Making communities safer continues to be an important concern for many Mid-Hudson Valley residents. It now ranks eighth on the list of residents’ priorities up from tenth five years ago. On average, residents rate the priority of making their community safer with a score of 7.5 out of 10. This compares with the average rating of 7.2 this issue received in 2002. Read more
75% of Mid-Hudson Valley residents believe their community is doing at least a good job protecting them from crime. This compares with 24% of residents in the region who do not rate their community positively on this issue. Read more
Protecting residents from crime is among Mid-Hudson Valley residents’ top ten priorities for the region. Most residents believe their communities do at least a good job in protecting them against crime and are satisfied with the resources that are currently being expended toward maintaining public safety.
However, concern about crime resonates more strongly with African Americans. African American residents are less likely than other residents to rate the job the community is doing to protect residents from crime positively. They are also more likely to think additional resources should be allocated to preventing crime.
Residents in the Mid-Hudson region with low income are also more likely than other residents to think greater attention should be given to this issue.
Public safety is an important concern for many residents. Although most people generally feel positively about the steps their community is taking to reduce crime, there are noteworthy exceptions.