The City of Greenville has released the Policing Survey results.
The below photos are a Power Point presentation which was shown at this morning's Citizen’s Advisory Panel on Public Safety meeting.
According to a release, the panelists received the results of the survey on police policy and procedure earlier this week.
This morning's meeting was the panel's final meeting before their report will be presented to council on Monday October 12 at 3:00 PM.
The panel, which was appointed by the council in July, was charged with examining three key areas: use of Force/K-9 officers, Body Worn Cameras, and the policies and makeup of the current citizen oversight board.
The first slide covered age demographics of the overall survey takers and by race.
The second part of the presentation compared the race of the survey respondents to another similarly sized survey.
Survey respondents noted how long they have lived in the City of Greenville or the surrounding area.
The majority of those who responded to the survey lived beyond listed area codes, while 15% preferred not to answer.
As to personal safety, 94% of White respondents feel safe in their neighborhoods, compared to 85% of Black respondents reporting feelings of safety in their neighborhoods.
The majority of both White and Black respondents believe law enforcement throughout the nation does not treat all racial/ethnic groups fairly.
However, the majority of White respondents said they believe the Greenville Police Department does treat all racial/ethnic groups fairly.
The majority of Black respondents (59%) do not believe the Greenville Police Department does treat all racial/ethnic groups fairly.
Both groups ranked the available responses for use of force in the same order, though in differing percentages.
The majority of Black respondents said K-9s should not be used for any of the situations outlined in the available answers; conversely, White respondents ranked the "None of the above" answer in last place.
The groups' answers to the recruitment section demonstrated different deterrents to young people considering a career in law enforcement.
Both groups chose the same top six answers as to beneficial training activities, although in different percentages.
The Citizen Advisory Panel for Public Safety will present their final report early next week.
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