Sharp drop in satisfaction among victims with gardaí

Satisfaction among victims who report their crimes to gardaí has dropped dramatically in the last year, from almost two-thirds’ satisfaction to just half.

It comes at a time when the State has just enacted legislation enshrining rights of victims in their interactions with justice agencies, including the gardaí.

The latest Garda quarterly public attitudes survey found that in the third quarter of this year only 36% of people believe the organisation is “well managed”, down from 41% in Q4 2016.