Comparing perceptions of policing in Canada

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Urban police agencies and rural police agencies can differ with respect to the size of their police force, training, availability of resources, and size of area they patrol, yet Canadians tend to be favourable to their local police. The purpose of this study is to examine public perceptions of policing across Canada by comparing the perceptions of those living in rural areas to those in urban centres. Using population-level data collected by Statistics Canada through the General Social Survey Victimization (Cycle #28, 2014) this study assesses whether differences in perceptions of policing can be explained by the type of urban/rural population centre. Results suggest that when perceptions of police are examined across provinces, favourability differs between urban and rural population centres.