Community Policing Study

OPEN BUFFALO COMMUNITY POLICING SURVEY DATA
In spring 2016, Open Buffalo administered the Community Policing Survey to 2,018 residents of
Buffalo. Conducting brief, in-person interviews, surveyors engaged a truly diverse cross-section
of the city population men and women of different races, ages, genders, and class statuses, who
reside in neighborhoods that span over thirty zip codes. They surveyed residents at grocery
stores, metro stops, community events, neighborhood meetings, and other sites and venues across
the city. The Community Policing Survey was also translated into Spanish, Burmese, Karen, and
Nepali to reach many of the citys foreign language speakers. Data from the survey is
summarized below.
DEMOGRAPHICS
Q1
What is your zipcode?
14201
14202
14203
14204
14205
14206
14207
14208
14209
14210
14211
14212
14213
14214
14215
14216
14217
14218
14219
14220
14221
14222
14223
14225
14226
14227
14228
14260
14261
14276
14280
14224
14200
14231
14233
14241
What is your zipcode?
3%
5%
1%
0%
0% 0% 6% 2%
1% 5% 1% 1%
0%
1%
1%
3%
1%
4%
0%
4%
19%
6%
3%
5%
12% 4%
10%
3%
14201
14202
14203
14204
14205
14206
14207
14208
14209
14210
14211
14212
14213
14214
14215
14216
14217
14218
14219
14220
14221
14222
14223
14225
14226
14227
14228
14260
14261
14276
14280
14224
14200
14231
14233
14241
Q2
Is English your primary language?

4%
9%
87%
Yes
No
No answer
Respondent's Primary Language

English
86.8%
Spanish
2.8%
Karen
1.5%
Burmese
0.8%
Nepali
1.1%
Other language
3.2%
No answer/left blank
3.9%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
Q3
What is your age category?

25%
20%
15%
10%
5%
0%
Under 18
18-25
26-34
35-44
45-54
55-64
65+
No answer
Q4
What do you consider your racial/ethnic background?

White or Caucasian
Black or African American
Asian or Asian American
American Indian, Aleut, Inuit
Hispanic or Latino (i.e. Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban)
Middle Eastern
Bi-Racial
Other
24.5%
50.0%
4.5%
0.9%
8.3%
1.8%
5.6%
0.8%
3.7%
0.0%
10.0%
20.0%
30.0%
40.0%
50.0%
60.0%
Q5
Are you a person with diabilities?

Yes
11.4%
No
77.4%
Decline
2.4%
No answer
8.8%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
Q6
Do you have any mental health diagnosis?

Yes
7.1%
No
86.3%
Decline
4.3%
No answer
2.3%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
Q7
I identify my gender as:

Man
Woman
Transgender man
Transgender woman
Gender Queer
Other
Prefer not to answer
No answer
38.7%
55.5%
0.3%
0.3%
0.7%
0.2%
1.3%
3.0%
0.0%
10.0%
20.0%
30.0%
40.0%
50.0%
60.0%
Q8
I identify as:
Lesbian
Gay
Bisexual
Queer
Questioning
Straight
Other
1.8%
2.3%
3.9%
0.8%
1.0%
76.0%
1.2%
12.9%
0.0%
10.0%
20.0%
30.0%
40.0%
50.0%
60.0%
70.0%
80.0%
Q9
What was your total household income (before taxes) in 2015?

15.6%
15.5%
$10-25K
19.9%
$51-75K
9.4%
5.2%
$101-150K
3.3%
1.7%
Do not know
14.8%
11%
4%
0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
PERCEPTIONS OF THE POLICE

Q1
Do you think that you can trust the police to help you when
you need it?
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
Yes
No
Do not know
Checked both yes and

no
No answer
you need it?
80%
60%
40%
20%
0%
Yes
No
White
Black
Do not know
Asian
Hispanic
you need it?
80%
60%
40%
20%
0%
Yes
No
White men
White women
Do not know
Black men
Black women
Q2
Do you think that your neighborhood works well with the

police?
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
Yes
No
Do not know

no
No answer

police?
60%
40%
20%
0%
Yes
No
White
Black
Do not know
Asian
Hispanic

police?
60%
40%
20%
0%
Yes
No
White men
White women
Do not know
Black men
Black women
Q3A
In the past 6 months, have you been stopped by the police?

80%
70%
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
Yes
No
Do not know

no
No answer

100%
80%
60%
40%
20%
0%
Yes
No
White
Black
Do not know
Asian

100%
80%
60%
40%
20%
0%
Yes
No
White men
White women
Do not know
Black men
Black women
Q3B
Do you feel that the police were fair?

30%
25%
20%
15%
10%
5%
0%
Yes
No
Do not know

no
No answer

50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
Yes
No
White
Black
Do not know
Asian
Hispanic

40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
Yes
No
White men
White women
Do not know
Black men
Black women
Q4
Have you called the police in the past 6 months?

100%
80%
60%
40%
20%
0%
Yes
No
Do not know

no
No answer

100%
80%
60%
40%
20%
0%
Yes
No
White
Black
Do not know
Asian
Hispanic

100%
80%
60%
40%
20%
0%
Yes
No
White men
White women
Do not know
Black men
Black women
Q5
Have the police helped you in the past 6 months?

80%
70%
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
Yes
No
Do not know

no
No answer
Have the police helped you in the last 6 months?

100%
80%
60%
40%
20%
0%
Yes
No
White
Black
Do not know
Asian
Hispanic
Have the police helped you in the past 6 months?

100%
80%
60%
40%
20%
0%
Yes
No
White men
White women
Do not know
Black men
Black women
Q6
Do the police respond quickly in your neghborhood?

50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
Yes
No
Do not know

no
No answer
Do the police respond quickly to your neighborhood?

50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
Yes
No
White
Black
Do not know
Asian
Hispanic
Do the police respond quickly to your neighborhood?

60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
Yes
No
White men
White women
Do not know
Black men
Black women
Q7
In general, do you respect the police?

70%
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
Yes
No
Do not know

no
No answer

80%
60%
40%
20%
0%
Yes
No
White
Black
Do not know
Asian
Hispanic

100%
80%
60%
40%
20%
0%
Yes
No
White men
White women
Do not know
Black men
Black women
Q8
In general, do you think that police respect youth?

60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
Yes
No
Do not know

no
No answer

80%
60%
40%
20%
0%
Yes
No
White
Black
Do not know
Asian
Hispanic

80%
60%
40%
20%
0%
Yes
No
White men
White women
Do not know
Black men
Black women
Q9
In general, do you think that police respect people of color?

70%
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
Yes
No
Do not know

no
No answer

80%
60%
40%
20%
0%
Yes
No
White
Black
Do not know
Asian
Hispanic

80%
60%
40%
20%
0%
Yes
No
White men
White women
Do not know
Black men
Black women
Q10
In general, do you think that police respect women?

40%
35%
30%
25%
20%
15%
10%
5%
0%
Yes
No
Do not know

no
No answer

60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
Yes
No
White
Black
Do not know
Asian
Hispanic

60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
Yes
No
White men
White women
Do not know
Black men
Black women
Q11
In general, do you think that police respect people in your

neighborhood?
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
Yes
No
Do not know

no
No answer

neighborhood?
80%
60%
40%
20%
0%
Yes
No
White
Black
Asian
Hispanic

neighborhood?
80%
60%
40%
20%
0%
Yes
White men
No
White women
Black men
Black women
Q12
Are you a part of a block club?

100%
80%
60%
40%
20%
0%
Yes
No
Do not know

no
No answer
Are you a part of your block club?

100%
80%
60%
40%
20%
0%
Yes
No
White
Black
Do not know
Asian
Hispanic
Are you part of a block club?

100%
80%
60%
40%
20%
0%
Yes
No
White men
White women
Do not know
Black men
Black women
Q13
Overall, would you say the level of crime in your neighborhood

has decreased, increased or stayed the same from a year ago?
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
Increased
Decreased
Stayed the same
NA - recently
moved to the
neighborhood
Refused
No answer/left
blank
Overall, would you say the level of crime in your neghborhood

80%
60%
40%
20%
0%
Increased
Decreased
White
Black
Stayed the same

Asian
NA - recently moved to the

neighborhood
Hispanic
Overall, would you say the level of crime in your neighborhood

80%
60%
40%
20%
0%
Increased
Decreased
White men
White women
Stayed the same

Black men
NA - recently moved to the

neighborhood
Black women
Q14
Would you say your overall impression of the Buffalo Police

Department is:
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
Very Favorable
Somewhat
Favorable
Somewhat
Unfavorable
Very Unfavorable
Refused
No answer
Would you say your overall impression of the BPD is:

60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
Very favorable
Somewhat favorable
White
Black
Somewhat unfavorable
Asian
Very unfavorable
Hispanic
Would you say your overall impression of the Buffalo Police

Department is:
60%
40%
20%
0%
Very favorable
Somewhat favorable
White men
White women
Somewhat unfavorable
Black men
Black women
Very unfavorable
Q15A
How would you rate the Buffalo Police Department in the

following areas: working with the community to reduce crime
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
Excellent
Good
Fair
Poor
Very Poor
Don't know
No answer

40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
Excellent
Good
Fair
White
Black
Poor
Asian
Very Poor
Hispanic

40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
Excellent
Good
White men
Fair
White women
Poor
Black men
Black women
Very Poor
Q15B

following areas: working with community members to prevent
crime
30%
20%
10%
0%
Excellent
Good
Fair
Poor
Very poor
Don't know
No answer

following ares: working with the community to prevent crime?
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
Excellent
Good
Fair
White
Black
Poor
Asian
Very Poor
Don't know
Hispanic

following areas: working with the community to prevent crime
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
Excellent
Good
White men
Fair
White women
Poor
Black men
Black women
Very Poor
Q15

following areas: creating partnerships with the community
30%
25%
20%
15%
10%
5%
0%
Excellent
Good
Fair
Poor
Very poor
Don't know
No answer

following areas: creating partnerships with the community
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
Excellent
Good
Fair
White
Black
Poor
Asian
Very Poor
Hispanic

following areas: creating partnerships in the community
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
Excellent
Good
White men
Fair
White women
Poor
Black men
Black women
Very Poor
Q15D

following areas: responding to the community's concerns
30%
25%
20%
15%
10%
5%
0%
Excellent
Good
Fair
Poor
Very poor
Don't know
No answer

following areas: responding to the community's concerns
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
Excellent
Good
Fair
White
Black
Poor
Asian
Very Poor
Hispanic

following areas?
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
Excellent
Good
White men
Fair
White women
Poor
Black men
Black women
Very Poor
Q16 [Respondents were allowed to choose more than one response.]
How would you like the Buffalo Police Department to share

information on programs or initiatives?
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
Traditional Media
(newspaper,
radio, TV)
Buffalo Police
Department
website
Email
Social Media
(Facebook,
twitter, etc.)
Other
No answer/left
blank

60%
40%
20%
0%
Traditional Media
Buffalo Police Department

website
White
Black
Email
Asian
Social Media (Facebook,

twitter, etc.)
Hispanic

40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
Traditional Media
Buffalo Police Department

website
White men
White women
Email
Black men
Social Media (Facebook,

twitter, etc.)
Black women
Q17 [Respondents were allowed to choose more than one response.]
If you noticed something or knew something violent was

about to happen, what would you do?
70%
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
Call the police Call a neighbor
Keep it to
yourself
Intervene
Do not know No answer/left

blank
Other

80%
60%
40%
20%
0%
Call the police
Call a neighbor
White
Keep it to yourself
Black
Asian
Intervene
Do not know
Hispanic

80%
60%
40%
20%
0%
Call the police
Call a neighbor
White men
Keep it to yourself
White women
Black men
Intervene
Black women
Do not know
Q18
When you know that there is a crime or violent problem in

your community, how often do you call the police?
30%
25%
20%
15%
10%
5%
0%
Always
Often
Sometimes
Seldom
Never
Refused/do not No answer/left

know
blank

40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
Always
Often
Sometimes
White
Black
Asian
Seldom
Never
Hispanic

40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
Always
Often
White men
Sometimes
White women
Black men
Seldom
Black women
Never

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OPEN BUFFALO COMMUNITY POLICING SURVEY DATA

What is your zipcode?

What is your zipcode?

Is English your primary language?

Respondent's Primary Language

What is your age category?

What do you consider your racial/ethnic background?

Are you a person with diabilities?

Do you have any mental health diagnosis?

I identify my gender as:

What was your total household income (before taxes) in 2015?

PERCEPTIONS OF THE POLICE

Checked both yes and

Do you think that your neighborhood works well with the

Checked both yes and

Do you think that your neighborhood works well with the

Do you think that your neighborhood works well with the

In the past 6 months, have you been stopped by the police?

Checked both yes and

In the past 6 months, have you been stopped by the police?

In the past 3 months, have you been stopped by the police?

Do you feel that the police were fair?

Checked both yes and

Do you feel that the police were fair?

Do you feel that the police were fair?

Have you called the police in the past 6 months?

Checked both yes and

Have you called the police in the past 6 months?

Have you called the police in the past 6 months?

Have the police helped you in the past 6 months?

Checked both yes and

Have the police helped you in the last 6 months?

Have the police helped you in the past 6 months?

Do the police respond quickly in your neghborhood?

Checked both yes and

Do the police respond quickly to your neighborhood?

Do the police respond quickly to your neighborhood?

In general, do you respect the police?

Checked both yes and

In general, do you respect the police?

In general, do you respect the police?

In general, do you think that police respect youth?

Checked both yes and

In general, do you think that police respect youth?

In general, do you think that police respect youth?

In general, do you think that police respect people of color?

Checked both yes and

In general, do you think that police respect people of color?

In general, do you think that police respect people of color?

In general, do you think that police respect women?

Checked both yes and

In general, do you think that police respect women?

In general, do you think that police respect women?

In general, do you think that police respect people in your

Checked both yes and

In general, do you think that police respect people in your

In general, do you think that police respect people in your

Are you a part of a block club?

Checked both yes and

Are you a part of your block club?

Are you part of a block club?

Overall, would you say the level of crime in your neighborhood

Stayed the same

Overall, would you say the level of crime in your neghborhood