PCOA Area Plan 2024-2027

Regularly spend time outside

Infrequently spend time outside

Never spend time outside

50-59

68.5%

22.2%

9.3%

60-69

72.6%

15.4%

12.0%

70-79

71.8%

16.4%

11.8%

80-89

64.1%

18.9%

17.0%

90+

51.5%

20.1%

28.4%

Total

69.4%

17.2%

13.4%

Neighborhood Safety

Whereas the majority (82.0%) of all respondents feel safe in their neighborhood during the day, approximately 60 percent of all respondents do not feel safe when it is dark, with 35.5% indicating not feeling safe and 24.8% sometimes feeling safe.

Do not feel safe when it is dark

Sometimes feel safe when it is dark

Feel safe when it is dark

50-59

32.0%

26.2%

41.8%

60-69

37.2%

25.9%

37.0%

70-79

32.3%

26.6%

41.0%

80-89

38.8%

19.9%

41.2%

90+

42.4%

22.0%

35.6%

Total

35.5%

24.8%

39.6%

Do not feel safe during day

Sometimes feel safe during day

Feel safe during day

Age Category

50-59

3.9%

16.1%

80.0%

60-69

6.4%

15.6%

78.1%

70-79

4.7%

11.0%

84.3%

80-89

4.6%

9.3%

86.1%

90+

10.4%

12.8%

76.8%

Total

5.4%

12.6%

82.0%

About three-fifths (59.9%) of all respondents feel that crime is of concern in their neighborhood, however the level of concern seems to decrease with age with respondents in their 50s and 60s expressing more concern (63.7% and 66.3%, respectively) and respondents in their 90s expressing somewhat less but considerable concern (43.2%). Similarly, while close to half of all respondents felt traffic safety was a concern, the percentage was highest among respondents in their 50s (54.3%) and less for respondents in their 80s (37.7%).

Region II: PCOA

Area Plan 2024-2027

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