Public Safety Straw Poll
 
 


Have you had a reason to call the Herndon police for an emergency in the last two years?
    Yes and they responded in less than three minutes.
3% 
4 %
    Yes and they responded in less than ten minutes.
4% 
5 %
    Yes and they responded in more than ten minutes.
2%
2 %
    No I have not called the police for an emergency.
91% 
100 %


Have you had a reason to contact the Herndon police in the last two years?
    Yes and it was a positive experience.
32% 
35 %
    Yes and it was a negative experience.
1% 
1 %
    No I have not been in contact with the police.
67% 
74 %



What is your opinion of police visibility?
    The police are very visible in Herndon.
94% 
85 %
    The police are not very visible in Herndon.
6% 
6 %


What is your opinion about safety in your neighborhood?
    My neighborhood feels safe.
94% 
97 %
    My neighborhood does not feel safe.
6% 
7 %


What items below do you think are public safety challenges or problems in Herndon? (check all that apply.)
    There are too few police officers.
1%
1 %
    The police are not visible until they are called.
3% 
4 %
    The police do not exercise the full range of their authority.
17% 
19 %
    The police are too concerned about being politically correct and do not enforce the law.
25% 
28 %
    Overcrowded single family homes, illegal boarding houses and quasi-motels.
83% 
91 %
    Empty, abandoned, and foreclosed single family homes.
76% 
84 %
    Property maintenance in residential neighborhoods.
71% 
78 %
    The presence of illegal aliens.
83% 
91 %
    Unsuccessful day workers loitering on the sidewalks.
85%
94 %
    Groups that support and encourage illegal aliens.
81% 
89 %
    Traffic in residential neighborhoods.
7% 
9 %
    Traffic in commercial areas.
7% 
9 %
    Lack of sufficient streetlights in residential neighborhoods.
15% 
17 %
    Gang activity including graffiti.
24% 
27 %
    Commercial vehicles parked on residential streets.
21% 
23 %
    Vehicles going too fast in residential neighborhoods.
16% 
18 %
    Persons operating vehicles without a drivers license.
50% 
55 %
    Something else.
9% 
10 %