As many as 92 per cent of people trust the police a lot or a fair amount, according to a survey. The latest Police Barometer survey also showed that around 85 per cent of the respondents considered that the police treat people with respect often or very often, while around 76 per cent considered that the police make fair and impartial decisions often or very often, said Ministry of the Interior in a press release on Friday. Trust in police activities is rather uniform across Finland. Trust is highest in Southwest Finland (around 95%) and Western Uusimaa (94%) and lowest in Eastern Finland (89%). There are no major differences in trust between different age groups or genders. However, trust seems to grow somewhat with age. Around 94 per cent of pensioners trust the police. Low-income and unemployed people trust the police less than others. In addition to the police, Finns also trust other security authorities, such as the fire and rescue authorities. Trust in the activities of the emergency response centres and the Finnish Defence Forces is also high. The Police Barometer also measures the respondents' concern over different criminal phenomena. In the 2024 barometer, questions regarding offences committed by young people, organised crime, gang crime and fraud offences were added to the survey. Other criminal phenomena examined in the survey include assaults, sexual harassment, terrorism and hate crimes. Around 84 per cent of the respondents were concerned about offences committed by young people, 73 per cent about offences committed with a firearm, 76 per cent about drug abuse and drug dealing in public places, and 73 per cent about organised crime and gang crime. The least concern was expressed over house burglaries (46%). The Police Barometer also examines how serious the respondents feel the crime situation is in their neighbourhood. Approximately 72 per cent of the respondents did not consider the crime situation in their neighbourhood too serious. Around one in four respondents considered the situation fairly serious. The situation in Eastern Uusimaa differs from the other areas. As many as 34 per cent of the respondents living in the area considered the crime situation in their neighbourhood fairly or very serious. In Ostrobothnia, in contrast, only 16 per cent of the respondents considered that crime is a fairly or very serious problem in their neighbourhood. Respondents were of the opinion that the police should be more visible in the daily lives of people than at present. According to respondents, greater police visibility would increase both the sense of security and actual security. In addition to police visibility, traffic surveillance and the investigation of violent and narcotics offences were now considered more important than before.