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IDAHO FALLS POLICE

DEPARTMENT

Public Opinion SurveyFall 2014

Research Team: Junior Analyst: Amber Waite Research Associates: Benjamin

Brownlee, Kylee Despain, Camron Despain, Jason Plaisted, Nic Hargraves,

Michael King, Zac Ellis

EASTERNIDAHO

ENTREPRENEURIALCENTER


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This report provides methodology for distributing a public opinion survey to the

Idaho Falls community as well as an analysis of the survey results. Methods of

analysis include: cross tabulation, t-test, p-value tests, and excel formulas.

The following was found to be statistically significant through an analysis of 437

respondents from the Idaho Falls area:

- 97% of respondents reported that they feel safe

o Culture of Idaho Falls is the biggest reason

- The three main services the community would like to see the Idaho Falls

Police Department (IFPD) improve are:

o Assaults/threats/stalking investigations and responses

o Community relations

o

Theft/robbery/burglary investigation and responses- People who have developed their perceptions about the IFPD through local

media tend to have a better perception about the IFPD than those whose

perception was formed through other sources

- The people who live in the zip code 83406 are the most likely to think that

the Idaho Falls Police Department has too little presence in the

community

- People who have had interactions with the IFPD are more likely to have a

negative perception

- Out of the qualities friendly, helpful, fair, respectful of rights, and

adequately forceful, adequately forceful is the quality that the IFPD is

rated the most poorly on

The perception of the IFPD ranges from very good to very bad throughout the

community. However, the people who perceive the IFPD very poorly are outliers

as there is a general positive feeling within the community of IFPD.

To have a confidence level of 95% with a confidence interval of 5, a total of 382

surveys were to be collected. These surveys were collected. However there is a 5%

probability that conclusions were drawn based on data that are incorrect.


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Objective & Scope ..................................................................................................... 4

Objective ........................................................................................................................... 4

Scope ................................................................................................................................. 4Research Plan ................................................................................................................... 4

Methodology ............................................................................................................. 6

Building The Survey ......................................................................................................... 6

Pilot Survey ....................................................................................................................... 6

Survey Changes................................................................................................................. 7

Survey Approach .............................................................................................................. 8

Places The Survey Was Distributed ................................................................................. 9

Surveying The Hispanic Population............................................................................... 10

Total Surveys Per Week ................................................................................................... 11

Analysis .................................................................................................................... 11

Survey Analysis ....................................................................................................... 13

Safety ............................................................................................................................... 13

Public Perception of Police .............................................................................................. 18

Interest In Classes .......................................................................................................... 33

Key Findings ........................................................................................................... 37

Appendix A ............................................................................................................. 39

Appendix B ............................................................................................................. 44

Appendix C ............................................................................................................. 49


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Determine the public perception of the Idaho Falls Police Department.

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Develop and conduct a public opinion survey and analysis of the Idaho Fallspopulation.


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e. Personal contactf. Past experiences with officers in other locations

6. Educational pieces offered by the departmenta. Are citizens interested in any of the following?

i. Drug education

ii.

Home/Business securityiii.

Internet safetyiv. Using Crimemapping/AlertIDv. Property Crime Prevention

vi. Frauds/Scams/Identity Theftvii. Police Tactics Education

viii. SWAT Responseix. Anti-bullyingx. Emergency Response

xi. Car Seat Safetyxii. Reporting Crimes

xiii. Bicycle Safetyb.

Administering Surveyi. Time

1. All different times of dayii. Places

1. In Persona. Idaho Falls

i. Mall intercept1. Groceries stores2. Mall3. Parks4. Boo at the Zoo

5.

Deseret Industries6. Coffee shops7. Gas stations

2. Social Mediaa. IFPD website

c. Data Analysis (Qualtrics, Microsoft Office, Public Opinion Survey)i. Analyze data

1. What is the general perception?2. Do community members feel safe?3. What educational pieces would people be interested

in?

ii.

Analyze trends1. Gender2. Socio-economic standing3. Age4. Zip code


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A trip to Idaho Falls was made the following weekend where 25 surveys were

collected from Idaho Falls residents. The results were analyzed to determine

errors, unclear questions, as well as the drop out rate for survey takers.

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not answering the question like it was stated. Most results showed respondents

writing Serve and Protect for all 3 responsibilities.

The question How well do you think the Idaho Falls Police Department is

meeting its responsibilities? was removed because the same results were

received from the question What are the top 3 services you would like to see theIdaho Falls Police Department improve? just in a different format.

The question If you chose 1 or 2 for any responsibility in the previous question,

how can the Idaho Falls Police Department better meet those responsibilities? If

you chose 3-5 for all, please skip this question. was removed because it was a

follow-up to the previous question that was removed.

The question What is your occupation? was removed because the results for

that question showed that only 24% of people answered it.

The surveys on Qualtrics were left the same length so that when there was

Internet connection or when the survey was sent to people over the Internet,

those individuals would still be able to answer all of the questions.

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During the third week of survey distribution, Deseret Industries was spoken with

to see if surveys could be distributed in front of the store. It was agreed upon that

the manager would give the surveys to their employees. Five surveys were

collected from Desert Industries.

Coffee shops and bookstores were also visited in search of people who had leisuretime to take the survey. From these locations, 55 surveys were collected.

During the fourth week of survey distribution, three additional surveys were

received from Deseret Industries.

The library was also revisited. A parenting and business group took the survey, as

well as various people throughout the library. 54 surveys were received from the

library.

The main source of surveys for the fourth week was online surveys, which camethrough businesses posting the survey on their Facebook page. 102 surveys were

received through this method. Chart 1 shows where each survey was collected.

The other category includes all surveys collected in various places that were not

recorded.

Chart 1

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Surveys Collected In Each Area

Online

Public Library

Coffee Shops/Book Stores

Grand Teton Mall

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- The publics perception of the fairness of the Idaho Falls Police

Department to demographics

- The publics perception of safety to demographics

- The publics perception of how everyone is treated to demographics

- The publics perception of the presence of the Idaho Falls Police

Department to zip code

- The classes the public is interested in to their perception of safety

Wordle.net was used to create a word cloud of responses to the surveys.

The most significant findings are listed in the survey analysis. Information is

considered significant if it has a p-value of .05 or lower.


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Chart 3 shows the general feeling of safety in Idaho Falls as represented by 436

respondents who answered the question Do you generally feel safe in Idaho

Falls?

Chart 3

97% of Idaho Falls residents generally feel safe in Idaho Falls. Only 3% of the

surveyed population answered that they did not feel safe in Idaho Falls, which

amounts to a total of 11 people. These results indicate that, generally, citizens feelsafe in the Idaho Falls community.

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The follow-up question Why do you feel unsafe? was asked to those individuals

who responded that they did not generally feel safe in Idaho Falls. Their

reasoning for feeling unsafe is shown in chart 4. Only 11 out of 437 people were

asked this follow-up question.

97%

Do you generally feel safe in IdahoFalls?

Yes

No


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Chart 4

The 11 people who dont feel safe were of various demographics. These

individuals range from 25-59 years old, both male and female, are of white race

or indicated that they would rather not say, have an income from $0-$99,999 a

year before taxes, and live in the zip codes 83401,83402, and 83404.

Four of these individuals indicated they were involved with the Idaho Falls Police

Department in an investigation of an assault, threat, or stalking investigation and

three of these people indicated the Idaho Falls Police Department didnt address

the issue adequately.

Eight respondents indicated that they would like to see the Idaho Falls Police

Department improve assaults, threats, and stalking investigation and responses

although not all of them indicated they were directly involved in them.

Five of the 11 respondents who dont feel safe have a negative perception of the

Idaho Falls Police Department and think that the Idaho Falls Police Department

has too little presence in the community. Three of the respondents indicated that

there were too few officers in at least one place in the survey.

These results show that there is no specific type of person who feels unsafe in

the community. These individuals come from different ethnicities, socio-

economic statuses, genders, zip codes, etc.

Gangs, 1

Neighborhood, 2

Drug Users, 1

People, 5

Alone, 1

Never Do, 1

Why Do You Feel Unsafe?


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This question was designed to help understand what helps Idaho Falls citizens

feel safe in the community. This question was open-ended and answers were

grouped into categories. Chart 5 shows 372 responses of the citizens of Idaho

Falls.

Chart 5

The responses are divided into 7 sections. They are as follows: the policedepartment, family and friends, the city, the culture of the city, ones self, the

crime rate, and other. Because many survey takers gave multiple responses that

fell in multiple sections, one survey could result in responses in multiple

categories. If one survey taker gave multiple responses that fell in the same

section it was accounted only once.

- The data label Culture contains all responses that mention religious

topics, citizens being law abiding, kind people, and similar responses.

- The data label City contains all responses that mention the size of the

city, population, good neighborhoods, the lighting, the income level,and the conditions of the city.

- The data label Self contains all responses that mention anything

about street smarts, safety precautions, self-defense weapons, or the

ability to take care of ones self in a fight.

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- The data label Family/Friends contains all responses that mentioned

a family member, boyfriend, spouse, being around friends, being with

people, friends, neighbors, or anything of that nature.

- The data label Police Department contains all responses that

mentioned the police, the area being secured, or the law.

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The data label Crime Rate contains all responses that mention the

lack of crime or low crime rates.

- The data label Other contains all responses that mention not knowing

why or a response that didnt fall in another section and was not

significant enough to have its own section.

These results show that people feel safe in Idaho Falls mostly because of the

religious culture that is so prevalent in the community. People also feel safe

because of the city itself, their own knowledge or safety precautions, the police

department, and low crime rates.


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The word cloud below shows each word that was mentioned in the questionabove. The words that are bigger were mentioned more frequently. The wordcloud includes responses from 376 Idaho Falls citizens.


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the past, and these results indicate that there is a group of individuals who

believe that the amount of force used by the IFPD is not appropriate. Whether

this means that the IFPD is too forceful, or not forceful enough has not been

determined.

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The following question was designed to see what the Idaho Falls citizens

perception is of the Idaho Falls Police Department in many different areas. The

question was, Please indicate your opinions about the following statements:

and it contained a list of statements in which respondents could strongly agree,

agree, neutral, disagree, and strongly disagree. Chart 6 and 7 show the statements

as well as the responses received from 393 Idaho Falls citizens separated into

positive and negative statements. (Chart 6 being positive and Chart 7 being

negative statements)

Chart 6

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I have confidence Effective atinvestigating crime

Treats everyonefairly

Overall Opinions of Respondents About TheIFPD

Strongly Agree

Agree

Neutral

Disagree

StronglyDisagree


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Chart 7

The general opinion of the Idaho Falls Police Department held by Idaho Falls

citizens is skewed positively or neutral. This indicates that most citizens of Idaho

Falls have confidence in the Idaho Falls Police Department, think that they have a

strong presence in the community, media coverage is positive, they are effective

at preventing crime and at investigating crime, and their perception is positive.

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Chart 8 shows 402 responses of the top three services that the Idaho Falls

community would like to see improve within the IFPD.

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preventingcrime

Overall Opinions of Respondents AboutThe IFPD

Strongly Agree

Agree

Neutral

Disagree

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Chart 8

The top three services that the Idaho Falls community would like to see the Idaho

Falls Police Department improve are assaults/threats/stalking investigation and

responses, community relations, and theft/robbery/burglary investigation and

responses. With a p-value of .09, there is little to no correlation between the

interactions respondents have had with the police department and which service

was chosen as a desired improvement.

These results show that the areas that citizens would like to see improved are not

areas that they have necessarily been involved with the police department in, but

they have heard of elsewhere and/or think are the most severe incidents.

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A t-test was ran to identify if there was significance between individuals who have

been victims, witnesses, and others in specific instances with the IFPD said about

how well the IFPD is at preventing crime. With a p-value of 0.56, this was found

to be insignificant.

These results show that people who have been involved with the IFPD as a victim,

witness, or other do not have a consensus in opinion of the effectiveness of crime

prevention by the IFPD. There is no significant difference between their opinions

and the opinions of others.

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A t-test was run to identify if there was any significance between how people view

the effectiveness of the IFPD at investigating crime versus the interaction they

have had with the IFPD. Chart 9 compares 213 respondents who indicated on ascale of agreement to disagreement that the IFPD is effective at investigating

crime with the type of interaction they have had with the IFPD. The percentages

of respondents who agree are in black boxes at the top of the chart.

Chart 9

Chart 9 demonstrates that the majority of the citizens who have had interactions

with the IFPD have a neutral to positive opinion of the investigative effectiveness

of the IFPD.

One outlier is people who report their interaction with the IFPD to be other.

These respondents, although still having a mostly neutral opinion (34%) of the

investigative effectiveness of the IFPD, have a total of 32% disagree or strongly

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Opinion of InvestigativeEffectiveness Vs. Interaction Type

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disagree that the IFPD is effective at investigating crime. Their interactions with

the IFPD are listed in the table below.

Interaction Type Frequency Percentage of

Respondents

Ambulance 3 21%Speeding Tickets 2 14%

Domestic Violence

Response 2 14%

Personal Relationship 2 14%

Disturbing the peace 1 7%

Tenant Issues 1 7%

Court House 1 7%

Car Window Shot Out 1 7%

Donating furniture foruse in training exercise 1 7%

Table 4

These results show that most people who have had interactions with the IFPD

believe that the IFPD is effective at investigating crime or they are neutral about

the topic. Some things that the IFPD could work on to improve the perception of

investigative effectiveness are listed in the table above.

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A t-test was run to identify if there was significance between what victims,

witnesses, and others said about how well the IFPD is at investigating crime.

With an average p-value of 0.05, these were all found to be significant. Chart 10

shows the percentage of 214 victims, witnesses, and others who responded on a

scale from strongly agree to strongly disagree to the statement The Idaho Falls

Police Department is effective at investigating crime.


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Chart 10

The results of this graph show that witnesses agree that the IFPD is effective at

investigating crime. People who identified themselves as other were more

inclined to a neutral response.

The responses in the other category included: 8 people who said they were the

perpetrator in the incident and 11 miscellaneous responses, which are included

below.

- Verifying statements/did not witness

- The one pulled over the one in the wreck

- Took place on my property

- Driver in traffic stop

- Neither. I just worked on a ceiling and talked to them as they were passing

one day

- I know a lot of the officers from my family

- Observer of IFPD interactions with immediate family members

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Attending a seminar at the court house; registering my vehicle in Idahoand getting an ID drivers license

- My dog was in the shelter

- Plaintiff

- In the car

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Is the IFPD Effective at Investigating Crime?

IFPD Investigative Effectiveness vs.Interaction Type

Victim

Witness

Other


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A t-test was run to identify if there was significance between the opinions about

the investigative effectiveness of the IFPD with people who have and havent had

interactions with the IFPD. With a p-value of 0.01, this was found to be very

significant. Chart 11 demonstrates this comparison.

Chart 11

The results of this graph show that people who have had interactions with Idaho

Falls Police offers are more apt to disagree that they are effective at investigating

crime compared to those who have not.

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The largest portion of responses are in the other category (13 responses or 27%),

which consists of unclear responses and responses that did not fit in the defined

categories. The responses were:

- I was a teenager

-

Didnt seem interested at all until traffic stop- The punishment was not enough to keep them in jail long enough and

they were back continuing the same old thing

- Only the law not what they CAN do

- They believe the person with $ as their acquaintances

- Did not act like it was important

- They would not prosecute

- The man abusing an elderly women should have been removed from the

premises and not just warned

- When I informed IF police of a drug buy, the dealer was informed

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Improper training

- Lack of knowledge

- Hypocritical

- Harassment

The second largest portion of responses (12 responses or 25%) indicated that the

reason the Idaho Falls Police Department did not address their issue adequately

was because of poor communication or that they didnt follow up or follow

through with their issue. These results show that the IFPD could improve the

publics opinion of the adequacy of issues addressed if all situations were

followed through with.

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173 respondents were used to compare these data points.

26% of the citizens surveys agreed with the statement The Idaho Falls Police

Department has too little presence in the community. 25% disagreed and 49%

were neutral.

A cross tabulation was run between the responses to the statement The IdahoFalls Police Department has too little presence in the community compared to

the zip code in which these individuals reside in. A t-test was run to identify if

there was significance. With a p-value of 0.01 these values were found to be

significant.


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In the following zip codes, a larger percentage of people agreed with the

statement than disagreed (or thought there was too little police presence):

- 83401 (2% more)

- 83403 (13% more)

-

83406 (20% more)

The data shows that the people who live in the zip code 83406 are more likely to

think that the Idaho Falls Police Department has too little presence in the

community. This could be due to the fact that a portion of the zip code 83406 is

technically Ammon, which is not in the jurisdiction of the IFPD.

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Chart 13 shows the responses of 408 citizens indication the top 3 things that

most influence their perception of the IFPD.

Chart 13

This chart indicates that most people form their opinions based on stories heard

from others. Because of this, the IFPD is not able to control what information is

shared about them. By sharing more on local media, the IFPD might be able

influence the public perception more.

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National media: Only 5 individuals said this was how they developed theirperceptions so the data isnt statistically valid.

Stories: 76 individuals said this was what most influenced their perceptions of theIFPD. Their average ratings are included in the table below.

Respectful ofRights

Friendly Helpful Fair UseAdequate

Force

2.13 2.08 2.04 2.19 2.24

Table 8

Police officers from other areas: 62 individuals said this was what mostinfluenced their perception of the IFPD. Their average ratings are included in thetable below.

Respectful ofRights

Friendly Helpful Fair UseAdequate

Force

2.00 2.09 2.11 2.30 2.31

Table 9

These results show that people who developed their perceptions about the IFPD

through local media ranked IFPD lower in all categories. (1 means agree, 5 means

disagree) This suggests that exposure to local media helps in creating a more

positive perception of the IFPD. However, people in all categories ranked the

IFPD less than 3 (which is neutral). Thus, the citizens of Idaho Falls consider the

IFPD respectful of rights, friendly, helpful, fair, and adequately forceful. The

extent to which the citizens feel the IFPD has the qualities listed could be

improve, but the generally feeling is positive.

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There were 399 people who responded to the statement The Idaho Falls Police

Department treats everyone in the area fairly on a scale of agree to disagree. 44%

of those who were surveyed agree with the statement, while 32% were neutral,

and 24% disagree.

A t-test was run to identify if there was significance between respondents that

think the IFPD treats everyone fairly versus their respective demographics. There

was significance based on age, with a p-value of 0.04, however all other

demographics were not significant.


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67% of 55-59 year olds disagree with the statement that the IFPD treats everyone

in the area fairly, as well as 43% of 30-34 year olds. Both of these age ranges have

a higher percentage of people who disagree that the IFPD treats everyone fairly

than those who agree.

There was not a significant difference between ethnicities perception of fairnessof the IFPD, however chart 14 shows how the Hispanic population views the

fairness of the IFPD. The p-value was not significant on this correlation, possibly

due to the fact that there werent many responses from the Hispanic population.

Chart 14

Out of the 12 Hispanics that answered this question, 4 strongly disagreed ordisagreed with the statement, 5 were neutral, and 3 agreed or strongly agreed.

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same in interest, all classes were included. A t-test was run to identify if there was

significance between the demographics and their interest in classes. With an

average p-value of .05, the following were found to be significant:

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Zip Code Most Interested Class or Classes

83401 - Frauds/Scams/Identity Theft

- Anti-Bullying

83402 - Emergency Response

83403 - Anti-Bullying

- Police Tactics Education

83404 - Frauds/Scams/Identity Theft

- Anti-Bullying

83406 - Emergency Response

Table 10

(No 83405 residents were interested in classes offered by the IFPD)

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Income Most Interested Class or Classes

Less than $10,000 - Car Seat Safety

$10,000-$24,999 - Emergency Response

- Frauds/Scams/Identity Theft

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Anti-Bullying$25,000-$49,999 - Frauds/Scams/Identity Theft

$50,000-$99,999 - Internet Safety

$100,000-$199,999 - Anti-Bullying

More than $200,000 - Emergency Response

- Police Tactics Education

- Anti-Bullying

Table 11

People with an income less than $10,000 are interested in car seat safety. This

could be a significant finding because most stay-at-home moms have an incomeof less than $10,000. Middle class individuals ($10,000-$49,999) are interested

in making sure that they are not scammed and their identity is not stolen.


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Gender Most Interested Class or Classes

Female - Anti-Bullying

Male - Frauds/Scams/Identity Theft

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Police Tactics Education- Anti-Bullying

Table 12

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Age Most Interested Class or Classes

18-19 - Emergency Response



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Anti-Bullying25-29 - Frauds/Scams/Identity Theft


35-39 - Internet Safety


- Anti-Bullying


45-49 - Home and Business Security


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Frauds/Scams/Identity Theft60-64 - Internet Safety

- Emergency Response


65-69 - Home and Business Security

- Internet Safety

- Anti-Bullying



Table 13


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Ethnicity Most Interested Class or Classes

American Indian - Anti-Bullying

Black or African American - Emergency Response

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Anti-BullyingHispanic or Latino - Anti-Bullying

White - Internet Safety

- Emergency Response

- Property Crime Prevention

- SWAT Response

Table 14

All ethnicities, except for whites, are interested in a class on anti-bullying


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- 97% of the respondents reported that they feel safe. This is mostly due to

the culture of Idaho Falls.

- The citizens of Idaho Falls consider the IFPD respectful of rights, friendly,

helpful, fair, and adequately forceful. The extent to which the citizens feel

the IFPD has the qualities listed could be improved, but the generally

feeling is positive. People who have had interactions with the police

department in the past 10 years were more apt to disagree that the IFPD

has the qualities listed than those individuals who haven't had interactions

with the IFPD. The quality that the least amount of people agreed with is

that the IFPD uses adequate force.

- Exposure to local media helps create a more positive perception of the

IFPD. Local media is ranked the third out of five ways that individuals

build their perception of the IFPD. Through the usage of more local media,this could increase.

- Residents in the zip codes 83401,83403, 83406 are more likely to agree

that the Idaho Falls Police Department has too little presence in the

community. People who live in the zip code 83406 more frequently think

that the Idaho Falls Police Department has too little presence in the

community. This could be due to the fact that a portion of the zip code

83406 is located in Ammon, which is not the jurisdiction of the IFPD.

- Classes that residents are most interested in and their respective counts

are:

o

Emergency Response: 154o Frauds/Scams/Identity Theft: 138

o Internet Safety: 128

o Anti-Bullying: 127

o Home/Business Security: 119

- The only ethnicity that is not interested in the Anti-Bullying class is

whites.


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[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] A. Traffic accident responses/Traffic stops

[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] B. Theft/robbery/burglary investigation and responses

[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] C. Vandalism/Trespassing investigation and responses

[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] D. Assaults/Threats/Stalking investigation and responses

[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] E. Animal Control

[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] F. Responding to complaints

[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] G. I dont know

8) If you chose 1 or 2 for any responsibility in the previous question, how can the

Idaho Falls Police Department better meet those responsibilities? If you chose 3-

5 for all, please skip this question.

9) What are the top 3 services you would like to see the Idaho Falls Police

Department improve? (Please circle the top 3)

a. Traffic accident responses/ Traffic

stops

f. Community relations

b. Theft/Robbery/burglary investigation

and responses

h. Other (Please specify)

c. Vandalism/Trespassing investigation

and responses

i. It needs no improvement

d. Assaults/Threats/Stalking

investigation and responses

j. I dont know

e. Animal Control

10) Have you had any interactions with an Idaho Falls Police Officer in the past

10 years?

__A. Yes

__B. No (Skip to question 15)

11) Please indicate the interactions you have had with the Idaho Falls Police:

(Select all that apply)

___A. Traffic accident responses/Traffic stops

___B. Theft/robbery/burglary investigation and responses

___C. Vandalism/Trespassing investigation and responses

___D. Assaults/Threats/Stalking investigation and responses

___E. Animal Control


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___F. Responding to complaints

___G. Other (Please indicate) _________________________

12) In the previous situation(s), were you a: (Select all that apply)

___A. Victim

___B. Witness

___C. Other

13) Did the Idaho Falls Police Department address the issue(s) adequately?

___A. Yes (Skip to question 15)

___B. No

14) Why do you think the Idaho Falls Police Department did not address the issue

adequately?

15) Idaho Falls Police Officers are generally: (Place an X in one box for every

quality)

1 2 3 4 5

Respectful

of your

rights

Not

respectful

of your

rights

Friendly Unfriendly

Helpful Not helpfulFair Unfair

Adequately

Forceful

Excessively

Forceful

16) Please indicate your opinions about the following statements: (Place an X in

the box to indicate your opinion)

Strongly Strongly

Agree Agree Neutral Disagree Disagree

I have confidence in

the Idaho Falls Police

Department.

The Idaho Falls Police

Department has too

little presence in the


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community.

Media coverage of the

Idaho Falls Police

Department is

generally negative.


Department treats

everyone in the area

fairly.


Department is not

effective at

PREVENTING crime.


Department iseffective at

INVESTIGATING

crime.

The overall perception

of the Idaho Falls

Police Department is

negative.

17) Please rank the top 3 items that have most influenced your perception of the

Idaho Falls Police Department: (Place a 1, 2, or 3 by the 3 answer choices, 1 beingthe most influential)

___A. Personal contact

___B. Local media

___C. National media

___D. Stories/ information I have received from friends/family/coworkers/etc.

___E. Past experiences with police officers in different locations

___F. Other (Please specify) __________________________

18) If the Idaho Falls Police Department were to offer the following classes, how

likely would you be to attend? (Circle or place an X over your choice: 1- VeryUnlikely: 5- Very Likely)

[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] A. Drug Education

[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] B. Home/Business Security


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[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] C. Internet Safety

[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] D. Emergency Response

[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] E. Using Crimemapping/AlertID Safety

[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] F. Property Crime Prevention Crimes

[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] G. Frauds/Scams/Identity Theft

[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] H. Police Tactics Education

[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] I. Bicycle Safety

[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] J. SWAT Response

[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] K. Anti-bullying

[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] L. Car Seat

[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] M. Reporting

19) What is your gender?

___A. Male ___B. Female

20) What is your age?

___A. 18-19 ___G. 45-49 ___M. 75-79

___B. 20-24 ___H. 50-54 ___N. 80-84

___C. 25-29 ___I. 55-59 ___O. 85 years or older

___D. 30-34 ___J. 60-64 ___P. I would rather not say.

___E. 35-39 ___K. 65-69

___F. 40-44 ___L. 70-74

21) What is your ethnicity?___A. Alaska Native ___E. Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander

___B. American Indian ___F. White

___C. Black or African American ___G. Other

___D. Hispanic or Latino ___H. I would rather not say

22) What is your personal annual income level from all sources before taxes?

___A. Less than $10,000 ___G. $75,000-$99,999

___B. $10,000-$14,999 ___H. $100,000-$149,999

___C. $15,000-$24,999 ___I. $150,000-$199,999

___D. $25,000-$34,999 ___J. $200,000 or more___E. $35,000-$49,999 ___K. I would rather not say

___F. $50,000-$74,999

23) What is your occupation?


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24) What is your residential zip code?

___A. 83401 ___B. 83402 ___C. 83403 ___D. 83404___E. 83405___F. 83406

___G. 83415 ___H. Other (Please Specify) ______________

25) Please share any comments you many have about the Idaho Falls Police

Department with us on the back of this page.

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12) Idaho Falls Police Officers are generally: (Place an X in one box for every

quality)

Respectful of

your rights

Not respectful of

your rights

Friendly Unfriendly

Helpful Not helpful

Fair Unfair

Adequately

Forceful

Excessively

Forceful

13) Please indicate your opinions about the following statements: (Place an X inthe box to indicate your opinion)

Strongly Strongly

Agree Agree Neutral Disagree Disagree

I have confidence

in the Idaho Falls

Police

Department.

The Idaho Falls

PoliceDepartment has

too little presence

in the community.

Media coverage of

the Idaho Falls

Police

Department is

generally

negative.

The Idaho Falls

Police

Department

treats everyone in

the area fairly.


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The Idaho Falls

Police

Department is not

effective at

PREVENTING

crime.

The Idaho Falls

Police

Department is

effective at

INVESTIGATING

crime.

The overall

perception of the

Idaho Falls PoliceDepartment is

negative.

14) Please rank the top 3 items that have most influenced your perception of the

Idaho Falls Police Department: (Place a 1, 2, or 3 by the 3 answer choices, 1 being

the most influential)

___A. Personal contact

___B. Local media

___C. National media

___D. Stories/ information I have received from friends/family/coworkers/etc.___E. Past experiences with police officers in different locations

___F. Other (Please specify) __________________________

15) If the Idaho Falls Police Department were to offer the following classes, would

you attend? (Circle your answer)

Yes |No |Maybe Drug Education

Yes |No |Maybe Home/Business Security

Yes |No |Maybe Internet Safety

Yes |No |Maybe Emergency Response

Yes |No |Maybe Using Crimemapping/AlertIDYes |No |Maybe Property Crime Prevention

Yes |No |Maybe Frauds/Scams/Identity Theft

Yes |No |Maybe Police Tactics Education

Yes |No |Maybe Bicycle Safety


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Yes |No |Maybe SWAT Response

Yes |No |Maybe Anti-bullying

Yes |No |Maybe Car Seat Safety

Yes |No |Maybe Reporting Crimes

Other (Please specify) __________________

16) What is your gender?

___A. Male ___B. Female

17) What is your age?

___A. 18-19 ___G. 45-49 ___M. 75-79

___B. 20-24 ___H. 50-54 ___N. 80-84

___C. 25-29 ___I. 55-59 ___O. 85 years or older

___D. 30-34 ___J. 60-64 ___P. I would rather not say.

___E. 35-39 ___K. 65-69

___F. 40-44 ___L. 70-74

18) What is your ethnicity?

___A. Alaska Native ___E. Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander

___B. American Indian ___F. White

___C. Black or African American ___G. Other

___D. Hispanic or Latino ___H. I would rather not say

19) What is your personal annual income level from all sources before taxes?

___A. Less than $10,000 ___G. $75,000-$99,999___B. $10,000-$14,999 ___H. $100,000-$149,999

___C. $15,000-$24,999 ___I. $150,000-$199,999

___D. $25,000-$34,999 ___J. $200,000 or more

___E. $35,000-$49,999 ___K. I would rather not say

___F. $50,000-$74,999

20) What is your residential zip code?

___A. 83401 ___B. 83402 ___C. 83403 ___D. 83404___E. 83405___F. 83406

___G. 83415 ___H. Other (Please Specify) ______________

21) If you have any comments you want to share with the Idaho Falls Police

Department, please ask us for an additional sheet of paper.

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Locked doors and small community

The police department

Police, lighting conditions, less crime here then in larger cities.

Good friendly people

Family and neighbors

Good people

Family, Locked doors

Military training

Community

Plenty of jobs so income levels stay above crime levels, police presence, plenty of

housing, halfway houses and shelters

Pepper spray. Knowledge of the area.

I live in a neighborhood where there is a police officer living on every corner

Small, calm city, not a lot of crime

Police, good neighborsThere are not that many bad things that happen here. Compared to other states

I've lived in.

Cops that listen and respond quickly when dispatched

Good neighbors, good home security

The community is law-abiding. I know all my neighbors.

The business area feels safe because of the people

Lights and other people and occasional police

Good Neighborhoods

Low Crime and Good Neighborhoods

Being with friends

General Atmosphere

I trust the environment

Atmosphere

Police

The Police and people in the community

Friends/family and neighbors

Being prepared, being able to protect myself if needs be.

Lighting, amount of traffic that goes by.

The people in the community.Neighbors, low crime

Knowing safety rules.

Not a lot of people, nice neighborhoods and nice people

My neighborhood feels very safe


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Well lit streets and unassuming people.

Low crime rate

No experiences of being unsafe

I feel I can protect myself.

My home security system, law enforcement.

Cellphone

Cell phones, street lights

Friends, family, neighbors, and law enforcement

My Husband, the police

Police, good honest people

Good people, the cops

Its a good area, nothing to worry about

Myself and my faith in God

The community (Lots of Mormons)

The PeoplePeople generally watch out for each other.

Being with my family and staying in safe situations

God (I'm a Christian) Personal Protection Training

Being in Groups and Police

Police and family

People don't seem to be malicious

The people that live here don't seem to be too malicious; the general environment

seems to be family friendly

Law Enforcement

Idaho Falls Residents don't seem dangerous. It's a pretty small community

Small Community, lower crime rate

My dog and myself and my Bat

My home, law enforcement.

Locks on doors, husband @ home, safe neighborhood

Spouse, family

The People in the community/Community standards

Low crime rate

Neighborhood, Boyfriend

Police and that in general most people are good people.my neighborhood and my family.

Police, neighbors general safety issues

Cell phone, street lights, patrol cars, concealed weapons permit

Seems like a lot of people are caring and are around to help.


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People

Lock on my doors, phone handy.

My right to bear arms

Lit pathways, clean pathways, having sidewalks.

Its and easy feeling place

IFPD

Majority of people are good

I just generally feel that it is a safe community. Yes, we do have crime here, but

not on the same level that larger cities see.

My dog.

Small Town

Good neighbors, locks on my doors.

Family/Friends

Have not felt threatened by anything

I'm familiar with areas to avoid.My family and ward

The family life atmosphere

My body

Friendly people

It is a good community

Friendly people

Myself

Most people here are good people

4. Why dont you feel safe in Idaho Falls?

Text Response

Gangs

I live boarder lined to some sketchy neighborhoods

I never feel safe in general

People who seemingly could care less about anyone else

There is a lot of bad people

Doesn't matter where you are, there are always those crazy people who don't care

what they mess up or who they hurt.

A lot of drug addicts that freaks me out.Myself people here are too intrusive in every passive aggressive way. Way to

mean psyco social communication in a negative way.

Usually it is the area I am in when I am alone.

There are a lot of rundown sketchy areas and at night there is defiantly not


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enough streetlights. It is scary

5. Please write the first thing that comes to your mind when you hear the words

Idaho Falls Police Department.

Text Response

Safe Tickets

Safe We need more

Annoying The song Bad Boys

Non-existent They could do better

Safety Where are they

Nice guys Where have all the good men gone

I see them everywhere Worthless

911

They probably deal w/ a lot of drug

problems and domestic violence. But

not very hardcore crimesSafety Great

Ready to help when there is a problem Safety

Sincere, devotedNice, most time the city feels great so

Im glad they're doing their job

If there is a police department Good Guys

Mayor Fuhriman There was a car accident, or an accident

Incompetent An accident

Eric rose It's ok

Small Quick to response

Needs more training, public relations Idaho Falls Police Department

IFPD, Police, see them all over Safety, and money

Traffic stops Few of the officer are good just a few

Cool dudes Responsible

Cops Help

Patrol Cars Nervous

Honestly just nothing...but cops ahh... Am I speeding?

Ugh Helpful

Prevalent Safe

Am I speeding? ProtectionSafety Am I speeding?

Car Power struggle.

Tickets Crooks!

Mouthful to say Safe, but slow.


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Speeding Tickets Petty and they're bored

Speeding Tickets Speeding tickets

Dodge Chargers Cops

Too few Effective

Effective Good group of people

Donuts Dependable, good at deterring crime.

Busy, large city and too few officers Jerks. Controlling. Self-Centered.

Traffic ticket Lazy

"The Cops" Safety

Pro-Active Getting a ticket

Small Protection

Traffic ticket Bored- they look for things to get you

Slow response Safety, protection

Strict Stopping crime

Small town, speeding tickets, low crimerate

Wendy

Drug enforcement Donuts

The police are good to have. Friendly

Safety Protect and serve

Police Abuse of power

Police!! Donuts

Busy

6. What are the top 3 services you would like to see the Idaho Falls Police

Department improve?

Number Answer Response Percentage

1 Traffic accident responses 76 19%

2

Theft/robbery/burglary

investigation and

responses

123 31%

3

Vandalism/Trespassing

investigation and

responses

117 29%

4Assaults/Threats/Stalking

investigation and

responses

138 34%

5 Animal Control 68 17%

6 Responding to complaints 46 11%

7 Other 71 18%


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8 Community relations 135 34%

10 It needs no improvement 43 11%

11 I don't know. 40 10%

Other

Round about traffic

put in right turn lanes at major intersections

Educate Officers in knowledge of the law

family abuse support

continue DARE

speeding on 17th street

save the animals!!!!

Neighborhood Police Officers

Gangs/Drugs

Response time in generalCPA case follow-up

child protection responses

Domestic violence resonse

They need to stop being Lords

round about traffic

Juvenile Help

Safety classes gun/intruder etc. Took them for work but would like them

available to public.

Drug Enforcement

Size of Force

Drug Related

Honesty

7. Have you had any interactions with an Idaho Falls Police officer in the past 10

years?


1 Yes 234 56%

2 No 187 44%

Total 421 100%

8. Please indicate the interactions you have had with the Idaho Falls Police:


16 Traffic accidents/Traffic 144 62%


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stops

17

Theft/robbery/burglary

investigation and

responses

44 19%

18

Vandalism/Trespassing

investigation and

responses

28 12%

19

Assaults/Threats/Stalking

investigation and

responses

44 19%

20 Animal Control 24 10%

21 Responding to complaints 44 19%

22 Other 48 21%

OtherAmbulance

Discussing parking violations at Wal-Mart in fire zone near Ammon

Advocacy

Speeding Tickets

Parental kidnapping response

Work related

Domestic violence

Responding to domestic violence

Domestic

Daughter was missing

Ambulance responses

Through my employment

I worked for a bank. They were always quick to respond to alarms and dispatch

always asked the right questions

Mediation for children pick up. "Divorced"

Personal Relationships

Disturbing the peace.

Following up on child abuse report.

Our car window was shot out.They work undercover for us at the Deseret Industries

Friends

Domestic

Issues with Tenants


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Open container

I was part of the citizens police academy. I also have applied to work there.

I manage apartments. I se it all

Donating furniture for use in training exercises

Salutation

Ticket

Professional Interaction

Elder abuse

Hit and run

I worked doing ceiling tiles in the Key Bank where the D.A.R.E. officers work.

Friendly conversations

Reporting Suspected Fire

Just talking with some of the Officers

Traffic violation

NeighborEducation at Clinics or Fairs

Work

My neighbor is an officer. He is also a coach for his sons many sports teams and

his wife does cute things for holidays. They are nice people.

Speeding ticket

Just talking with an officer one day

Speeding

Court house, and DMV registration/licensing

Family Member

Car registration

Juvenile Drugs

9. In the previous situation(s), were you a:


1 Victim 134 58%

2 Witness 84 36%

3 Other 79 34%

OtherDefendant

Verifying statements/did not witness

The one pulled over or the one in the wreck

Took place on my property


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Driver in traffic stop

Both

Cause of traffic accident

Neither, I just worked on a ceiling and talked to them as they were passing one

day.

I know a lot of the officers from my family

Driver

Self

Guilty

Observer of IFPD interactions with immediate family members

The speeder.

I was speeding

Attending a seminar at the court house; registering my vehicle in Idaho and

getting an ID drivers license

My Dog was in the shelterPlaintiff

In the car

Law breaker

10. Did the Idaho Falls Police Department address the issue(s) adequately?


1 Yes 179 78%

2 No 51 22%

Total 230 100%

11. Why do you think the Idaho Falls Police Department did not address the issue

adequately?

Text Response

Understaffed

Improper training and lack of knowledge on landlord/tenant issues. They gave

false advice and did not want to be bothered.

People still park in the fire zone marked "No Parking' including the police officers

Officer didn't understand the law. He ignored the issue to avoid paperwork

They didn't find out enough details - I had only been speeding for a few secondsThey are very condescending if you are a single woman esp. if driving at night

alone. I've been stopped by a few dozen times at night for no reason. Even the

cops told me I wasn't doing anything wrong. Stop the "routine' traffic stops. They

are routine harassment.

Poor Communication


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Too few

They don't investigate reports and excuse themselves from investigating.

Sometimes they use a lot of force in investigations and then make no arrests.

Which traumatizes the family and leaves them faithless in the police.

Biased

The punishment was not enough to keep them in jail long enough and they were

back continuing there same old thing

I was a teenager

No consideration on what happened, no listening

Responding to complaints, police were called with a teenage neighbor, drinking,

smoking, and driving to fast down the street. The police had been called multiple

times and there was no difference, he kept doing those things that made us feel

unsafe.

Didn't seem interested at all until traffic stop

One of the two situations, there was no response to my call at all!!!!Because they had to investigate. The job wasn't already done

Only the law not what they CAN do.

Honestly...I think they are lazy.

Paperwork more important then helping

They don't listen to all sides, to drunk on power

They believe the person with $ as their acquaintances

Investigation was not followed through - we had witnesses and know who the

criminal was and police made one phone call to criminal got voicemail and then

dropped investigation and would not follow up on leads.

Because they listen to the other party and its all your fault

Because I don't think they took the situation serious and laughed at me off like it

was not an issue

Lazy

Nothing Happened

Too many tailgaters who violate the rights of others

Did not act like it was important

I felt they wouldn't get the job done so I just dropped it.

Because I had to call dispatch 3 times cause they were taking their sweet ass time

to respond NOT OK!! Especially when I had my children present in the violentsituation with my ex husband. BULLSHIT!!

Didn't follow up

Do not Follow through

They would not prosecuted

They didn't take care of it as quickly as they could have


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The man abusing an elderly woman should have been removed from the premises

and not just warned.

They wouldn't help me because the person who hit my car with a shopping cart

was only 14 and they didn't want to get involved.

In one of the instances, I was a victim where a young teenage driver ran a stop

sign and pulled in front of me. He then reacted to something on the road and

slammed on his brakes. I rear-ended him. The teenage driver had no proof of

insurance and no ID (license). And yet I was the only one ticketed, for an

accident where I was not at fault. I know that the person that rear-ends someone

is ALWAYS at fault. But it was ridiculous. Because the officer seemed to know

the boy, he faced no consequences for his actions.

Initially the complaints were taken in a professional manner but the detectives

did not seem to care and did a lazy job investigating.

They seemed to brush off the situation like it wasn't a big deal, even though we

weren't the only ones calling in with the complaint.Lazy or didn't care

It did not feel like they cared to be doing their job, that some tasks are petty. t

may be petty to them but it is important to us. They also never followed up and

the report that was written was full of inaccurate and false information.

Lack of interest

When I informed IF police of a drug buy, the dealer was informed

I was only going 2 miles over the speed limit and I was pulled over and given a

ticket

12. Idaho Falls Police Officers are generally:

Number Question 1 2 3 4 5Total

ResponsesMean

1Respectful:

Not Respectful169 112 67 20 11 379 1.92

2Friendly:

Unfriendly154 122 69 21 17 383 2.02

3Helpful: Not

Helpful151 117 76 20 13 377 2.01

4 Fair: Unfair 148 102 86 33 9 378 2.08

5

Adequately

Forceful:

Excessively

Forceful

133 100 98 23 15 369 2.15


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13. Please indicate your opinions about the following statements:

Number QuestionStrongly

AgreeAgree Neutral Disagree

Strongly

Disagree

Total

Responses

1

I have

confidencein the Idaho

Falls Police

Department

.

82 209 87 17 5 400

2

The Idaho

Falls Police

Department

has too little

presence in

the

community.

23 73 171 114 18 399

3

Media

coverage of

the Idaho

Falls Police

Department

is generally

negative.

6 41 191 142 13 393

4

The IdahoFalls Police

Department

treats

everyone in

the area

fairly.

19 151 153 65 11 399

5

The Idaho

Falls Police

Department

is noteffective at

PREVENTI

NG crime.

6 44 158 157 32 397

6 The Idaho 18 138 186 45 9 396


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Falls Police

Department

is effective

at

INVESTIGA

TING

crime.

7

My overall

perception

of the Idaho

Falls Police

Department

is negative.

8 43 109 177 62 399

14. Please rank the top 3 items that have most influenced your perception of theIdaho Falls Police Department. (1 being the most influential)

Number Answer 1 2 3 4 5 6Total

Responses

1 Personal contact 193 44 45 0 2 0 284

2 Local media 69 87 85 2 0 0 243

3 National media 5 8 37 3 4 0 57

4

Stories/Information I

have received from

friends/family/cowor

kers/etc.

76 149 75 1 0 0 301

5

Past experiences with

police officers in

different locations

62 66 83 4 1 0 216

6 Other 3 2 5 0 0 1 11

Total40

8356

33

010 7 1 -

Other

Neighbor

Client treatments

DARE

Seeing police cars/police

One is a neighbor

Strong Presence


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Observations as a resident

15. If the Idaho Falls Police Department were to offer the following classes, would

you attend?

Number Question Yes No Maybe

Total

Responses

1 Drug Education 64 216 86 366

2Home/Business

Security119 147 108 374

3 Internet safety 128 160 87 375

4 Emergency Response 154 127 92 373

5Using Crime

mapping/AlertID83 180 94 357

6Property Crime

Prevention

107 156 107 370

7Frauds/Scams/Identity

Theft138 135 107 380

8Police Tactics

Education103 171 86 360

9 Bicycle Safety 56 234 73 363

10 SWAT Response 88 192 83 363

11 Anti-bullying 127 161 93 381

12 Car Seat Safety 78 211 76 365

13 Reporting Crimes 112 168 87 367

16. What is your gender?


1 Male 82 43%

2 Female 108 57%

Total 190 100%

17. What is your age?

Number Answer Response Percentage1 18-19 9 5%

2 20-24 21 11%

3 25-29 33 17%

4 30-34 22 11%

5 35-39 28 15%


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6 40-44 22 11%

7 45-49 15 8%

8 50-54 14 7%

9 55-59 6 3%

10 60-64 7 4%

11 65-69 5 3%

12 70-74 3 2%

13 75-79 1 1%

14 80-84 0 0%

15 85 years and older 0 0%

16I would rather not

say7 4%

Total 193 100%

18. What is your ethnicity?Number Answer Response Percentage

1 Alaska Native 0 0%

2 American Indian 3 2%

3 Asian 1 1%

4Black or African

American1 1%

5 Hispanic or Latino 13 7%

6

Native Hawaiian

and Pacific

Islander

3 2%

7 White 154 80%

8 Other 4 2%

9I would rather not

say14 7%

Total 193 100%

19. What is your personal annual income level from all sources before taxes?


1 Less than $10,000 15 8%2 $10,000-$14,999 13 7%

3 $15,000-$24,999 27 14%

4 $25,000-$34,999 28 15%

5 $35,000-$49,999 25 13%


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6 $50,000-$74,999 31 16%

7 $75,000-$99,999 9 5%

8$100,000-

$149,9997 4%

9$150,000-

$199,999 5 3%

10 $200,000 or more 1 1%

11I would rather not

say28 15%

Total 189 100%

20. What is your residential zip code?

Number Answer Response Percentage1 83401 52 28%

2 83402 49 26%

3 83403 9 5%

4 83404 37 20%

5 83405 1 1%

6 83406 15 8%

7 83415 0 0%

8 Other 25 13%

Total 188 100%

21. Please share any comments you may have about the Idaho Falls Police

Department with us.

Text Response

They do well with what they have and need more positive coverage

Give Eric Rose a raise

I am very glad IFPD is here, would like to see better victim treatment for sex

crimes and mental health.

Give me Busses!

NoneResponse times could improve in crisis situations.

When will there be a "Community justice agency?"

I was told I was a liar by the officer

More important to hit quotas and do the busy work

Obey the laws you expect us to obey.


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The first thing that comes to my mind of IFPD: Abuse of Power

If people knew what you had to deal with, they would move! Thank you for all

that you do. We appreciate all that you do for the city of Idaho Falls.

Why Don't I feel safe: "I have seen gang violence in my neighborhood 1st thing

that comes to my mind about IFPD: "Kind"

Thank you for all that you do

Q11) Why not addressing issues adequately: Not spying - Doing Well

You're doing great

More radar on Sunnyside

Where is there a need for volunteers?

Q4) Why don't feel safe in IF? Because there are a lot of sex offenders

Q4) A lot of drugs and gang like activities

ifpd - public survey

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