Web Survey Tool - Community Crime Perception

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1) Please rate how serious you feel the level of crime is in your community.

2) In the past three years has the level of crime in your community increased, stayed about the same, or decreased?

Increased
Stayed About the Same
Decreased

3) How safe do you feel in your community?

Very Unsafe
Unsafe
Safe
Very Safe

4) Has the level of police protection in your community increased, stayed about the same, or decreased over the past three years?

Increased
Stayed About the Same
Decreased

5) In the past three years, have you been a victim of crime in YOUR community?

6) Have you purchased a gun for protection from crime?

7) Do you own a dog for protection from crime?

8) Please rank what you feel are the most important causes of crime with 1 being Least likely to cause crime and 5 being Most likely to cause crime.

	1	2	3	4	5
Unemployment
Poverty
Drugs
Lenient Sentancing of Criminals
Lack of Supervision of Minors

9) What type of crime do you feel is more of a problem in your community, property crimes such as vandalism and theft, violent crimes such as assault and armed robbery, or are they about the same?

Property Crimes
Violent Crimes
About the Same

10) Please rank the following crime-reducing measures based on how effective you feel each would be with 1 being least effective and 5 being most effective at reducing crime.

	1	2	3	4	5
Increasing Police Patrols
Legalizing Drugs
Stronger Prosecution and Sentancing
Supervised Activities for Juveniles
Enforced Curfew for Juveniles

Community Crime Perception example