- 89% of voters agree that “community safety departments allow police departments to focus on solving serious crimes.”
- 84% of voters agree that “community safety departments will meet unmet needs because some people who need help are too scared to call 911 because they’re scared of the police.”
- 81% of voters agree that “community safety departments reduce the likelihood that a mental health crisis will result in injury or death.”
- Approximately three-in-four voters (76% split sample A; 74% split sample B) agree that community safety departments make cities safer.
Note: We split participants into two groups for the following two questions to determine whether framing the question in terms of projected safety versus projected feelings of safety would significantly alter the results. It didn’t.
- 76% agree: “My city would be safer if we had a community safety department.”
- 74% agree: “My city would feel safer if we had a community safety department.”
Roughly seven-in-ten voters (72% split sample A; 73% split sample B) agree that community safety departments make cities more orderly.
- 72% agree: “My city would be more orderly if we had a community safety department.”
- 73% agree: “My city would feel more orderly if we had a community safety department.”
