More people are concerned about online crime than murder, physical assault, robbery or narcotics trafficking, according to an opinion poll conducted by the National Institute of Development Administration (NIDA) between January 2nd and 6th.
The survey shows 37.25% of the respondents are quite concerned about online crime, 33.5% are very concerned, while 20.92% said they are not so concerned.
41.98% of the respondents said they are most concerned about call centre scams, online gambling, fraud and online business transactions. 25.73% said they are concerned about drug abuse and 15.35% admitted that they worry about murder and assault. 7.86% said they are worried about fraud and Ponzi schemes. 3.97% are concerned about robbery, theft and extortion and 3.66% are worry about sexual offences.
On the question of public confidence in police reports on crime suppression, 35.19% said they are not confident with police performance, 34.81% are confident and 10.69% are very confident.
28.78% of the respondents appreciate the performance of police detectives in crime suppression. 27.48% appreciate the performance of police patrol units and community policing. 1.83% said they do not think the overall performance of the police is good enough.
31.14% of the respondents said they prefer police to perform their duties with transparency and fairness. 25.27% want police to act fast and without discrimination and 18.09% want police to be polite and maintain good relations with the people.
