While for the majority of respondents, police/population relations are satisfactory, specific groups of people report more contrasting experiences. Young people aged 18-25 report 7 times more checks than the population as a whole and men perceived as black or Arab appear to be five times more concerned by frequent checks (i.e. more than five times in the last five years).
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