The Measuring Community Trust resource provides a framework for police leaders to measure the level of trust in police held by the community. An initial step in building, improving, and maintaining community trust is measuring the level of trust in police held by the community and responding to those findings. This first-of-kind publication provides a framework for police leaders to approach this important work. It outlines key considerations for how police agencies can measure community trust and includes topics such as:  

• Essential Measures for Understanding Community Trust
• Considerations for Research Partnerships
• Types of Measurement Tools and Sources of Data to Gauge Community Trust
• Using Surveys to Measure Community Trust
• Key Terms for Data Analysis
• Key Considerations for Measuring Community Trust 

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Measuring Community Trust Tool

This resource provides guidance to police agencies on how to meet the requirements for measuring trust set forth by the IACP's Trust Building Campaign.

The Measuring Community Trust resource was developed after careful review of 25 unique surveys conducted by community and police partnerships in communities around the United States implementing collaborative crime reduction initiatives as part of the Byrne Criminal Justice Innovation (BCJI) program, funded by the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) of the Office of Justice Programs (OJP) at the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ). The IACP identified common measures that connect to levels of trust, such as perceptions of crime, police effectiveness, and community partnerships, to create a guidance document for agencies looking to measure levels of trust in their community.