Security In Neighborhood
- 76% said security in their neighborhood was calm, compared to 73% in Aug. 08 and 61% in Nov. 07
- 57% said security was calm in their province
- 89% said security stayed the same or improved in their neighborhood over the last 6 months, which was a decrease from 91% in Aug. 08, but up from 82% in Nov. 07
- 42% said they feel safe traveling outside of their neighborhoods, a 3% increase from Nov. 07
Security Across Iraq
- 28% said Iraq was calm across the country, up from 21% in Aug. 08 and 23% in Nov. 07
- 83% said security was the same or improved in the country, up from 79% in Aug. 08 and 81% in Nov. 07
- 45% said Iraq was stable, up from 41% in Aug. 08 and 28% in Nov. 08
Opinions On Iraqi Security Forces
- 65% said they feel secure around the Iraqi Army in their neighborhood, same as in Aug. 08, and up 14% from Nov. 07
- 61% said feel secure around police in their neighborhood, the same as Aug. 08, and up 8% from Nov. 07
- 85% said they trust the Iraqi Army to protect them, up from 84% in Aug. 08
- 81% said they trust the police to protect, the same as Aug. 08
- 70% said the Iraqi Army was winning the war against terrorists, up from 68% in Aug. 08, and 52% in Nov. 07
- 61% said the police were winning against crime, up from 58% in Aug. 08 and 60% in Nov. 07
- 37% said the Iraqi Army was most responsible for security in their neighborhood, compared to 35% in Aug. 08, and 25% in Nov. 07
- 36% said the police were most responsible for security in their neighborhood, down from 38% in Aug. 08 and 43% in Nov. 07
- 40% said they would go to the police if they witnessed a crime
- 31% said they would go to the Army if they saw a crime
Opinions On The Government Providing Security
- 68% said they trust the provincial government to protect them, the same as Aug 08, but a decrease from 77% in Nov. 07
- 66% said they trust the national government to protect them, up from 63% in Aug. 08, but down from 68% in Nov. 07
- 64% said they trust the local government to protect them, up from 62% in Aug. 08, but down from 79% in Nov. 07
- 43% said the government was effective in providing security, up 5% from Nov. 07
Opinions Of Other Groups And Security
- 7% said tribes were most responsible for security, up from 5% in Aug. 08
- 6% said the Sons of Iraq were most responsible for security, down from 7% in Aug. 08, but up from 2% in Nov. 07
- 3% said neighbors were most responsible for security, the same as Aug. 08
- 3% said religious leaders were most responsible for security, up 1% from Aug. 08
- 2% said the Multi-National Forces were most responsible for security, down from 3% in Aug. 08
- 1% said militias were most responsible for security
- 26% said they trust the Multi-National Force to protect them, up from 24% in Aug. 08
- 12% said they trust armed groups to protect them, down from 13% in Aug. 08 and 29% in Nov. 07
- 12% said they trust militias to protect them, same as Aug. 08, but down from 16% in Nov. 07
For more on Iraqi public opinion see:
Iraqi Al-Amal Association and Baghdad University’s Public Opinion Poll On Poverty In Iraq
Iraq Center for Research & Strategic Studies’ Survey Of Iraqis
Pentagon Public Opinion Poll of Iraqis
SOURCES
Department of Defense, “Measuring Stability and Security in Iraq,” September 2008
- “Measuring Stability and Security in Iraq,” December 2008
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