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Perceived Safety

Date posted: 09/29/2009

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This measure represents the levels of perceived safety identified by Larimer County citizens through several surveys. On each survey, questions about residents' perceptions of safety were asked differently to various samples of people, resulting in differing answers. The answers cannot be directly compared because of the difference in sampling methods and design of survey questions. The populations measured and survey content are described with the corresponding charts. Two studies are cited, with each respective sample indicating how respondents felt about their own safety at that point in time. These studies are:

What this chart shows: Overall Safety of Residents - Fort Collins, 2006 vs. 2008

Overall Safety of Residents - Fort Collins, 2006 vs. 2008

Data Source:

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What these data tell us:

In 2008, Fort Collins randomly selected a sample of 1,800 adult local citizens and 200 Colorado State University (CSU) dormitory students. Of the 1,927 households that received the survey, 641 completed the survey, 47 of which were CSU dormitory students. Survey respondents were asked to rate the phrase 'Overall safety of residents' as 'Very Good,' 'Good,' 'Average,' 'Bad,' 'Very Bad,' or 'No Opinion.' The large majority (87%) of survey respondents in Fort Collins rated overall safety as either 'very good' or 'good.' The rate of safety varies by the location. 'Your neighborhood during the day' is where and when the people feel safest, followed by 'Downtown Fort Collins during the day'. (2008 City of Fort Collins Citizen Survey, Question 6 - p. 52).

The number of respondents who rated overall safety as 'very good' increased by 112% between 2006 and 2008, whereas the number of respondents who rated overall safety as 'good' declined by 11%. None of the respondents thought overall safety was 'bad' or 'very bad.'

What this chart shows: Loveland is a Safe Community - 2004, 2005, 2006 & 2008

Loveland is a Safe Community - 2004, 2005, 2006 & 2008

Data Source:

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What these data tell us:

In 2008, the City of Loveland mailed out 3,000 questionnaires to randomly selected households and received 895 completed surveys, for a response rate of 30%. Compared to previous years, more Loveland residents (95%) responded positively to the statement, 'Loveland is a safe community', than in previous years.

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Data Tables:

Overall Safety of Residents - Fort Collins

Rating

2006

2008

Very Good

17%

36%

Good

57%

51%

Average

23%

12%

Bad

2%

0%

Very Bad

0%

0%

No Opinion

1%

0%

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Loveland is a Safe Community

Rating

2004

2005

2006

2008

Strongly Agree/Agree

94%

91%

93%

95%

Strongly Disagree/Disagree

3%

5%

3%

4%

No Opinion

3%

4%

4%

1%

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