The percentage of respondents this year identifying themselves as the main contributor to their security increased by 3.9%. 25F 26 Likewise, a high percentage of respondents this year identify community representatives and private security companies as contributors to their security. The latter perceptions may be related to the vital role that community organization played during the earthquake emergency as well as the devastation that led many to consider securing their home and property in private companies. Some 73.3% of the respondents think that the pandemic has harmed the security of the country, while 19.6% think that it has not played a role(see graph 9). Overall, about three-quarters of those asked think that the COVID-19 pandemic has had a negative impact on the country’s security and 61% think it will also have such an impact in the coming year. 26F 27 How much trust do you have in the institutions responsible for managing the Covid-19 Pandemic? 45.0 39.3 40.0 35.0 30.0 25.0 23.3 22.2 20.0 14.7 15.0 10.0 5.0 0.0 A lot Somewhat A little Not at all 0.5 Don’t know Graph 9: Perception of trust in the institutions responsible for managing the Covid-19 pandemic. Data on trust in institutions responsible for managing the pandemic is somewhat equally split between citizens who have little or no trust in these institutions, 45.5%, and those who say they have some or a lot of trust, 54%(see graph 10). 26 Arjan Dyrmishi,“Albanian Security Barometer National Survey 2020”, 35. 27 Arjan Dyrmishi,“Albanian Security Barometer National Survey 2020”, 17. 21