The problem undertaken in this article is the sense of security in Poland over the period 2002 - 2014. The article comprises a methodological part, in which the author presents the way of carrying out the European Social Survey (ESS) in Poland as well as it describes the methodology applied for this study. The subsequent part illustrates the analysis of the results of the research on the sense of security, on the basis of the following criteria: sex, the area of residence, the experience of being attacked, trust towards the Police and other people. Nearly half of the people who experienced an attack in the last five years or people being close to them, feel threatened in their area of living. Studies show that trust towards the Police influ...