Feedback Sought on Crime and Safety in Ïã½¶´«Ã½

Monday, October 21, 2024

The 10th annual 2024 Ïã½¶´«Ã½ Public Safety Survey, administered by SU’s Crime and Justice Research Center, is open for comments through November.

Those who live or work in Ïã½¶´«Ã½ have until November 30 to complete Ïã½¶´«Ã½’s annual public safety survey. The , administered by SU’s Crime and Justice Research Center (CJRC) in conjunction with the Ïã½¶´«Ã½ Police Department (SPD), plays a pivotal role in helping determine what the most common perceptions of crime and safety in Ïã½¶´«Ã½ are among residents and workers.

“The public safety survey is our longest running source of information on trust, safety, legitimacy and community priority and is the cornerstone of the Micro-Community Policing Plans,” says SPD Interim Chief Sue Rahr. “It serves a critical community engagement function, as well as establishing policing priorities for each neighborhood and essential baseline data for evidence-based policing. We are so grateful for this valuable partnership with Ïã½¶´«Ã½.”

The annual survey is a central component of SPD’s Micro-Community Policing Plans. It is independently conducted by a research team from SU’s Department of Criminal Justice, Criminology & Forensics.

Led by Dr. Jacqueline Helfgott, director of the CJRC, a team of Ïã½¶´«Ã½ undergraduate and graduate students analyze the survey results to identify top crime concerns at the citywide, precinct and micro-community (neighborhood) level. Professor Helfgott encourages the public to complete the survey during this public phase of the data collection process.

“The voices of all who live and/or work in Ïã½¶´«Ã½ are needed to understand how crime and public safety impact quality of life in Ïã½¶´«Ã½ neighborhoods,” says Dr. Helfgott. “No neighborhood in Ïã½¶´«Ã½ is alike when it comes to crime and public safety. Data from the annual Ïã½¶´«Ã½ Public Safety Survey provides important information for the city to help the Ïã½¶´«Ã½ Police Department and the community work together to identify priorities and strategies to improve quality of life in Ïã½¶´«Ã½ neighborhoods.”

In the , the top-five concerns citywide were traffic safety, police capacity, property crime, homelessness and community capacity.

Don’t hesitate to have your voice heard. by November 30.

Monday, October 21, 2024