Trust in the Police (AmericasBarometer)
Share who trust the national police. AmericasBarometer, 2004–2026.
Period: AmericasBarometer Grand Merge 2004–2023 (free, v1.0) and 2025/26 merged file (v1.0). Method: Weighted by wt, the within-country weight. Share of substantive answers; don't know, refused and not asked are left out of the base. A country needs 300 answers to be shown. Counted as yes: 5–7 on the 1–7 trust scale (B18).
Trust the national police (5–7 on a 1–7 scale, %)
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Trend over time
Group average by period, 2004–2025–2026.
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Movers
Biggest period-over-period changes.
Top risers
| Entity | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 🇨🇱 Chile | 70.6% | +70.6pp |
| 🇨🇦 Canada | 66.6% | +66.6pp |
| 🇺🇸 USA | 61.7% | +61.7pp |
| 🇧🇷 Brazil | 59.5% | +59.5pp |
| 🇺🇾 Uruguay | 57.4% | +57.4pp |
Top fallers
| Entity | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 🇬🇩 Grenada | 0% | -42.0pp |
| 🇧🇿 Belize | 0% | -39.0pp |
| 🇸🇷 Suriname | 0% | -35.7pp |
| 🇧🇸 Bahamas | 0% | -32.0pp |
| 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago | 0% | -25.3pp |
By group
Change by group, latest period.
| Group | Members | Avg | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Americas | 20 | 45.2% | +7.9pp |
Trust in the Police (AmericasBarometer) — full ranking
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| # | Entity | Trust the national police (5–7 on a 1–7 scale, %) | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇸🇻 El Salvador | 70.9% | +2.0pp |
| 2 | 🇨🇱 Chile | 70.6% | — |
| 3 | 🇨🇦 Canada | 66.6% | — |
| 4 | 🇺🇸 USA | 61.7% | — |
| 5 | 🇳🇮 Nicaragua | 60.7% | +29.9pp |
| 6 | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 59.5% | — |
| 7 | 🇺🇾 Uruguay | 57.4% | — |
| 8 | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | 56.4% | +6.8pp |
| 9 | 🇵🇦 Panama | 47.5% | -5.9pp |
| 10 | 🇭🇹 Haiti | 41.8% | -11.8pp |
| 11 | 🇨🇴 Colombia | 41.5% | +4.8pp |
| 12 | 🇬🇹 Guatemala | 38.7% | +5.7pp |
| 13 | 🇭🇳 Honduras | 36.2% | +1.8pp |
| 14 | 🇵🇾 Paraguay | 35.5% | +6.4pp |
| 15 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 34.7% | — |
| 16 | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | 33.9% | -0.90pp |
| 17 | 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic | 30% | +5.4pp |
| 18 | 🇲🇽 Mexico | 27.7% | -3.3pp |
| 19 | 🇵🇪 Peru | 17.2% | -12.1pp |
| 20 | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | 15.5% | — |