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Public Safety <br />Sixty-three percent of respondents feel "very" or "somewhat" safe walking alone in business <br />areas after dark, while 87% feel "very" or "somewhat" safe walking alone in their neighborhood <br />after dark. There was a historic low of respondents who felt "very safe" after dark in both their <br />neighborhood and business areas. Thirty-five percent feel "somewhat" or "very" unsafe after <br />dark in business areas, up from 2003. The mean scores for both areas also dropped slightly. <br />Feel Safe Walking in Business Areas <br />Very Safe ,~,,,,, ~~,,. 9 <br />I <br />Somewhat Safe <br />I <br />Somewhat Unsafe 20 ~ <br />Very Unsafe ,__. 15 <br />44 ! <br />0 10 20 30 40 50 <br />Percent <br />Feel Safe Walking in Neighborhood After Dark <br />Very Safe <br />Somewhat Safe 34 <br />Somewhat Unsafe 8 <br />Very Unsafe 4 <br />53 <br />0 10 20 30 40 50 60 <br />Percent <br />OREGON SURVEY RESEARCH LABORATORY, UNIVERSITY OF OREGON <br />CITY OF EUGENE, FEBRUARY 2005 Page 24 <br />