Public Trust in the Indonesian National Police Rises to 82.4 Percent, GIC Applauds Internal Reforms

JAKARTA - The Coordinator of the Indonesia Bright Movement (GIC), Febri Wahyuni Sabran, assessed the results of the latest Litbang Kompas survey which showed an increase in public confidence in the National Police as a positive signal for the success of internal reforms carried out by the institution.

Based on the Kompas Research and Development survey, as many as 80.6 percent of respondents assessed the performance of the National Police as improving. Meanwhile, the public's trust in the National Police increased to 82.4 percent, up from 2025 which was at 76.2 percent.

According to Febri, this achievement shows that the improvement efforts carried out by the National Police under the leadership of the National Police Chief General Listyo Sigit Prabowo are beginning to be felt by the public.

"The National Police under the leadership of the National Police Chief Listyo Sigit is the backbone in maintaining community and state stability. This high level of public confidence shows that the reforms carried out have received recognition from the community," Febri said in his statement, Sunday, June 28.

He assessed that public trust is a very important social capital for the police institution in carrying out its duties. With a high level of trust, the space for collaboration between the police and the community will be increasingly open, especially in maintaining security and order in the midst of various developing social challenges.

For the civil society, continued Febri, the success of the reform of the National Police is not only reflected in the improvement of the institutional image, but also from the increasingly strong position of the police as a strategic partner of the community.

"When public confidence is formed through real reforms, the potential for cooperation between the National Police and the community in maintaining national stability becomes much greater and meaningful," he said.

One of the foundations of the reform, according to Febri, is the implementation of the Precision concept carried out by National Police Chief Listyo Sigit Prabowo. The Precision concept, which is an acronym for Predictive, Accountability, and Fair Transparency, has become the main framework for the transformation of the National Police in recent years.

Through this approach, the National Police is trying to transform from a reactive institution to a more predictive one, from a closed work pattern to a more transparent one, and to prioritize fair law enforcement. The results of the Litbang survey of Kompas are considered an indicator that this transformation is beginning to be felt by the wider community.

Febri also assessed that the survey results have strategic implications for democratic life and government. The high level of public confidence in the National Police provides strong social legitimacy for the police institution in carrying out the functions of maintaining security, enforcing the law, and serving the community.

According to him, this legitimacy is not obtained instantly, but through a consistent and sustainable reform process.

In the context of the government of President Prabowo Subianto and Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka, Febri assessed that the existence of a police institution that is trusted by the public is an important asset in maintaining national stability.

"The National Police, which is trusted by the public, can become an effective social glue in the midst of political dynamics and differences of opinion that are developing in society. Therefore, the trust that has been formed must continue to be maintained and strengthened," he said.

The Kompas Research and Development Survey also noted an increase in the image of the Polri institution to 71.5 percent from the previous 64.4 percent. In addition, the assessment of the professionalism of Polri services increased from a score of 7.76 to 8.37.

The assessment was obtained from an average index of 20 aspects of service perceived by respondents who have interacted directly with the National Police, including in handling various documents and other public services. As many as 80 percent of respondents also stated that the service facilities at the police station were now more comfortable.

This increase in public confidence places the National Police in the top five state institutions that the public trusts the most. In fact, the level of trust in the National Police is higher than that of a number of other law enforcement agencies, such as the Attorney General's Office, the Supreme Court, and the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK).

The Kompas Research and Development Survey was conducted from April 9-18, 2026 through face-to-face interviews with 1,200 respondents in 38 provinces. Sampling was carried out randomly using a stratified systematic sampling method with a margin of error of ±2.83 percent at a 95 percent confidence level.