2012 Community Safety Survey Response Summary

May 23, 2012

March 2012

The vision of the grassroots group Citizen Advisors for Public Safety (CAPS) is for Rochester to have the safest neighborhoods in Minnesota. The mission of CAPS is to give City residents an active role in promoting neighborhood safety.

This survey was created by our all-volunteer committee and distributed across community sectors with the goal of collecting community feedback on the issue of perceived public safety in Rochester. No funds were requested for creation or distribution of the survey. Thanks to the citizens who took time to complete the survey.

Survey Facts

Survey was available online June-November 2011
18 Questions
Results are not scientific
Efforts were made to collect answers from a cross section of Rochester residents
140 Surveys submitted
Not all survey respondents answered each question and some gave multiple answers
Unanswered questions were considered a “no” answer

Breakdown of respondents*
58 Male and 73 female

Area of Rochester currently reside in

Downtown 2
Northeast 47
Northwest 55
Southeast 14
Southwest 22

Years having lived in Rochester

10 years or less 24
11-20 years 28
21-30 years 35
31-40 12
41-49 12
50+ 15

Citizen Advisors for Public Safety (CAPS) Committee Members

Harvey TePoel, Landlord Association
Nora Dooley, Human Rights Commission and Ward 1
Amanda Eggenberger, Ward 3 and Cimarron Neighborhood Association
Jon Eckhoff, Rochester Downtown Alliance
Savita Katarya, Diversity Council
René Lafflam, RNeighbors
Zoe Masterpole, Youth Commission
Wayne Norrie, Historic SW Neighborhood Association
Bob Nowicki, RNeighbors and Past City Council Member
Jan Throndson, Ward 5
Susan Todzy, Ward 3 and Kutzky Park Neighborhood Association