Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics, 1983 - Bureau of Justice ...

~.---~--------------------------Public Attitudes Toward Crime and Criminal Justice-Related TopicsTable 2.59 Reasons given for calling the police, UnitedStates, 1982!\oTE: See !\oTE, Table 2.1. The following question was asked of860 respondents who said they or someone In their householdhad called the police in the last year. The percents below arepercents of the total sample of 2,464 respondents. For adiscussion of public opinion survey sampling procedures, seeAppendix 7. For cietail"ld information on this survey, seeAppendix 8.Question: "Thinking of the last time you called thepolice, why did you call them?"(Percent a )Sourcebook of Criminol Justice Stotistics 1983Table 2.60 Attituaell tpword limiting police response to CIrelated calls for service, by demographic characteristiUnited States, 1982!\oTE: See N.JTE, Table 2.1. For a discussion of public oo':;:on surve,sampling procedures,· see Appendix 7. For detaile::! iniormatlon onthis survey, see Appendix 8.Question: "Which of these two statements comes closest toyour views? Police should respond to all calls for help even If thecolier says the problem does not involve a crime, or police shouldrespond only to those calls for help which the coller says involvesa crime or suspected crime."Figure 2.10 Attitudes toward permitting police to strike, United States, 1975, 1978, 1979,and 1981!\oTE: For a discussion of public opinion survey sampling procedures, see Appendix 7.Question: "Should policemen be permitted to strike, or not?"8060Should not be permitted to strike61 6169~Crimes or suspected crimesA robbery in progress or after the factA burglary in progress or after the factAn assault in progress or after the factA car theft in progress or after the factVandalism in progress or •• fter the factOther crime related reasonDangerous si tuationsFire/explosion/or threat thereofAn illness or injuryCar or traffic related accidentOther dangerous situationNoncriminal, not dangerousLoud porty or other neighborhooddisturbance of nonviolent natureDomestic argument between two neighbors,within householdSituation involving a pet (treed cat,biting dog, barking dog, etc.)Other19.63.46.61.71.74.31.93.70.30.51.71.310.84.22.10.64.0aDetail percent may not add to categorical total due torounding.Source: Table constructed by SOURCEBOO< staff fromdata provided by the ABC News Poll; data were made availablethrough the Criminal Justice Archive and Information Network,Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research.NationalSex:MaleFemaleRace, ethnicity:WhiteBlackHisponicEducation:CollegeHigh schoolGrade schoolEmployment status:Full-time employedPart-time employedlklemployedLaid offRetiredFull-time homemakerStudent1""00 ,"" ow,20,000 to ~29,99912,000 to 19,9998,000 to $11,999Under $8,000Income:Age:18 to 24 years25 to 29 years30 to 49 years50 to 64 years65 years and olderComnunity size:Large citySuburbSmall townRuralRegion:NortheastMidwestSouthWestNeighborhood racial characteristics:Mostly or all whiteRacially mixedMostly or all blackNeighborhood age structure:Mostly younger than 35 yearsMostly between 35 and 55 yeafsMostly older thon 55 yearsMixed, all agesPolice PoliceshOUld should only No opinion,respond to respond to refUsedall calls crime calls to answer41 5741424145394;)414939454344444352394038444639463944413740/)54248/153932423448484050405857585458595848605556565455486158615650615460555561595456~I!i.;.606656645051594859{bI23II3(b)III42II2I2III12(b)II2:1'ercents may not odd to 100 due to rounding.Less than Of equal to 0.5 percent.Source: Table constructed by SOlRCEBOO< stoff from dataprovided by the ABC News Poll; data were made available throughthe Criminal Justice Archive and Information Network, InteruniVersityConsortium for Political and Social Research.2041 Should be permitted to strike-..............- -.............. 33 34- ------- .. - ~..... 27...........No opinion7• •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••65 4•.....................O~--~-------------------r----~~----------~1975 1978 1979 1981Source: George H. Gallup, The Gallup Poll (Princeton, N.J.: The Gallup Poll, Sept. 17,198/), p. 7. Figure constructed by Sa...RCEBOO< staff. Reprinred by permission.249