The Afrobarometer report surveyed over 53,000 respondents from 39 African countries between late 2021 and mid-2023 and indicates that police corruption is alarmingly widespread. The survey found that 36 per cent of respondents who sought police assistance in the previous year were asked to pay a bribe, give a gift, or perform a favour. The countries with the highest rates of police bribery included Liberia (78%), Nigeria (75%), Sierra Leone (72%), and Uganda (71%).