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City of Louisville Citizen Survey <br />June 2016 <br />Safety in Louisville <br />Almost all Louisville residents indicated they felt safe in the downtown area, parks and in their neighborhoods <br />during the day and a similar proportion felt safe from violent crime, in the downtown area and in their <br />neighborhoods at night. At least 8 in 10 also reported they felt safe from property crimes and in Louisville's <br />parks after dark. <br />Compared to ratings in 2012, fewer residents felt safe in Louisville's parks after dark and from property crimes <br />in 2016. All other ratings of perceptions of safety were similar to 2012. <br />All safety ratings were much higher those given by residents in other communities across the nation and in the <br />Front Range (see Appendix D: Benchmark Comparisons). <br />Few differences in safety ratings were observed by respondent demographics. Feelings of safety in Louisville's <br />downtown after dark tended to decrease with age and length of residency. Those living in detached units felt <br />safer in Louisville's parks after dark than did those living in attached units. No differences were observed by <br />ward (see Appendix B: Comparison of Responses by Respondent Demographics). <br />Report of Results <br />10 <br />16 <br />Prepared by National Research Center, Inc. <br />