OUR survey on Croydon three years since the riots was responded to by 300 people.
Here are the results...
I feel safer living in Croydon compared to before the riots Disagree: 46% Don't know: 20% Agree: 18% Strongly disagree: 14% Strongly agree: 2%There is a greater feeling of community spirit in Croydon than before the riots Disagree: 38% Agree; 27% Don't know: 15% Strongly disagree: 13% Strongly agree: 7%I have more confidence now in the Met Police than at the time of the riots Disagree: 39% Strongly disagree: 22% Don't know: 18% Agree: 17% Strongly agree: 4%Is the Mayor of London right to invest in water cannon, to help deal with disturbances like this in future? Yes: 69% No: 31%The punishments handed out to rioters were... Too lenient: 56% About right: 34% Too severe: 10%Enough is being done to help the victims of the riots... Disagree: 38% Strongly disagree: 28% Don't Know: 26% Agree: 8% Strongly agree: 1%What do you think was the main, root cause behind the 2011 riots? Opportunism: 38% Gang culture: 24% Disaffected youth: 19% Protest against police tactics/approach: 6% Social exclusion: 5% Protest against Government cuts: 4% Consumerism: 4%Enough is being done to address these root causes... Disagree: 44% Strongly disagree: 33% Don't know; 18% Agree: 4% Strongly agree; 1%Do you fear a repeat of the 2011 riots within the next 10 years? Yes: 71% No: 29%I feel more optimistic about Croydon's future than I did in August 2011... Agree: 34% Disagree: 30% Strongly disagree: 16% Strongly agree: 10% Don't know: 10%Croydon's reputation has been damaged irreparably by the riots... Agree: 37% Disagree; 27% Strongly agree: 26% Don't know: 6% Strongly disagree: 5%Today, I feel proud to say I live/work in Croydon Disagree: 33% Strongly disagree: 24% Agree: 24% Don't know: 11% Strongly agree: 8%
I feel safer living in Croydon compared to before the riots Disagree: 46% Don't know: 20% Agree: 18% Strongly disagree: 14% Strongly agree: 2%There is a greater feeling of community spirit in Croydon than before the riots Disagree: 38% Agree; 27% Don't know: 15% Strongly disagree: 13% Strongly agree: 7%I have more confidence now in the Met Police than at the time of the riots Disagree: 39% Strongly disagree: 22% Don't know: 18% Agree: 17% Strongly agree: 4%Is the Mayor of London right to invest in water cannon, to help deal with disturbances like this in future? Yes: 69% No: 31%The punishments handed out to rioters were... Too lenient: 56% About right: 34% Too severe: 10%Enough is being done to help the victims of the riots... Disagree: 38% Strongly disagree: 28% Don't Know: 26% Agree: 8% Strongly agree: 1%What do you think was the main, root cause behind the 2011 riots? Opportunism: 38% Gang culture: 24% Disaffected youth: 19% Protest against police tactics/approach: 6% Social exclusion: 5% Protest against Government cuts: 4% Consumerism: 4%Enough is being done to address these root causes... Disagree: 44% Strongly disagree: 33% Don't know; 18% Agree: 4% Strongly agree; 1%Do you fear a repeat of the 2011 riots within the next 10 years? Yes: 71% No: 29%I feel more optimistic about Croydon's future than I did in August 2011... Agree: 34% Disagree: 30% Strongly disagree: 16% Strongly agree: 10% Don't know: 10%Croydon's reputation has been damaged irreparably by the riots... Agree: 37% Disagree; 27% Strongly agree: 26% Don't know: 6% Strongly disagree: 5%Today, I feel proud to say I live/work in Croydon Disagree: 33% Strongly disagree: 24% Agree: 24% Don't know: 11% Strongly agree: 8%
