Appendix

Questionnaire
This questionnaire was issued to residents in Spanish Town and Old
Harbour to obtain their experience with crime in their community.
1. How old are you?
15-20

21-30

31-40

41-50

50 and above

2. Where do you live?

Old Harbour
Spanish Town

3. Gender:

Male

Female

4. What type of community do you reside?

Gated community
Rural

Residential

Non-gated community

Inner city

Non- residential

5. Would you say that crime and violence affects your community?
agree strongly agree

neutral

disagree

6. Which type of crime affects your community?

strongly disagree

Burglary
rape
destruction of property

murders

theft

7. Which age group do you think is responsible for most of the crimes?
Under 12

12-17

18-23

24-29

over 30

8. How does crime affect your community?

It results in fear
reduces employment opportunities

causes

emotional trauma
Other (please specify)

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9. Which group of people is impacted by crime in your community? Tick all

that apply
The elderly

women

men

children

youth

everyone
10.Who do you think crime affects the most in your community?
The elderly
women
men
children
youth
everyone
11.Is there any community based crime prevention programme in your
community?
Yes
No
12.What do you think is a communitys best defence against crime?
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13.What are some of the measures you have in place to ensure your safety.
Burglar bars
weapons
self-defence
alarms
14.Is there any crime prevention strategy in your community? (eg police
patrol, neighbourhood
watch)____________________________________________________________________
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