Table III.
Top Three Problems Respondents Worry About
| Ranking |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Problem | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
| High worry | |||
| Drugs and prostitution | 34 (43%) | 8 (11%) | – |
| Crime/violence/gangs | 15 (19%) | 11 (15%) | 11 (21%) |
| Dumping of trash/dirty streets | 8 | 7 | 1 |
| Traffic/roads/cars | 5 | – | – |
| Noise | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| Theft and loss of property | 3 | – | – |
| School service | 2 | – | – |
| Drinking water | 2 | – | – |
| Drugs/smoking/alcohol | 2 | 8 | 5 |
| Moderate worry | |||
| Safety/security | – | 7 | – |
| Bad neighbors | – | 5 | – |
| Pollution | – | 3 | 6 |
| Lack of law enforcement | – | 3 | – |
| Lack of open space | – | 2 | 3 |
| Low worry | |||
| Vandalism | – | 2 | – |
| Snow in winter | – | 1 | 1 |
| Homelessness | – | 1 | – |
| People just hanging around | – | – | 3 |
| Discrimination | – | – | −3 |
| Poor health service | – | – | 2 |
| Animals | – | – | 2 |
| Don’t know/no problem | 5 | 10 | 12 |
| Total (n) | 80 | 71 | 52 |
Numbers are frequencies of responses (1st, 2nd, or 3rd). The problems fall into three groups: high worry; moderate; low.