Citizens Survey


 Are you a resident of the City of New Bern?      Yes       No    

During the past year, have you or someone else at your address had contact with a member of the New Bern Police Department?       Yes        No   

  If you answered "Yes" to this question, what type of contact did you have? Please check all that apply.

       Reported a Crime
       Victim of a Crime
       Witness to a Crime
       Needed Information
       Involved in a Traffic Accident
       Witnessed a Traffic Accident
       Public Event
       Other  

  Please indicate your level of agreement or disagreement with the following statements:     

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 Overall I believe the New Bern Police Department performs its duties well.
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2.

 New Bern Police Department employees perform their duties in a competent manner.
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3

 The Department's employees generally are courteous in their contacts with citizens.
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 New Bern Police employees seem to be well trained to meet their responsibilities.
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5

 In general, I feel safe in my home.
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 In general, I feel safe in the City of New Bern.
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 I am generally satisfied with the service the Police Department provides to my neighborhood.
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 In general, I think New Bern Police employees treat people fairly.
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 If I have a problem with a Police Department employee, I believe there is a way to have that problem addressed.
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 I feel safe in my neighborhood.
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 In general, I think the New Bern Police Department is interested in solving problems as well as enforcing the law.
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The New Bern Police Department also values your ideas about how the Department can improve. If you wish to do so, please use the area below to write any suggestions you might have for making the Department even better.

The following information is entirely optional.

Do you wish to be contacted by a member of staff about your survey responses? Yes  No 
If yes, please supply your name, telephone number and/or e-mail address so that we may contact you:
  Ethnicity: White/Caucasian    Latino
  African-American    Native-American
  Other    
           
  Age Group:
less than 18 
  
46-55
    
 
18-25
  
56-65
    
 
26-35
  
older than 65 
    
 
36-45 
          

Thank you for assisting the New Bern Police Department!

                    

 
City of New Bern
PO Box 1129
New Bern, NC 28563
(252) 672-4100
City Phone Directory