Starting Oct. 15th and going until Nov. 30th Seattle University is asking West Seattleites and those who work within the city to participate in a public safety survey. The results will assist officials in the Seattle Police Department with pinpointing the specific concerns that afflict each neighborhood around the city.

The survey can be accessed by visiting publicsafetysurvey.org and choosing your language of preference (Amharic, Chinese, English, Korean, Somali, Spanish and Vietnamese are available). Taking just under 10 minutes to complete, the majority of the questions ask the participant to rate their feelings about crime trends and police interactions on scales ranging from 0 to 100, “very negative” to “very positive” and “strongly disagree” to “strongly agree”. There are prompts throughout the survey where participants can write longer notes explaining their responses and offering suggestions for improvements.

Per the release:

The purpose of the survey is to solicit feedback on public safety and security concerns from those who live and/or work in Seattle. A report on the survey results will be provided to the Seattle Police Department to assist them with making your neighborhood safer and more secure. The survey is accessible at publicsafetysurvey.org from October 15th through November 30th and is available in Amharic, Chinese, English, Korean, Somali, Spanish and Vietnamese…Public safety and security are community concerns. Please make sure your voice is heard by completing the public safety survey today.

Research assistants from Seattle U are also offering to set up times to administer the survey to local community groups or organizations at their monthly meetings. For more information on how to set a time or to contact a research analyst in your neighborhood contact Jennifer Burbridge, the university’s research analyst at the S.W. Precinct, at Jennifer.Burbridge@seattle.gov.

Fliers are also available for printing to display at your local church or workplace to urge friends and neighbors to take part.