Church Leaders Can Help Their Community Address The Growing Fear Of The Police.​

A growing concern for the safety of our communities has stirred the hearts of church leaders everywhere. Good shepherds, church pastors, and church leaders should address the issue of their member’s safety as it relates to the rapid spread of capiophobia. Capiophobia is the fear of the police, which creates cities with higher crime rates. The spike in city crime rates is relative to the resistance the capiophobe has in communicating with law enforcement when needed.

In 2017, a gunman tragically claimed 26 lives at First Baptist Church of Sutherland Springs in Texas. Although church gun violence has not often occurred, certain gratuitous evil crimes have occurred on church grounds, including shootings, placing church members in danger, and even causing harm and death. With that said, from a risk management perspective addressing the fear of the police with your community can assist church members with the communication barrier capiophobes experience with law enforcement. 

Our capiophobia awareness and prevention program aims to educate the public about the fear of the police and promote a higher willingness to report potential threats or crimes accordingly. By educating church members about capiophobia, church members become aware of the phobia. A deeper understanding of the phobia can break the capiophobia sufferer’s resistance to reporting a crime or knowledge of a threat when needed.