Here are the results of our 3rd survey of the year from more than 500 respondents. Topics include racism, the police, and protests.
I trust the Concord Police to respond appropriately to my 911 calls.
* 44% Strongly Agree
* 32 Agree
* 14 Neither Agree Nor Disagree
* 6 Disagree
* 4 Strongly Disagree
Comments:
“ I am a brown man, resident of Concord and police are set up to harm people like me. They do not protect people of color.”
“I am not sure what appropriately means.”
“People don't realize how good our police department is.”
Have you called the Police in Concord in the last 12 months?
* 64% No
* 24 Yes and it was handled professionally
* 7 Yes and it was handled OK
* 2 Yes and it was handled unprofessionally
* 3 Yes and it was handled horribly
* 1 Do not want to answer
Comments:
“They didn't want the video of people breaking into cars along our street.”
“Took too long to arrive.”
“Concord PD sent an officer quickly and the situation was handled professionally and completely.”
I believe that the Concord Police will treat all people equally.
* 38% Strongly Agree
* 26 Agree
* 17 Neither Agree nor disagree
* 12 Disagree
* 8 Strongly Disagree
Have you witnessed the Concord Police behaving in a racist manner?
* 09% Yes
* 83 No
* 6 Not sure
* 1 Do not want to answer
Comments
“Laws and rules are only enforced if you're white---and it is the City Council's fault.”
“I don't have to. I and others I know have had bad experiences with other(s) so we expect it.”
“No. And my circle of friends and family haven't either. It is a professional organization with officers that want to help.”
When thinking of the police budget what comes to mind? Check all that apply.
* 20% Too much is always spent on the police budget.
* 7 Existing levels of law enforcement be maintained with fewer officers.
* 34 How does the number of officers per 1000 population compare to other communities.
* 53 Is the city safe at the current level?
* 10 Too many things
* 36 Other
Comments:
“They do not have the skills to do a good job.”
“I know that in the budget are a number of initiatives that have nothing to do with Law Enforcement and that are dumped on Law Enforcement such as homeless intervention and dealing with their mental and physical health challenges.”
“More social workers.”
Thinking of the last time when you called 911 for a crime would you have accepted a non-police officer to respond?
* 23% Yes
* 49 No
* 16 I have never called 911
* 11 I cannot remember when I last called 911
Comments:
“I would always expect a police office to respond to a 911 call.”
“I was calling for a medical emergency.”
“I have never called 911 for a crime. The last time I called 911 was not a crime. A student was heavily intoxicated and erratic. They needed medical care, but the police were the only option.”
When you hear “Defund the Police” from Black Lives Matter rallies what is the first thing that you think they are saying?
* 23% Abolish the police forces and spend the money on other things.
* 19 Significantly reduce the police force size in all cases and ares and spend the money on other things.
* 28 Significantly reduce the things that the police respond to and spend the money on other things.
* 22 They are mad at all police and their functions.
* 6 I have no idea of the details of what they are talking about.
* 1 Do not want to answer.
Comments:
“I know it doesn’t mean defund and abolish, but it sounds like that and that’s a problem. Very bad optics."
“None really apply. I believe police are not sufficiently trained to deal with some situations, especially those related to mental health.”
“Defunding the police will not solve the Black Lives Matter issues.”
Which of these should the Concord Police NOT respond to and should be dealt by someone other than a trained Police Officer? Check all that apply.
* Hate crimes 11.58%
* Domestic Violence 14.97%
* Lost Child/Adult 29.10%
* Neighbor Noise 59.60%
* Home Burglary 7.06%
* Street Robbery 4.24%
* Car Burglary 12.43%
* Homeless encampment on private property 53.95%
* ID Theft 38.70%
* Drunk in Public 25.71%
* Violation of Restraining order 5.37%
* Drug Dealing 7.63%
* Speeding 14.12%
* Moving Traffic Violations 17.80%
* Vandalism 27.12%
* Rape Reporting 16.67%
* Blocked Roadways 37.29%
* Child Pornography 10.17%
* Prostitution 26.27%
* Stolen Car 10.73%
* Blackmail 22.32%
* Pimping 10.73%
* Verbal Threats 22.03%
* Sobriety tests in Accidents 22.32%
* Fraud 33.62%
* Disorderly Conduct 17.51%
* Assault 1.98%
* Battery 2.82%
* Parole violation 16.95%
* Illegal discharge of fireworks 30.51%
* Arson 7.91%
* looting 5.37%
* Retail sore theft 18.08%
* Burglar alarms 11.58%
* Parole violation 17.23%
* Crowds blocking roads 23.16%
* Elder Abuse 25.71%
* Blocking Sidewalks 51.13%
There were 178 comments… rather scattered.
There should be the establishment of a local police/city service stations in the Monument Corridor.
* 28% Strongly Agree
* 27 Agree
* 20 Neither Agree nor Disagree
* 6 Disagree
* 5 Strongly Disagree
* 1 Do not care, not my city
* 1 Do not care, Concord Resident
Police should be assigned to High Schools in Concord and hate crimes.
* 24% Yes Strongly Agree
* 20 Yes Agree
* 23 Neither agree nor disagree
* 15 No Disagree
* 17 No Strongly Disagree
* 1 Do not care
Here are the profiles of three police forces, which do you think is best?
A. 55% of budget of $105M with population of 125,000
B. 40% of budget of $95M with population of 68,000
C. 30% of budget of 185M with population of 100,000
In each case, is the amount of the budget acceptable to you?
* 3% None of them, should -0-
* 15 A
* 6 B
* 6 C
* 12 Do not know
* 48 Need more details
* 1 Do not care
* 9 Other
If the number of police officers in Concord was reduced, crime will go up.
* 62% Yes
* 18 No
* 20 Do not know
* 0 Not going to tell you
Overall, Black Lives Matters speaks for me.
* 16% Strongly Agree
* 13 Agree
* 12 More times agree than disagree
* 10 Disagree
* 5 More times disagree than agree
* 35 Strongly Disagree
What zip code do you live in?
* 18% 94518
* 17 94519
* 25 94520
* 27 94521
* 10 945xx other than above
* 4 Other than any above
What race/ethnicity do you identify with, other than (or in addition to) being American
* 41.83 White European non-Latin
* 5.39 White-Latin
* 15.62 White Generic
* 1.80 Black African American
* 0.36 Black non African American
* 0.18 Black-Latin
* 0.18 Brown Generic
* 0.00 Brown-non Latin
* 3.05 Brown-Latin
* 2.33 Asian
* 1.08 Middle Eastern
* 1.08 Mixed Black/White
* 1.08 Mixed Asian/White
* 0.00 Mixed Asian/Black
* 0.72 Mixed Black/Brown
* 0.54 Mixed Asian/Brown
* 6.28 Just plain mixed whatever
* 10.77 Do not want to tell you
* 8.08 Other (American, Irish, Native American, Pacific Islander, Human)
Racism is a serious problem in the Concord City Council.
* 07% Strongly Agree
* 10 Agree
* 20 Neither Agree nor disagree
* 18 Disagree
* 17 Strongly disagree
* 28 Do not know
* 1 Do not care
The people of Concord are racist.
* 03% Strongly Agree
* 12 Agree
* 21 Neither Agree nor Disagree
* 23 Disagree
* 30 Strongly Disagree
* 13 Do not know
* 1 Do not want to answer
The City Staff of Concord are racist.
* 03% Strongly Agree
* 5 Agree
* 44 Neither Agree nor Disagree
* 24 Disagree
* 23 Strongly Disagree
* 1 Do not care
An elected white person can never adequately represent non-white people.
* 04% Strongly Agree
* 9 Agree
* 17 Neither Agree nor Disagree
* 33 Disagree
* 37 Strongly Disagree
* 1 Do not want to answer
Significant dollar reparations should be paid to all African Americans to compensate for slavery?
* 06% Strongly Agree
* 7 Agree
* 7 Neither Agree nor Disagree
* 13 Disagree
* 51 Strongly Disagree
* 13 No amount of money can undo the damage of the past.
* 2 Do not want to answer.
A white Concord police officer can deal with a non-white individual fairly.
* 35% Strongly Agree
* 38 Agree
* 18 Neither Agree nor Disagree
* 4 Disagree
* 4 Strongly disagree
* 1 Do not want to answer.
Should race and ethnic status be a factor in hiring police and should they be forced to declare such on their applications?
* 20% Yes
* 64 No
* 14 Do not know
* 3 Do not want to answer
I take race and ethnicity into account when voting for elected officials.
* 06% Strongly Agree
* 12 Agree
* 15 Neither Agree nor Disagree
* 23 Disagree
* 43 Disagree strongly
* 1 Do not want to answer
Should candidates running for office be required to declare their race, ethnicity, sexual orientation and religion.
* 14% Yes
* 82 No
* 4 Do not want to answer
The people who investigate excessive force should be unpaid volunteers from the community.
* 08% Strongly Agree
* 13 Agree
* 14 Neither Agree nor disagree
* 25 Disagree
* 31 Strongly Disagree
* 8 Do not know
Scenario: Several hundred folks rush a retail area intent on looting. The police have the options below. Which do you support (check all that apply)?
* 09% Take no action
* 16 Form a shield wall and engage with physical force likely harm to both sides
* 8 Separate engagements to try to arrest with physical force one police against multiple looters. Very high chance of harm to both sides.
* 55 Apply tear gas and equivalent to drive back and disperse the group, harm to non-police as PD would have masks.
* 32 I have no idea of what would work.
* 3 I do not want to answer.
Comments:
“Water cannons, rubber bullets, all non lethal tacks are good. Doing nothing is never an option.”
“The assumption looting will occur before it does is paranoia. Assuming bad intention from groups of people is usually unfounded.”
“really, these are all the options you could find? This survey is ridiculously biased.”
“This seems like a problem with no good solution.”
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