Somerset PD Survey

Somerset PD Survey
This survey is to establish the effectiveness of the Somerset Police Department.

Welcome to the Somerset Police Department's Stakeholder Survey. Please complete this survey so we may serve our community to best of our ability.

There are 21 questions in this survey.

	*A Note On Privacy* This survey is anonymous. The record kept of your survey responses does not contain any identifying information about you unless a specific question in the survey has asked for this. If you have responded to a survey that used an identifying token to allow you to access the survey, you can rest assured that the identifying token is not kept with your responses. It is managed in a separate database, and will only be updated to indicate that you have (or haven't) completed this survey. There is no way of matching identification tokens with survey responses in this survey.

Residents/Businesses

*Approximately how many years have you lived in the Village of Somerset?
Choose one of the following answers

Less than One Year
One or Two Years
Three to Five Years
Six to Ten Years
Eleven to Twenty Years
Over Twenty Years
Don't Know/Refused

*Thinking back to when you moved to Somerset, what factors were most important to you in selecting the city?
Choose one of the following answers

Location
Close to Work
Housing
Family and Friends
Open Space
Neighborhood
Schools
Small Town Feel
Safe
Other

*Where did you live prior to moving to Somerset?
Choose one of the following answers

Always in Somerset
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Out of Wisconsin
Rural Wisconsin
Rest of St. Croix County
Other Metro Areas

*How would you rate the quality of life in Somerset -- excellent, good, only fair, or poor?
Choose one of the following answers

Excellent
Good
Only Fair
Poor
Don't Know/Refuse

*What do you think is the most serious issue facing the Somerset Police Department today?
Choose one of the following answers

Nothing
Response Time
Traffic
Crime
Staffing
Technology
Unsure

*
In the past year have you considered moving due to an increased sense of danger in your neighborhood?

Yes
No

*How safe would you feel walking alone in your neighborhood after dark -- very safe, reasonably safe, somewhat unsafe, or very unsafe?
Choose one of the following answers

Very Safe
Reasonably Safe
Somewhat Unsafe
Very Unsafe
Don't Know/Refuse

*Please rate the quality of the service of the following public safety organizations as:
excellent (1), good (2), only fair (3), poor (4), or don't know/refuse to answer (5).

	1	2	3	4	5
Police Department
Fire Department
Ambulance Service

*Do you feel the speed limits of 25 to 30 m.p.h. in Somerset are too slow, too fast, or about the right speed?
Choose one of the following answers

Too Slow
Too Fast
About the Right Speed
Don't Know/Refuse

*How would you rate the traffic enforcement in the Village of Somerset?
Choose one of the following answers

Too strict
Not strict enough
About right

*
Have you had contact with the Somerset Police Department in the past three years?

Yes
No

*In your interactions with the Somerset Police Department, have its staff acted professionally?
Choose one of the following answers

Yes
No
I have not had any interaction with the SPD

*Do you feel the representatives of the Somerset Police Department are fair?

Yes
No

*Do you feel the Officers and Staff are knowledgable?

Yes
No

*
Is the Officers and Staff helpful?

Yes
No

*Please rate the importance of the following programs.

	High Importance	Medium Importance	Low Importance
Enforcing Drunk Driving Laws
Enforcing Underage Drinking Laws
Illegal Sale of Tobacco/Alcohol to Minors Enforcement
Crime Prevention Programs
Providing Drug/Violence Prevention Education
Speed Enforcement
Police School Liaison Officer Program
Parking Ordinance Enforcement
Enforcing Animal Ordinances
River Patrol

*How many times have you accessed the Somerset Police Department's website in the past 12 months?
Choose one of the following answers

0
1-2
3-5
6-8
9+

*What could the Police Department do to improve our service to the community?

How old are you?
Choose one of the following answers

20-29
30-39
40-49
50-59
60 and older
Decline to Answer
No answer

Gender?

Female
Male
No answer

What demographic do you consider yourself?
Choose one of the following answers

White
Asian
Hispanic
African-American

Other

No answer

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