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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Jon Henley Europe correspondent

Western Europeans believe crime is rising despite fall in overall rates, poll finds

Two police officers detain a man in handcuffs beside a white van in the UK
Only 43% of respondents in Britain said they had a lot or a fair amount of confidence in the police, according to a YouGov poll. Photograph: Yann Tessier/Reuters

Western Europeans believe crime is rising in their country, according to a survey, despite long-term overall crime rates falling across the region since the mid-1990s.

The YouGov poll of Britain, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy and Spain found most countries trusted their national police, led by Denmark where 74% of respondents said they had a lot or a fair amount of confidence in police nationally.

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