Table 6
Sense of safety, by selected neighbourhood and community perceptions, Canada, 2014

Table 6
Sense of safety, by selected neighbourhood and community perceptions, Canada, 2014
Table summary
This table displays the results of Sense of safety. The information is grouped by Selected neighbourhood and community perceptions (appearing as row headers), Sense of safety walking alone in one’s neighbourhood after dark, Satisfaction with personal security from crime, Very safe, Reasonably safe, Somewhat or very unsafe, Very satisfied , Quite satisfied, Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied and Dissatisfied or very dissatisfied, calculated using percent units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Selected neighbourhood and community perceptions	Sense of safety walking alone in one’s neighbourhood after dark^{Table 6 Note 1}			Satisfaction with personal security from crime
	Very safe	Reasonably safe	Somewhat or very unsafe	Very satisfied	Quite satisfied	Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied	Dissatisfied or very dissatisfied
	percent
The neighborhood is a welcoming community
Yes^{Table 6 Note †}	54	40	6	39	50	7	2
No	34^Note *	41	25^Note *	19^Note *	50	19^Note *	11^Note *
Sense of belonging to the local community
Very strong^{Table 6 Note †}	66	29	5	51	42	5	2
Somewhat strong	50^Note *	43^Note *	7^Note *	36^Note *	53^Note *	8^Note *	2
Weak	42^Note *	45^Note *	12^Note *	28^Note *	53^Note *	13^Note *	5^Note *
No opinion	50^Note *	35	12^{Note E: Use with caution}^Note *	30^Note *	52^Note *	6^{Note E: Use with caution}	4^{Note E: Use with caution}^Note *
Trust in neighbours
Can trust them^{Table 6 Note †}	60	36	4	45	47	5	2
More or less	41^Note *	48^Note *	10^Note *	27^Note *	57^Note *	12^Note *	3^Note *
Cannot trust them	31^Note *	45^Note *	23^Note *	17^Note *	54^Note *	17^Note *	10^Note *
Neighbours would call the police if they witnessed what seemed like criminal behaviour
Very likely^{Table 6 Note †}	57	37	5	43	47	7	2
Somewhat likely	43^Note *	46^Note *	10^Note *	28^Note *	57^Note *	11^Note *	4^Note *
Not at all likely	40^Note *	46^Note *	13^Note *	26^Note *	50	13^Note *	10^Note *
Just moved into the area	55	31	12^{Note E: Use with caution}^Note *	30^Note *	50	10^{Note E: Use with caution}	Note F: too unreliable to be published
Confidence in the police
A great deal of confidence^{Table 6 Note †}	59	35	5	49	45	4	1
Some confidence	46^Note *	45^Note *	9^Note *	29^Note *	56^Note *	10^Note *	3^Note *
Not very much or no confidence	49^Note *	37	13^Note *	25^Note *	44	17^Note *	12^Note *
Crime level in neighbourhood^{Table 6 Note 2}
Lower than elsewhere in Canada^{Table 6 Note †}	58	37	5	43	49	6	2
About the same as elsewhere in Canada	36^Note *	50^Note *	14^Note *	25^Note *	56^Note *	14^Note *	4^Note *
Higher than elsewhere in Canada	25^Note *	45^Note *	29^Note *	15^Note *	47	21^Note *	15^Note *
Presence of signs of social or physical disorder
No^{Table 6 Note †}	63	33	3	46	47	4	1
Yes	44^Note *	45^Note *	11^Note *	31^Note *	53^Note *	11^Note *	4^Note *
Noisy neighbours or loud parties	38^Note *	49^Note *	12^Note *	27^Note *	54^Note *	13^Note *	5^Note *
People hanging around on the streets	31^Note *	51^Note *	17^Note *	22^Note *	53^Note *	16^Note *	7^Note *
Garbage or litter lying around	38^Note *	48^Note *	13^Note *	27^Note *	53^Note *	13^Note *	5^Note *
Vandalism, graffiti	39^Note *	47^Note *	14^Note *	27^Note *	52^Note *	14^Note *	6^Note *
People using or dealing drugs	36^Note *	47^Note *	16^Note *	26^Note *	52^Note *	14^Note *	7^Note *
People being drunk or rowdy in public places	36^Note *	47^Note *	16^Note *	25^Note *	53^Note *	14^Note *	7^Note *
People attacked because of their origin	28^Note *	48^Note *	23^Note *	18^Note *	53^Note *	16^Note *	12^Note *
Total population	52	40	7	38	50	8	3
^E use with caution F too unreliable to be published Note * significantly different from reference category (p < 0.05) Return to note * referrer Note † reference category Return to note † referrer Note 1 Individuals who reported never walking alone after dark were excluded from the calculation of the proportions. Return to note 1 referrer Note 2 According to respondents’ perception. Return to note 2 referrer Note: Due to the responses "Don’t know" and "Refusal" being included in the calculation of percentages but not displayed in the table, and due to rounding, figures may not add up to 100.

Date modified:: 2017-12-12

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