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Seattle Public Safety Survey Open Through Nov. 30

Written by Karen L. Bystrom

October 16, 2017

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Seattle University is administering the third annual citywide Seattle Public Safety Survey. The purpose of the survey is to solicit feedback on public safety and security concerns from those who live and/or work in Seattle.

Seattle University is administering the third annual citywide Seattle Public Safety Survey. The purpose of the survey is to solicit feedback on public safety and security concerns from those who live and/or work in Seattle.

A report on the survey results will be provided to the Seattle Police Department to assist them with making neighborhoods safer and more secure. Past studies are available here.

Poster calling for participation in the 2017 Public Safety Survey, listing languages in which the survey is available

The survey is open through November 30 and is available in Amharic, Arabic, Chinese, English, Korean, Oromo, Somali, Spanish, Tagalog, Tigrinya and Vietnamese.

Seattle residents are encouraged to circulate this information to friends, family, co-workers and community members and to share it on social media.

The survey is sponsored by the Community Oriented Policing Services Office, the Seattle Police Foundation, and the Seattle Police Department.

The Seattle University Department of Criminal Justice’s Center for the Study of Crime and Justice conducts primary research, including data collection and analysis, program evaluation, and collaborative research with local, state, and federal criminal justice agencies.