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Section
A asked questions regarding the respondents' own neighborhood.
For the purpose of tabulation responses of "Strongly Agree" and
"Agree" were combined into one category. Responses of "Disagree"
and "Strongly Disagree" were also combined into one category.
CITY-WIDE
|
AGREE
|
DISAGREE
|
NO OPINION/NO
ANSWER
|
|
1. I BELIEVE MY NEIGHBORHOOD
IS SAFE.
|
88.8%
|
8.6%
|
2.6%
|
|
2. I BELIEVE MY NEIGHBORHOOD
IS SAFER THAN MOST OTHER NEIGHBORHOODS IN THE CITY.
|
76.8%
|
14.3%
|
8.9%
|
|
3. I OFTEN SEE THE POLICE
DRIVING, BIKING OR WALKING IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD.
|
38.5%
|
56.4%
|
5.1%
|
|
4. I BELIEVE IT IS LIKELY
THAT MY HOME WILL BE BROKEN INTO WHEN I AM NOT THERE.
|
23.3%
|
68.7%
|
8.0%
|
|
5. I BELIEVE IT IS LIKELY
THAT I OR MY NEIGHBORS WILL BE THREATENED, ASSAULTED,
OR HELD-UP IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD.
|
10.4%
|
83.7%
|
5.9%
|
|
6. I BELILEVE IT IS LIKELY
MY CHILDREN OR THE CHILDREN OF FRIENDS WILL BECOME
INVOLVED IN DRUGS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
|
16.8%
|
65.6%
|
17.6%
|
|
7. I BELIEVE DRUGS CAN BE
EASILY OBTAINED IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD.
|
19.5%
|
62.3%
|
18.2%
|
|
8. I NEVER SEE THE POLICE
PATROLLING IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD.
|
37.7%
|
56.9%
|
5.5%
|
|
9. I BELIEVE MY NEIGHBORHOOD
IS NOT AS SAFE AS MOST OTHER NEIGHBORHOODS IN THE
CITY.
|
11.3%
|
81.3%
|
7.4%
|
10. In your opinion
what is the most serious crime problem or other police-related
problem in your neighborhood?
|
RANKING
|
PROBLEM
|
RESPONSES
|
|
1
|
TRAFFIC
|
233
|
|
2
|
BURGLARY
|
143
|
|
3
|
DRUGS
|
83
|
|
4
|
THEFT
|
73
|
|
5
|
VANDALISM
|
63
|
|
6
|
JUVENILES
|
42
|
|
7
|
DISTURBANCES
|
26
|
|
8
|
HOMELESS ISSUES
|
17
|
|
9
|
DOMESTICS
|
15
|
|
9
|
TRESPASSING/PROWLERS
|
15
|
|
10
|
ROBBERY
|
14
|
|
11
|
PROSTITUTION
|
11
|
|
12
|
LACK OF POLICE/RESPONSE
|
10
|
|
13
|
ALCOHOL
|
6
|
|
13
|
DOGS
|
6
|
|
14
|
LITTERING
|
4
|
|
15
|
GUNSHOTS
|
3
|
|
16
|
NEIGHBORHOOD ISSUES
|
2
|
|
16
|
LANDLORD/TENANT
|
2
|
|
16
|
CODE VIOLATIONS
|
2
|
Numerous others with only
one response.
* * * *
Section B asked questions
about the respondents' opinions of the Police Department employees
they have had contact with, and if they were not satisfied why
they were not.
Of the 1026 total respondents,
447 or 43.6% reported having a least one contact with police.
|
NATURE OF THE CONTACT
|
PERCENTAGE OF RESPONSES
|
|
CALLED THE DEPARTMENT TO REPORT AN
INCIDENT.
|
53.97%
|
|
OTHER
|
33.8%
|
|
REQUESTED INFORMATION FROM THE DEPARTMENT.
|
21.9%
|
|
VICTIM OF A CRIME.
|
17.6%
|
|
STOPPED AND DETAINED BY A POLICE
OFFICER.
|
17.2%
|
|
WITNESS TO A CRIME, INCIDENT OR ACCIDENT.
|
15.9%
|
|
INVOLVED IN A MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT.
|
10.9%
|
|
ARRESTED
|
<1%
|
Next respondents were asked
to tell what Police Department employee they had contact with
the most recently.
|
POLICE DEPARTMENT
EMPLOYEE
|
PERCENTAGE OF RESPONSES
|
|
POLICE OFFICER
|
79.2%
|
|
COMMUNICATIONS PERSONNEL
|
17%
|
|
DETECTIVE
|
4%
|
|
RECORDS UNIT EMPLOYEE
|
2.5%
|
|
POLICE SERVICE TECHNICIAN
|
2.5%
|
|
OTHER
|
1.8%
|
|
POLICE AIDE
|
<1%
|
Respondents were then asked
to rate the employee they had the contact with. Responses of "Excellent"
and "Good" were combined into one category and "Not so Good" and
"Poor" were combined into one category. The results may not always
total 100% due to respondent’s only answering part of the questions.
| |
GOOD
|
POOR
|
NOT SURE
|
|
APPEARANCE
|
90.2%
|
<1%
|
9.2%
|
|
COURTESY
|
93.1%
|
4.9%
|
2%
|
|
HELPFULNESS
|
83.9%
|
11.6%
|
4.5%
|
|
OVERALL COMPETENCE
|
86.3%
|
7.8%
|
5.9%
|
Next the respondents having
contact with the Police Department in the past year were asked
two specific questions regarding the service they received.
| |
SATISFIED
|
DISSATISFIED
|
NO OPINION
|
|
I was satisfied with the way the
department handled my situation or request.
|
80.1%
|
15%
|
4.9%
|
|
I would be satisfied if the situation
was handled by the same officer or employee.
|
76.1%
|
10.7%
|
13.2%
|
* * * *
Section C asked for overall
opinions of the Clearwater Police Department as a law enforcement
agency.
| |
GOOD
|
POOR
|
NOT SURE
|
|
APPEARANCE
|
89.7%
|
<1%
|
9.7%
|
|
COURTESY
|
79.2%
|
5.7%
|
16.6%
|
|
HELPFULNESS
|
76.2%
|
5.9%
|
17.9%
|
|
OVERALL COMPETENCE
|
76%
|
4.5%
|
19.6%
|
The next question asked
was how did you form the above opinion of the Clearwater Police
Department.
|
HOW IMPRESSION
WAS FORMED
|
PERCENTAGE
|
|
ACTUAL CONTACT WITH OFFICER
|
53.5%
|
|
SOMETHING YOU PERSONALLY SAW
|
44.6%
|
|
NEWSPAPER ARTICLES
|
22.1%
|
|
TELEVISION
|
21.4%
|
|
SOMETHING YOU WERE TOLD
|
15.1%
|
|
SOMETHING YOUR CHILDREN TOLD YOU
|
5.6%
|
|
RADIO
|
4.7%
|
|
OTHER
|
4.4%
|
The next three questions
were general questions about how the respondent feels about calling
the Clearwater Police Department and how the Department handles
situations.
| |
AGREE
|
DISAGREE
|
NO OPINION
|
|
The members of the Clearwater Police
Department respond in a fair and impartial manner when dealing
with the racial, religious, and ethnic communities of Clearwater.
|
52.2%
|
3.5%
|
44.3%
|
|
I would feel comfortable calling
the Clearwater Police Department for assistance.
|
91.8%
|
3.1%
|
5.1%
|
|
Overall, I feel that the City of
Clearwater is a safe place in which to travel, live, work
and conduct business.
|
91%
|
3.5%
|
5.4%
|
* * * *
Section D is the demographic
section of the survey.
RESIDENT STATUS
|
RESIDENT STATUS
|
PERCENTAGE
|
|
PERMANENT RESIDENT
|
93.8%
|
|
SEASONAL RESIDENT
|
1%
|
|
WORK WITHIN CITY BUT LIVE OUTSIDE
CITY
|
1.1%
|
|
DO NOT WORK OR LIVE IN THE CITY
|
1.8%
|
AGE BREAKDOWN
|
21-30
|
31-40
|
41-50
|
51-60
|
61-70
|
71-80
|
81-90
|
91+
|
|
3.5%
|
15%
|
22.7%
|
19.7%
|
13.4%
|
14.6%
|
6.9%
|
<1%
|
SOURCES OF INFORMATION
| |
ONCE/YEAR
|
ONCE/MONTH
|
ONCE/WEEK
|
ONCE/DAY
|
NEVER
|
|
C-VIEW CHANNEL 15
|
9.4%
|
20.2%
|
9.4%
|
1.5%
|
59.5%
|
|
BLUELINE CPD
|
4.7%
|
9.9%
|
3.4%
|
.7%
|
81.3%
|
|
INTERNET
|
9.7%
|
13.2%
|
3.8%
|
4.1%
|
69.2%
|
EDUCATION LEVEL
|
EDUCATION LEVEL
|
PERCENTAGE
|
|
0 - 8TH GRADE
|
<1%
|
|
9 - 11TH GRADE
|
2.4%
|
|
12TH GRADE (HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATE/G.E.D)
|
18.3%
|
|
ASSOCIATES DEGREE
|
11.3%
|
|
BACHELORS DEGREE
|
23.6%
|
|
GRADUATE OR PROFESSIONAL DEGREE
|
18.2%
|
|
SOME COLLEGE
|
18%
|
|
VOCATIONAL/TECHNICAL SCHOOL
|
4.9%
|
ETHNIC BACKGROUND
|
RACE/ETHNIC BACKGROUND
|
PERCENTAGE
|
|
AMERICAN INDIAN/ESKIMO
|
<1%
|
|
AFRICAN AMERICAN/BLACK
|
3.5%
|
|
HISPANIC
|
2.5%
|
|
ORIENTAL/ASIAN
|
1.2%
|
|
WHITE
|
88.5%
|
|
OTHER
|
1.4%
|
|
CHILDREN IN HOUSE
|
PERCENTAGE
|
|
SEX
|
PERCENTAGE
|
|
YES
|
24.5%
|
|
MALE
|
55.7%
|
|
NO
|
73.3%
|
|
FEMALE
|
40.2%
|
|
2001 INCOME
|
PERCENTAGE
|
|
UNDER $10,000
|
1.8%
|
|
$10,000 - $19,999
|
5%
|
|
$20,000 - $49,999
|
30.1%
|
|
$50,000 - $99,999
|
30.2%
|
|
$100,000 OR MORE
|
13.5%
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