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ASPECTS OF PUBLIC SAFETY Random Sample Convenience Sample Difference between
surveys

Quality of law enforcement (q5a)

Fair/poor 146 18.5% 193 28.2%
363 53.0%
Good 491 62.1% 121 17.7% 0.0001
0.0003
Excellent 149 18.8% 2.83

Mean Score 2.97

Efforts to prevent crime (q5b)

Fair/poor 188 23.8% 188 27.4%
381 55.6%
Good 478 60.4% 103 15.0% 0.2047
0.0835
Excellent 121 15.3% 2.81

Mean Score 2.88

Quality of emergency services (q5c)

Fair/poor 70 8.8% 72 10.5%
384 56.1%
Good 407 51.5% 201 29.3% 0.0026
0.0009
Excellent 308 38.9% 3.19

Mean Score 3.30

Safety of neighborhood (q5d)

Fair/poor 81 10.2% 121 17.7%
357 52.1%
Good 456 57.6% 195 28.5% 0.0001
0.0010
Excellent 247 31.2% 3.07

Mean Score 3.20

Safety of schools (q5e)

Fair/poor 68 8.6% 94 13.7%
392 57.2%
Good 488 61.7% 188 27.4% 0.0065
0.0227
Excellent 222 28.1% 3.11

Mean Score 3.19

Ability to respond to major safety threats (q5f)

Fair/poor 196 24.8% 171 25.0%
369 53.9%
Good 469 59.3% 112 16.4% 0.1773
0.5625
Excellent 108 13.7% 2.87

Mean Score 2.85

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