Violent crime in the Indianapolis area has been on a somewhat steady rise from 2005.
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IUPUI Department of Tourism, Conventions and Event Management Chair Sotiris Hji-Avgoustis says crime statistics can impact the number of visitors to a city. A new quality of life survey shows that growing numbers of Indianapolis residents feel unsafe. The survey was conducted by the IUPUI Department of Tourism, Conventions and Event Management and JumpStart Point of Arrival. The vast majority of residents polled considered themselves to be safe in their homes and neighborhoods. However, the overall perception of public safety in the Indianapolis area has declined steadily during the past three years.
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Press Release
A scientific analysis of responses to a quality of life survey in Indianapolis that showed growing numbers of city residents feel unsafe will be presented at the Indiana Cultural Tourism Conference May 5, showing whether perceptions of public safety mirror reality.
The 2007 annual quality of life survey was conducted by the IUPUI Department of Tourism, Conventions and Event Management (TCEM), the fourth annual survey it has conducted of Indianapolis residents. JumpStart Point of Arrival, a company that specializes in data integration and scientific analysis, conducted the analysis of responses to the survey, said Sotiris Hji-Avgoustis, Chair and Professor of the TCEM Department.
The tourism conference, hosted by TCEM Department, will be held at the French Lick Casino and Resort in French Lick, IN.
According to the analysis conducted by JumpStart, the results of the 2007 survey demonstrate that while the vast majority of residents considered themselves to be safe in their homes and neighborhoods, the overall perception of public safety in the Indianapolis area has declined steadily during the past three years.
Stranger danger, crime, and bullying were the reasons most often provided for the perception of a lack of safety, according to JumpStart. Crime and bullying concerns have increased steadily from 2005 to 2007, to the point that nearly half of all respondents are distinctly not proud of Indianapolis with regard to crime.
Violent crime in the Indianapolis area has been on a somewhat steady rise from 2005, and was up sharply in 2007 to a level more than 2.5 times the national average and substantially higher than other comparable cities, according to JumpStart. During this same timeframe, property crime in Indianapolis has remained relatively stable. Moreover, crime has dispersed to a larger geographical area, thereby to some degree impacting a greater percentage of residents.
According to a summary of JumpStart’s findings, both violent and property crimes appear to have migrated from the east side and downtown areas of Indianapolis to the north side. Violent crime in the downtown region has decreased from 2005 to 2007, and property crime has declined sharply.
Source: IUPUI
