City Services Satisfaction Survey 2004 City Services Satisfaction Survey | Page 20

Perceptions Of Neighborhood Problems – Trend (Cont.)
(Major/Minor Problem)
Dec. 2000
Dec. 2001
Nov. 2002
Nov. 2003
22
20
23
24
Illegal Drug Sales
25
18
21
22
Junk Vehicles
NA
NA
Vehicles in Yards*
20
22
20
22
21
19
Neighborhood
Gangs
20
17
18
19
Illegal Dumping
Vacant
Lots/Abandoned
Prop.
19
17
16
18
14
13
15
13
Illegal Oper. Home
Based Bus.
0
20
40
60
80
10 0
Percent
Question: “And thinking about the neighborhood you live in, please tell me whether you think each of the following is
a major problem, a minor problem, or not a problem in your neighborhood.”
Base: Total respondents. (2000 n=500; 2001 n=502; 2002 n=500; 2003 n=505)
* Ratings for Parked Oversized Trucks and Vehicles in Yards began in 2002. Ratings for Car Burglaries began in
2001.
** Note: Wording of this category was changed in 2003 from “Trucks” to “Vehicles.”
Wording of this category was changed in 2001 from “Burglaries” to “Residential Burglaries.”
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