Race, Policing and Public Support in New York City: Findings from the Crime & Drugs in My Neighborhood Study, 2012-2015

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Abstract

This poster examines the self-reported attitudes, orientations and experiences of New Yorkers with regard to police effectiveness in controlling crime and in helping people feel safe in their neighborhoods using more than 10,000 surveys and 2,800+ in-depth interviews with New York City residents that were collected by students at John Jay College (JJC-CUNY) and the Borough of Manhattan Community College (BMCC-CUNY) between 2012-2015. Findings show that the public largely believes that the NYPD is successful in controlling crime, and that is reflected in the degree to which people say that they feel safe in their neighborhoods, especially at night, but there is considerable variation between neighborhoods, and especially between people from different racial and ethnic groups and nationalities. The poster examines these differences, using qualitative data to compare and contrast the major groups represented in the data set.

Authors

• Anjelica Maria Camacho, John Jay College of Criminal Justice

• Peter Haxhi, John Jay College of Criminal Justice

• Mirsad Bektesevic, John Jay College of Criminal Justice

• Heath John Grant, John Jay College of Criminal Justice

• Amanda Lopez, Borough of Manhattan Community College