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Neighborhoods
Most Arlington residents rate their neighborhoods favorably in terms of quality of life
(82% “excellent” or “good”). Speeding on neighborhood streets is perceived as the
most widespread problem in city neighborhoods. Among other areas identified most
often as neighborhood problems are car burglaries, the condition of major streets in or
near neighborhoods, residential burglaries, condition of residential streets, stray
animals, street lighting, and dilapidated fences. All of these are viewed as at least
minor problems by more than one-third of Arlington residents. Residents’ perceptions of
neighborhood problems were consistent with measures from the two previous years,
with no significant differences.
Most residents feel very safe in their neighborhoods during the day, and one out of
three say they would feel very safe walking alone in their neighborhood at night.
Residents would feel much less safe walking alone at night in another Arlington
neighborhood or in a neighborhood in Fort Worth, and even less safe walking alone at
night in a neighborhood in Dallas.
Decision Analyst, Inc.
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