Honesty to Freedom from Corruption, a Series of Issues that Need Improvement in the Indonesian National Police According to the Public

The Indonesian Political Indicator survey shows that public trust in the Indonesian National Police (Polri) reaches 75%. This comprises 12% of respondents who strongly trust and 63% who somewhat trust the police.

Meanwhile, 23% of respondents do not trust the Polri. This breaks down into 21% who somewhat distrust and 2% who do not trust at all.

In addition to trust levels, the Political Indicator also surveyed respondents regarding aspects needing improvement in the Polri.

The majority, or 20.1% of respondents, believe that honesty, wisdom, and justice are areas needing improvement in the Polri.

Next, 13.9% of respondents believe that the Polri should be an impartial law enforcement agency.

Then, 13.7% of respondents believe the Polri must be free from corruption, collusion, and nepotism (KKN), bribery, and extortion. This is followed by 12.8% of respondents who believe that public service needs improvement.

There were also respondents who wanted the Polri to improve security and order, be more pro-people, not be arrogant, and undertake internal reforms, with proportions less than 9%, as shown in the graph.

This survey involved 1,200 respondents aged 17 or older, or who are married, proportionally distributed across all Indonesian provinces. The sample was selected using a multistage random sampling method.

The Indonesian Political Indicator also conducted an oversample in 13 provinces, namely Aceh, North Sumatra, South Sumatra, Lampung, DKI Jakarta, West Java, Central Java, East Java, Banten, Bali, East Nusa Tenggara, North Sulawesi, and South Sulawesi, resulting in a total sample of 4,560 respondents.

Data was collected from November 23 to December 1, 2023, using face-to-face interviews conducted by trained interviewers. The survey's margin of error is approximately 2.9%, with a 95% confidence level.