Some 45 percent of people fear not being treated fairly by officers (Image: GETTY)
The shocking state of public trust in the nation’s police forces is laid bare today after a damning survey.
Some 45 percent of people fear not being treated fairly by officers – even if they were to fall victim to a crime.
And more than one in three believe black people are treated unfairly by the police.
The findings from an Ipsos survey exclusively for the Daily Express reveal the huge drop in trust among the public.
It comes after the damning Casey Report into Britain’s biggest force, London’s Met, concluded they had lost public consent to police the streets.
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More than one in three Britons believe black people are treated unfairly by the police (Image: GETTY)
Trinh Tu, managing director of public affairs at Ipsos, said: “In light of recent revelations of a new suspect in the racist murder of Stephen Lawrence, the spotlight is again focused on how the police treat different groups in our society.
“These findings suggest the police still have some way to go in gaining the confidence of the public.
“And, in particular, people from minority ethnic backgrounds, who feel less confident that they will receive equal treatment as either
victim or suspect, and are less likely to feel comfortable approaching the police for help.
“The public as a whole also identifies people from minority ethnic groups – particularly black people – as being less likely to be treated fairly by the police.”
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The survey found most Britons consider people from white backgrounds, heterosexual people and men to be the most likely to be treated fairly by police.
By contrast, those from minority groups fell to the bottom of the table, with only three in 10 believing people from other minority backgrounds receive equal treatment.
More of those polled said they’d feel less comfortable approaching male officers than women.
The findings follow a series of appalling revelations about the Met Police. Last month, a new suspect was named over the murder of Stephen Lawrence – some 30 years after the youngster was stabbed to death in a notorious racist killing.
The force sparked fury when it identified Matthew White for the first time after a BBC investigation. In March, a damning report by Baroness Louise Casey – after a year-long investigation – said the Met needed a “complete overhaul” because racism, misogyny and -homophobia are rife.
The 363-page report found evidence of bullying, poor management and a “boys’ club culture” which let down rape victims, among many other systemic failings.
Met cop Wayne Couzens is serving life for the kidnap, rape and murder of Sarah Everard in 2021. Serial rapist and former Met officer David Carrick has been ordered to do 30 years.
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