Most residents give positive ratings to the local public services they receive today.
Their evaluations have not declined after the Orange County financial crisis and, in fact, some have improved since the early 1990s. However, many still express a lack of confidence in county government. Fewer than one in 10 rate these public services as poor. Forty-two percent give positive ratings to their local public schools, while 14 percent give poor ratings. Graph The positive ratings for police protection and public schools are considerably higher than they were five years ago, while parks and public recreation, and streets and roads are statistically unchanged.