Are concerned about crime, but feel things are getting better. Around 40 percent of those interviewed say they know someone else who had been a crime victim within the past two years. Most Nigerians sense improvements in recent years, as 58.3 percent say they feel safer today than they did five years ago. Have limited trust for law enforcement authorities. By comparison, courts of law evoke greater confidence, as 53.0 percent express a degree of trust.
Citizens also display varying degrees of social trust.
A little more than half of respondents profess trust for other ethnic groups, while two-thirds trust their own ethnic group, and 85 percent trust their kin. The next most common category is a religious identity, chosen by 21.0 percent. There are regional variations in group identity, as northern Muslims more frequently identify themselves in religious terms, while southern residents often choose ethnic or occupational categories. National identity is also strong. Fully 97.2 percent of respondents agree that they are proud to call themselves Nigerian, and they feel just as strongly about this national identity as about their sub-national, group identity.