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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. The first part was conducted in mid-to-late 2020 and the last is planned for 2023. The survey 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 the incidence and fear of crime, and enhance public safety while working with diverse communities to improve the quality of life).
About this Study
StudyLA’s 2022 Police and Community Relations Survey is the second of a three-part study that measures public opinion on issues of policing.
Focus groups were held with community stakeholders from different backgrounds to determine which questions from the 2020 survey should be asked again and which new questions should be added.
The survey was completed by 1,755 adults who live in the city of Los Angeles. It was administered over the phone, online, and face-to-face. It was made available in English, Spanish, Mandarin, and Korean. Data collection took place from March 24 to June 3, 2022. The margin of error is ±2.5% for the entire sample.
More on the methodology for this study can be found in the data brief, available at lmu.edu/studyLA.
About this Report
This report presents toplines (total responses for each question) and crosstabs (all questions crossed by major demographics) pertaining to substantive questions.
All questions were asked of the entire sample except for the question on how the city should respond to different types of emergency calls. This question was part of a battery that split respondents into two samples (878 respondents were asked about calls about people experiencing homelessness, mental health crises, domestic violence, and burglary; 877 were asked about calls about neighbor disputes, sexual assault, substance abuse, and shootings).
Total percentages in the data visualizations may not add up to 100% due to rounding.
Publication Date
2022
Disciplines
Political Science
Recommended Citation for Report
Thomas and Dorothy Leavey Center for the Study of Los Angeles (2022). Police Data Brief: 2022 Police and Community Relations Survey. Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, California.