Safety In Carlsbad |
COMPARISON TO OTHER CITIES
As discussed in the previous section, Carlsbad residents feel safe walking alone in their neighborhoods both during the day and at night.
Walking Alone in their Neighborhood During the Day
In our experience, the high level of safety reported by City of Carlsbad residents falls within the top ten percent among comparable resident research projects. Figure 11 below shows examples of residents’ feelings of safety walking alone in their neighborhood during the day in cities throughout California that have conducted comparable studies within the past five years.
Figure 11 - Safety Walking Alone During the Day: Comparison to Other Cities
Walking Alone in their Neighborhood After Dark
As is always the case with this type of question, residents reported lower safety ratings for walking alone in their neighborhood after dark as compared to during the day. However, with 86 percent of residents reporting that they feel safe walking alone in their neighborhood after dark Carlsbad falls within the top tier among comparable resident research projects.
Figure 12 - Safety Walking Alone After Dark: Comparison to Other Cities
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