Community Safety Research in Tucson
You are invited to participate in a research study to collect information regarding community views of what creates safety in your Tucson community. Your participation in this study is voluntary, and you may end the survey at any time, or decline to answer any questions.
The goal of collecting this information is to produce a report for the Tucson Mayor and City Council that summarizes community members perspectives of what they need to feel safe, stable and committed to their neighborhood. Your honest answers and opinions to these survey questions will be important to offer the best policy options for spending priorities at the city level.
This study is being conducted by AFSC-AZ/JCA, a non-profit based in Tucson who works to dismantle the current punishment system and to co-create true alternatives that center power within communities and support them in creating safety, well-being, and abundance. This work is being supported by Microsoft and the Urban Institute under the JRI Catalyst Grant Program.
To participate in this study is that you must be:
● 18 years or older; and
● Living in the city of Tucson.
Participation in this study is voluntary. If you agree to participate in this study, you will be asked to complete 34 questions. The survey will take approximately 25 minutes to complete and includes questions about address areas including housing, food, socio-economic status, physical and mental healthcare, and drug use.
You can choose at any point to stop the survey. No answers will be recorded without clicking the final “Submit” button at the end of the survey. If you decide to stop and close out the survey, all answers previously completed will be deleted and no information you provided will be included in the study.
There are minimal risks to participating in this study. Your personal identifying information will not be collected; therefore, your responses will not be linked to you which reduces unforeseeable risks. However, questions in this study may trigger emotional responses for those who have been directly impacted or been in crises relating, but not limited to, housing insecurity, financial stability, mental health services, drug use/abuse, police interactions, immigration status and discriminatory behavior. Some questions contain resources for services where you can obtain support if you are impacted by a question. The survey will conclude with a section that lists all resources for areas addressed where a person may need support or assistance.
Participating in this study may not benefit you directly, but it will help City leaders understand the priorities of Tucsonans for policy decisions and budget investment. The goal is to collect as many responses as possible and ensure equitable representation in the data collection process.
All information will remain confidential. You do not need to share your name, home address, IP address, or other personal identifying information to complete this survey. The information you will share with us if you participate in this study will be kept completely confidential. All online collection and storage is completed through the Google Forms, which is compliant to General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP). Google Forms is part of the Google Workspace, which uses encryption to protect data in transit and at rest. Study findings will be presented only in summary form.
By clicking ‘yes’ on the button below, you are consenting to participate in this study