New study: Safety and security in local communities, 2017

Authors of Research:  Meško Gorazd, Eman Katja and Hacin Rok

Year of Research:  2017

Keywords: safety, local community, residents, Slovenian police, trust in the police, Slovenia, cybersecurity, citizen cooperation, efficiency of Slovenian police work, sources of threatening, police services, population, policing, communities, cybercrime

The research is a continuation of the research titled "Feelings of unsafety and the role of police in the provision of security on a local level, 2012" (also available ADP IDNo: VALOS12). Modern police activity emphasizes a partnership relationship with local self-government and the local population. Hence, the research examines the similarity of attitudes of police officers and residents regarding the role of municipalities and the police in the provision of security. The purpose of the research was to determine the opinion on the provision of safety and security among the adult residents of 24 selected municipalities in Slovenia and the police officers who perform their work in the same municipalities. The research was conducted in 2017 in urban, medium-sized (mixed) and rural municipalities. The survey included the same municipalities as in the previous implementation. With the survey, the researchers examined perceptions of safety and threats to safety, tested the theory of community policing and the active cooperation of the police and residents and municipalities in ensuring safety. 520 police officers and 1266 residents participated in the field survey. A police response file (ScUF and PUF) and a resident response file (PUF) are available for reuse.

Cite the data:

Meško, G., Eman, K. and Hacin, R. (2024). Safety and security in local communities, 2017 [Data file]. Ljubljana: Univerza v Ljubljani = University of Ljubljana, Arhiv družboslovnih podatkov = Slovenian Social Science Data Archives. ADP - IDNo: VALOS17. https://doi.org/10.17898/ADP_VALOS17_V1

Based on the research data, several publications were created, for example:

Meško, G., Pirnat, U., Erčulj, V., & Hacin, R. (2019). Analiza kakovosti odnosov med policisti in prebivalci v Sloveniji. Revija za kriminalistiko in kriminologijo, 70(2), 176–195.

https://www.policija.si/medijsko-sredisce/publikacije/revija-za-kriminalistiko/102096-rkk-2019-2

Hacin, R., & Eman, K. (2019). Police officers perception of threats in urban and rural environments. Revija za kriminalistiko in kriminologijo, 70(5), 455–468.

https://www.policija.si/medijsko-sredisce/publikacije/revija-za-kriminalistiko/105237-rkk-2019-5