| How much corruption is there in your country? Is it getting worse? Is the government the most corrupt institution, or is it the people you see in your daily life like the police? In the USA, the majority of citizens feel that corruption has risen in the past year, with nearly six in ten saying corruption has got worse. Americans surveyed this October and November revealed the distrust they feel for their government and key institutions of power.
The results of the survey show: • 44 per cent of Americans believe that corruption is pervasive in the White House, up from 36 per cent in 2016.
• Almost 7 out of 10 people believe the government is failing to fight corruption, up from half in 2016.
• Close to a third of African-Americans surveyed see the police as highly corrupt, compared to a fifth across the survey overall. Disturbingly, 55 per cent of people gave fear of retaliation as the main reason people don't report corruption. But 74 per cent do believe that ordinary people can make a difference. Ordinary people are beating corruption around the world, from a Czech civil servant stopping €2 billion from disappearing into the hands of corrupt politicians and executives, to a Pakistani husband and wife protecting their land from a land-grabbing politician. If you would like to make a difference, Transparency International is here to work with you to fight corruption together. | 