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San Pablo 2023
Public Safety Survey
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City of San Pablo
Public Safety Survey
July 2023
Research Design
Sample size: N=302
N=53 Opinion Leaders (17.5%)
Conducted in English: 76%
Conducted in Spanish: 24%
Population surveyed: Community-at-Large
Sampling Error: ±4.5 to 5.8%
Data Collection: July 27 thru August 3, 2023
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San Pablo is a great community…
I am happy to be a resident
Question 1.0: San Pablo is a great community; I am happy to be a resident.
Figure 1
City of San Pablo
Public Safety Survey
July 2023
50 38
2 6 4 00
10 20
30 40
50 60
70 80
90 100
Percent
88%
Agree
Opinion Leaders
90%
Agree
Strongly Somewhat Don’t Agree Somewhat Strongly Ref Agree Agree or Disagree Disagree Disagree
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July 2022
90% Agree
July 2021
91% Agree
Dec 2020
91% Agree
Dec 2019
83% Agree
Dec 2018
76% Agree
Oct 2017
86% Agree
Nov. 2016
85% Agree
10%
Disagree
Question 2.0: Is there anything about the City of San Pablo that you would like changed?
Desired Changes
in the City of San Pablo
Issues Would Like Changed
(Top 6, Rank-ordered)
Repair maintenance streets & roads 19%
Clean up the City 11%
Address Homelessness 10%
More activities 10%
More police 7%
Address Crime 6%
(Refer to Questionnaire for entire list)
Figure 2
City of San Pablo
Public Safety Survey
July 2023
xx%
NO
3%
Unsure/
Refused
63%
YES
34%
NO
Opinion Leaders
74%
Compared to
2022
63%
Wanted Changes
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As a resident of San Pablo…
How Safe Do You Feel?
Question 5.0: Given the civil unrest being experienced in certain parts of the nation, how safe do you feel as a resident of San Pablo? 24 49
9 14
4 0
10 20
30 40
50 60
70 80
90 100
Percent
73%
Feel Safe
Opinion Leaders
78%
Safe
Extremely Somewhat Neutral Somewhat Extremely Safe Ref Unsafe
18%
Unsafe
Figure 3
City of San Pablo
Public Safety Survey
July 2023
Compared to
2022
82%
Feel Safe
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Has Crime in the City
IMPROVED (LESS CRIME)
GOTTEN WORSE OR NO CHANGE?
Question 3.0: Public safety is, without question, one of the top concerns among residents in any community, San Pablo is no exception. In your opinion, has CRIME in San Pablo…
Opinion Leaders
30%
Improved
23%
Gotten worse
43%
Little change
Figure 4
City of San Pablo
Public Safety Survey
July 2023
13%
Unsure/
Ref
42%
Little
change
20%
Gotten
Worse
25%
Improved
Compared to
2022
25%
Gotten Worse
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Satisfaction with services provided through…
City’s Police Department
Question 4.0: How satisfied are you, today, with the level of service being provided to San Pablo residents through the City’s Police Department? 27 42
19 8 4
0 10
20 30
40 50
60 70
80 90
100
Percent
69%
Satisfied
Opinion Leaders
74%
Satisfied
Extremely Somewhat Neutral Somewhat Extremely Satisfied Ref Dissatisfied
12%
Dissatisfied
Figure 5
City of San Pablo
Public Safety Survey
July 2023
Compared to
2022
73%
Satisfied
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Are you aware of…
the Nationwide Call for Defunding
Local Police Departments?
Question 6.0 Are you aware of the nationwide call for DEFUNDING local police departments, especially in certain sections of the United States? Opinion Leaders
75%
Overall
Awareness
51%
Extremely
Aware
24%
Somewhat
Aware
25%
Not at all
0%
Unsure/Refused
Figure 6A
City of San Pablo
Public Safety Survey
July 2023
27%
Somewhat
Aware
46%
Extremely
Aware
26%
Not
Aware1%
Refused
Overall
Awareness
73%
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Support or Oppose…
DEFUNDING
San Pablo Police Department
Question 6.1 Based upon the information you have today, do you support or oppose the notion of DEFUNDING the San Pablo Police Department? Figure 6B
City of San Pablo
Public Safety Survey
July 2023
43%
Strongly
Oppose
13%
Somewhat
Support19%
Unsure/
Ref/Neutral
19%
Somewhat
Oppose
6%
Strongly
Support
Overall
Oppose
62%
Opinion Leaders
Oppose
62%
Compared to
2021
69%
Opposed
Defunding
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Due to Spillover in Crime
from Richmond…
More Support for, or Opposition to Defunding?
Question 7.0 Given concerns of San Pablo City officials due to spillover in crime in San Pablo from Richmond…are you inclined to encourage City officials to NOT DEFUND Police Dept. OR are you more inclined to encourage City officials to DEFUND the San Pablo Police Department? Figure 7
City of San Pablo
Public Safety Survey
July 2023
72%
DO NOT
Defund
Police Dept.
Opinion Leaders
72%
DO NOT
Defund
Police Dept.
17%
Support
Defunding
11%
Unsure/
Refused
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7 out of 10 arrests for
violent crimes comes
from outside the
community.
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from Instrument
Does learning about City’s crime reduction
strategies make you inclined to…
Encourage City officials to Continue
Investing in these strategies?
Question 8.0 Does learning of City’s crime reduction strategies make you inclined to encourage City officials to continue to invest in police training, additional policing technology, and community policing programs, or more inclined to support DEFUNDING the Police Dept? Figure 8
City of San Pablo
Public Safety Survey
July 2023
Read question
from Instrument
12%
Unsure/
Refused
76%
Continue to
Invest in Police
Training, etc.
Opinion Leaders
79%
Continue to
Invest
12%
Support
Defunding
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Question 9.0: Do you support the construction and
development of a police training facility in San Pablo? Support for:
New Police Training Facility
Opinion Leaders
73%
Support
7%
Definitely
NO
62%
Definitely
YES
18%
Probably
YES
11%
Unsure/
Refused
2%
Probably
NO
Compared to
2022
81%
Support
Overall
Support
80%
Figure 9
City of San Pablo
Public Safety Survey
July 2023
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Encourage City officials to continue investing in…
ALPR technology?
Question 10.0 Does learning that the City has adopted ALPR technology make you inclined to encourage City officials to continue investing in such police technology; OR, would support DEFUNDING the San Pablo Police Dept? Figure 10
City of San Pablo
Public Safety Survey
July 2023
15%
Unsure/
Refused
70%
Continue to invest
in ALPR technology
Opinion Leaders
72%
Continue to
Invest
15%
Support
Defunding
Police Dept.
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Read question
from Instrument
Support for…
Community Outreach Programs
being provided thru the SPPD
Question 11.0 Would you encourage City officials to continue investing in community outreach programs and activities, or to you support defunding?
Figure 11
City of San Pablo
Public Safety Survey
July 2023
89%
NOT
Defund
9%
Unsure/
Refused
80%
Continue to Invest in
Community Outreach
programs/activities
Opinion Leaders
81%
Continue to
Invest
11%
Support
Defunding
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Read question
from Instrument
Figure 12A
City of San Pablo
Public Safety Survey
July 2023
Conclusions/Recommendations
1. Today, there is huge support (80%) for
constructing a regional police training facility
in San Pablo.
2. Support for OPPOSING the de-funding of the
City’s Police Dept remains strong (62%); but is
is softening (down from 69% in 2021).
Therefore, the City should initiate a high-
profile public outreach effort that makes
salient to San Pablo residents the following:.
Document the NEGATIVE IMPACT that Spillover in Crime
from the City of Richmond is having on San Pablo.
Promote the fact that the Regional Law Enforcement
Center will provide a state-of-the-art training facility for the San Pablo Police Dept, that can be used by other
local law enforcement agencies in the region.
There will be significant economic & revenue benefits to the City when consortium partners contract to use
the training center.
Promote the fact that crime in San Pablo has
continually gone down in recent years due, in large
part, to effective policing.
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Figure 12B
City of San Pablo
Public Safety Survey
July 2023
Promote the various community outreach programs
and crime reduction activities being provided
through the SPPD (80% support); e.g., Neighborhood
Watch, Disaster Preparedness, Community Police
Academy, CERT, GREAT, J.E.W.L., et al.
2. The above public outreach effort will go a long
way toward INCREASING the public’s
OPPOSITION to de-funding the City’s Police
Dept.
3. Most residents (nearly 90%) continue to
believe that the City of San Pablo is a
‘Great Community’.
4. Nearly three-quarters (73%) of local residents
feel SAFE.
5. Continue investing in additional policing
technologies and community policing
programs (76% support).
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Conclusions/Recommendations
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Demographics
of Survey Respondents
Length of Residency
0 to 5 years 19%
6 to 10 18%
11 to 25 35%
Over 25 years 27%
Refused 1%
Age
18 to 30 25%
31 to 40 20%
41 to 50 11%
51 to 65 16%
Over 65 years 26%
Refused 2%
Household Income
Under $25,000 9%
$25,001 to $50,000 13%
$50,001 to $75,000 15%
$75,001 to $100,000 12%
Over $100,000 17%
Refused 34%
Education
Less than High School 3%
High School/Trade School 19%
Some College 26%
College Graduate 33%
Graduate/Prof. School 17%
Refused 2%
Ethnicity
Caucasian 21%
Hispanic/Latino 39%
African American/Black 17%
Native American/Alaskan 2%
Native Hawaiian & other
Pacific Islander 2%
Asian 7%
Other 5%
Refused 7%
Registered to Vote
Yes 95%
No 4%
Refused 1%
Home Ownership
Own 52%
Rent 45%
Refused 3%
Figure 13A
City of San Pablo
Public Safety Survey
July 2023
Party ID
Democrat 53%
Republican 9%
Independent 11%
Other 11%
Refused 16%
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Demographics
of Survey Respondents
# School Aged Children
None 67%
One 17%
Two 8%
Three or more 6%
Refused 2%
Area of Residence
East I80/San Pablo Hills 12%
Old Town 11%
N San Pablo, Leroy Heights
Contra Costa College 44%
West I80, Casino Area,
City Hall Area 24%
Refused 9%
Figure 13B
City of San Pablo
Public Safety Survey
July 2023
Gender
Male 45%
Female 55%
Ideology
Liberal 19%
Progressive 17%
Moderate 22%
Conservative 17%
Refused 25%
Language
English 82%
Spanish 18%
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