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Area of Impact

Community Safety

Indicator

Perception of Safety

Integrated Policy & Action Areas

C3.1

Community Safety & Security

Reporting Period Data

Period Score

Sustainability End Goal

Everyone should feel safe walking alone around the area they live after dark.

Metric

Percentage of population that feels safe walking alone around the area they live after dark
100% population feels safe walking alone around the area they live after dark

How The Score Is Calculated

If 80% of residents feel safe walking alone around the area they live after dark, the score is 80%/100%=80%.

Rationale and Analysis

Why We Measure This

Perception of safety could have a real impact on actual crime and a sense of safety. Feeling safe and secure in your community, especially around the area you live is essential. It is important to feel safe to carry out normal activities, connect with others in your area and have a high quality of life.

How We Measure It

There hasn’t been a systematic way of measuring perception of safety across the city. We should develop a data collection method and implement it every 2-3 years. The data collection method could be a city-wide statistically-valid survey.
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