputes 14%
†Calls about shootings Calls about
65% shootings 31% Calls about shootings 4%
*Calls about burglary Calls about
68% burglary 28% Calls about burglary 4%
2022 Police and Community Relations Survey of 1,755 city of Los Angeles residents (split sample used for sub-questions: *part of Battery 1 n=878; +part of Battery 2 n=877). Conducted
March 24–June 3. Margin of error is ±2.5% for the entire sample. Sub-questions and response options randomized. Totals may add up to more than 100% due to rounding.
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How would you like the city of Los Angeles to address the
following types of emergency calls?
with teams of LAPD officers only with
only with LAPD officers and non-police alternatives non-police alternatives
*Calls *Calls
about about
mentalmental
healthhealth…
crises 11%Calls about mental health…
— 17% Calls about64%
mental
— health…
53% 25% — 31%
†Calls about sexual assault Calls —
32% about
43%sexual assault Calls about62%
sexual
— assault
49% 6% — 8%
*Calls about domestic
*Calls violence
about domestic… Calls
31%about domestic violence
— 41% Calls about domestic
62% —violence
51% 7% — 9%
†Calls about substance abuse Calls —
24% about
26%substance abuse Calls about substance
61% — 51% abuse 16% — 22%
*Calls about homelessness 18% — 21% Calls about people… Calls
59%about
— 46%people… 23% — 33%
†Calls about neighbor
†Calls disputes…
about neighbor Calls
31%about neighbor disputes
— 38% Calls about 55%
neighbor disputes
— 46% 14% — 16%
†Calls about shootings Calls about
65% shootings 31% Calls about shootings 4%
*Calls about burglary Calls about
68% burglary 28% Calls about burglary 4%
2020 Results 2020 Results 2020 Results
2022 Police and Community Relations Survey of 1,755 city of Los Angeles residents (split sample used for sub-questions: *part of Battery 1 n=878; +part of Battery 2 n=877). Conducted
March 24–June 3. Margin of error is ±2.5% for the entire sample. Sub-questions and response options randomized. Totals may add up to more than 100% due to rounding.
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How much of the time do you think you can trust the following groups to do what is right?
Response options: Just about always | Most of the time | Only some of the time | None of the time
2020: “Just about always” or “Most of the time” 2022: “Just about always” or “Most of the time”
Your neighbors 65% Your neighbors 65%

Non-police alternatives 59% Non-police alternatives 63%
Local police officers 57% The LAPD 58%
The LAPD 51% Local police officers 58%
Police unions 45% Police unions 48%
City government 44% City government 47%
The media 41% The media 38%
2022 Police and Community Relations Survey of 1,755 city of Los Angeles residents (2020 survey n=1,753). Conducted March 24–June 3 (2020 survey conducted August 31-
October 25). Margin of error is ±2.5% for the entire sample. Sub-questions randomized and response options inverted. Totals may add up to more than 100% due to rounding.
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In the area around where you live, how is the LAPD doing in each of the following?
Response options: Very good | Somewhat good | Somewhat bad | Very bad | I don’t know
Good: “Very good” or “Somewhat good”
2020 2022
Maintaining public safety Maintaining 66%

public safety 69%
Treating your community with respect 61%
Treating your community with respect 71%
Responding with an appropriate number
Responding
of officers 58% of officerts
with an appropriate number 66%
Listening to the needs of your community 54%
Listening to the needs of your community 62%
Responding to mental health crises Responding to45%
mental health crises 47%
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Which statement comes closer to your own views – even if neither is exactly right?
2020 2022
The LAPD is serving and protecting my neighborhood 63% 71%

(versus is not serving and protecting my neighborhood)
The LAPD is serving and protecting people like me 65% 72%

(versus is not serving and protecting people like me)
The LAPD does not perceive me as a threat 75% 82%

(versus does perceive me as a threat)
October 25). Margin of error is ±2.5% for the entire sample. Response options randomized. Totals may add up to more than 100% due to rounding.
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Do you agree or disagree with the following statements about LAPD officers?
Response options: Strongly agree | Somewhat agree | Somewhat disagree | Strongly disagree
Agree: “Strongly agree” or “Somewhat agree”
2020 2022
Police officers treat all racial and ethnic

Police
groups
officers treat all racial and42%
equally ethnic groups equally 43%
Police officers stop some people without
Policegood
officers
reason 69% reason
stop some people without good 68%
Police officers only use necessary force 52%
Police officers only use necessary force 55%
Police officers are held accountable Police officers are54%
held accountable 56%
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Does seeing LAPD officers in your neighborhood make you feel safe or unsafe?
Response options: Very safe | Somewhat safe | Somewhat unsafe | Very unsafe
Feel safe seeing LAPD officers
in their neighborhood
Feel unsafe seeing LAPD officers
in their neighborhood
76%
24% Very safe 26%
Somewhat safe 50%
Somewhat unsafe 18%
Very unsafe 6%
2022 Police and Community Relations Survey of 1,755 city of Los Angeles residents. Conducted March 24–June 3. Margin of error is ±2.5%
for the entire sample. Response options inverted. Totals may add up to more than 100% due to rounding.
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In your opinion, does the LAPD racially profile Black Angelenos

at a higher rate than other groups?
Response options: Yes | No
Yes
66%
BREAKDOWNS BY RACE/ETHNICITY
No Yes No
34% Black respondents

Asian respondents
73%
65%
27%
35%
White respondents 67% 33%
Latina/o respondents 64% 36%
for the entire sample. Response options randomized. Totals may add up to more than 100% due to rounding.
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In the last year, how often have you seen LAPD officers in your neighborhood?
Response options: Daily | Weekly | Monthly | A few times | Never
Daily 23% If respondent has seen LAPD officers daily, weekly,

monthly, or a few times…
Weekly 31% Did you see any of the same officers more than once?
Yes 29%
Monthly 12%
No 71%
A few times 31%
Never 3%
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If you could choose, would you prefer to see more or fewer

LAPD officers patrolling your neighborhood?
Response options: More officers | Fewer officers
75%
25% Prefer to see more officers
patrolling their neighborhood
Prefer to see fewer officers
patrolling their neighborhood
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Do you think the LAPD is doing a better or worse job implementing police reform
compared to other police departments in the nation?
Response options: Better | About the same | Worse
The LAPD is doing a better job 19%
The LAPD is doing about the same 66%
The LAPD is doing a worse job 14%
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Should the LAPD lead, support if necessary, or not be involved in the following?
Response options: Lead | Support if necessary | Not be involved at all
Lead Support if necessary Not be involved at all

Dealing with people having
Dealing
a with people having a Dealing with people having a
mental
mentalhealth
healthcrisis mental health21%
crisiswhile
while crisis while 66%while
mental health crisis 13%
experiencing
experiencinghomelessnessexperiencing homelessness
homelessness experiencing homelessness
Cleaning up encampments 26%

30%
Policing encampmentsPolicing encampments 62%
Policing encampments 9%
for the entire sample. Sub-questions and response options randomized. Totals may add up to more than 100% due to rounding.
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Do you think LAPD personnel are adequately trained to respond to

people experiencing homelessness?
Response options: Yes, a great deal | Yes, somewhat | No, not really | No, not at all
No
56%
No, not at all 19%
Yes No, not really 38%
44%
Yes, somewhat 29%
Yes, a great deal 15%
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How much do you support or oppose each of the following?

Response options: Strongly support | Somewhat support | Somewhat oppose | Strongly oppose
Support: “Strongly support” or “Somewhat support”
2020 2022
Proposals to redirect money from the LAPD

Proposals 62%
budget to redirect money from the LAPD budget 52%
Proposals to defund the police 47% to defund the police

Proposals 31%
Proposals to dismantle the police 37% to dismantle the police

Proposals 32%
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Would you support or oppose reallocating parts of LAPD’s budget to social

workers, mental healthcare, and other social services?
Response options: Strongly support | Somewhat support | Somewhat oppose | Strongly oppose
Support
70%
Oppose
Strongly support 21%
Somewhat support 49%
30%
Somewhat oppose 17%
Strongly oppose 13%
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Would you say the following has increased, stayed the same, or decreased
over the past year?
Response options: Increased | Stayed the same | Decreased
Crime level in community Police protection in community
Increased 35% Increased 13%
Stayed the same 54% Stayed the same 67%
Decreased 11% Decreased 21%
for the entire sample. Sub-questions randomized and response options inverted. Totals may add up to more than 100% due to rounding.
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For more information about StudyLA and its research, please contact:
Brianne Gilbert, Managing Director, at brianne.gilbert@lmu.edu

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In the right direction

How would you describe your experiences with LAPD officers?

Mostly positive 47% Mostly positive 41%

Mostly negative 20% Mostly negative 22%

I don't know 34% I don't know 37%

Your neighbors 65% Your neighbors 65%

Good: “Very good” or “Somewhat good”

Maintaining public safety Maintaining 66%

The LAPD is serving and protecting my neighborhood 63% 71%

The LAPD is serving and protecting people like me 65% 72%

The LAPD does not perceive me as a threat 75% 82%

Agree: “Strongly agree” or “Somewhat agree”

Police officers treat all racial and ethnic

In your opinion, does the LAPD racially profile Black Angelenos

34% Black respondents

Daily 23% If respondent has seen LAPD officers daily, weekly,

If you could choose, would you prefer to see more or fewer

The LAPD is doing a better job 19%

The LAPD is doing about the same 66%

The LAPD is doing a worse job 14%

Lead Support if necessary Not be involved at all

Cleaning up encampments 26%

Do you think LAPD personnel are adequately trained to respond to

How much do you support or oppose each of the following?

Support: “Strongly support” or “Somewhat support”

Proposals to redirect money from the LAPD

Proposals to defund the police 47% to defund the police

Proposals to dismantle the police 37% to dismantle the police

Would you support or oppose reallocating parts of LAPD’s budget to social

Crime level in community Police protection in community

Increased 35% Increased 13%

Stayed the same 54% Stayed the same 67%

Decreased 11% Decreased 21%

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