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The results were similar to those collected for all Britons in February. More than half of Britain's ethnic minorities do not trust the Metropolitan Police, damning new data reveals. New figures from YouGov have revealed that 56% of Britain's ethnic minorities distrust the Met, compared to just 32% who do.
The results were similar to those collected for all Britons in February, with 54% of the general population distrusting the Met while 30% said they had some confidence in the force.
YouGov also found a similar lack of trust among ethnic minority Londoners, at 55%.
However, trust among this group was slightly higher, at 38%, as they were less likely to answer “I don't know” than people in the rest of the country.
Distrust of the Met Police was particularly high among black Britons, at 57%.
More than half (52%) of people in this group said they mistrusted UK police forces in general, while 53% said the same about their local police and 42% of individual police officers.
Almost half (47%) of those surveyed said that the police overall were doing a poor job, while only 31% felt that the police were doing well.
When asked how they think the police are doing today compared to 30 years ago, 38% think they are doing a worse job, while a quarter rate them as better.
Another 12 percent think they were doing a bad job, while 7 percent think the police were doing a good job 30 years ago and still are.
Attitudes towards the Metropolitan Police are equally worrying, with at least half of ethnic minority respondents believing they are institutionally racist (58%) and misogynistic (50%).
These figures are very similar among ethnic minority Londoners, as well as among black Britons. The general British public also thinks the Met is institutionally racist by a margin of two to one (48% to 24%).
In general, another 44% believe that there is institutional homophobia in the Metropolitan Police.
Given these sobering revelations, there is little confidence in Met Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley to address these issues effectively.
Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley
Nearly half (45 percent) say they have little (27 percent) or no confidence (18 percent) in the new commissioner.
Half of black Britons (51%) don't trust Sir Mark very much to solve problems at the Met, including 25% who say they don't trust him at all.
It follows the recent publication of the Baroness Casey magazine, which shed light on the widespread failures of the Met, with key findings highlighting endemic discrimination against minority groups.
Following the review, Sir Mark reiterated his commitment to change.
In a statement, he said: “This report must lead to meaningful change. If it only leads to the pillory and guilt of the exceptional majority of officers, then only criminals will benefit.
"We need him to galvanize Londoners, the dedicated police majority and politicians to unite around consent policing reform and renewal for the 21st century."
Sir Mark added: “The appalling examples [in this report] of discrimination, the disappointment of communities and victims, and the pressure on the front lines are unacceptable.
“We let people down and I repeat the apologies I made in my first weeks to Londoners and to our own people at the Met. Sorry.
“I want us to be anti-racist, anti-misogynist and anti-homophobic. In fact, I want us to be anti-discrimination of all kinds.
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