Durham Constabulary is currently reviewing the communication methods it provides to the community. Please complete the following short questionnaire to tell us your views on how contacting the police could be made easier and more convenient for you. To continue with the survey please press the "Next" button below.

Contacting the Police Q1 Please tick one box for each of the following ways of contacting the police which best describes how likely you would be to use them to report an incident or crime:   Very Likely   Likely   Unlikely   Very Unlikely   Attending a police station         Telephone call         Postal letter         E-mail         Online crime reporting         Web chat         SMS text message         Other method (please state in the box below)

Feedback Methods Q2 The following outlines the ways the police could keep you up to date if you have reported an incident or crime. Please tick one box for each way to show how convenient that feedback method would be for you:   Very Convenient   Convenient   Inconvenient   Very Inconvenient   Personal visit         Telephone call         Postal letter         E-mail         SMS text message         Web chat         Other method (please state in the box below)

Please provide any further comments you may have in relation to the subject of this survey in the box below:

About You Q4 Gender:   Male   Transgender Female   Prefer not to say Q5 Age Group:   15 years or under   46-55 16-25   56-65 26-35   66 or over 36-45   Prefer not to say Q6 Religious Identity:   Christian   Sikh Buddhist   Any other religion Hindu   No religion Jewish   Prefer not to say Muslim

Q7 Sexual Orientation:   Bi-sexual   Heterosexual Gay / lesbian   Prefer not to say Q8 Do you consider yourself to have a disability?   Yes   Prefer not to say No

For ethnic origin questions please answer both parts 1 & 2 Q9 Ethnic Origin Part 1:   White   Black or Black British Mixed   Other ethnic groups Asian or Asian British   Prefer not to say Q10 Ethnic Origin Part 2:   White British   Bangladeshi White Irish   Any other Asian background Any other White background   Caribbean White & Black Caribbean   African White & Black African   Any other Black background White & Asian   Chinese Any other mixed background   Any other ethnic group Indian   Prefer not to say Pakistani

Thank you very much for the time taken to complete this survey. Please press the "Submit" button below to ensure your views are taken into account.