# According to the latest Human Sciences Research Council survey, public trust in the South African Police Service has dropped to its lowest level in 27-years. The South African social attitudes survey shows that only 22-percent of adults trust the police, while distrust has risen to 62-percent. Trust has steadily declined since 2011, with sharp drops after the Marikana massacre, the 2021 July unrest, and growing corruption claims. All provinces now report trust levels below 30-percent, with Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal the lowest at just 18-percent.
New HSRC survey shows trust in police has collapsed to historic lows