Michigan Public Policy Survey (MPPS) Fall 2015, Question 19a

Arson as a problem in jurisdiction

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Thinking about fire and medical issues, to what extent, if any, would you say arson currently is (or has recently been) a problem in your jurisdiction?

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Jurisdiction Type Crosstabulation
		County	Township	City	Village	Total
% within Jurisdiction Type
		Jurisdiction Type				Total
Thinking about fire and medical issues, to what extent, if any, would you say arson currently is (or has recently been) a problem in your jurisdiction?	Not a Problem at all	17%	55%	57%	68%	55%
	Not much of a Problem	51%	36%	33%	19%	34%
	Somewhat of a Problem	10%	3%	9%	2%	4%
	Significant Problem	3%	0%	1%	0%	0%
	Don't Know	19%	6%	1%	10%	6%

Population Size Crosstabulation
		<1500	1500-5000	5001-10000	10001-30000	>30000	Total
% within Population Size
		Population Size					Total
Thinking about fire and medical issues, to what extent, if any, would you say arson currently is (or has recently been) a problem in your jurisdiction?	Not a Problem at all	60%	58%	54%	46%	25%	55%
	Not much of a Problem	28%	35%	36%	47%	41%	34%
	Somewhat of a Problem	3%	3%	4%	5%	16%	4%
	Significant Problem	0%	0%	1%	0%	3%	0%
	Don't Know	9%	4%	5%	1%	15%	6%

Region of Michigan Crosstabulation
		Upper Peninsula	Northern Lower Peninsula	West Central Lower Peninsula	East Central Lower Peninsula	Southwest Lower Peninsula	Southeast Lower Peninsula	Total
% within Region of Michigan
		Region of Michigan						Total
Thinking about fire and medical issues, to what extent, if any, would you say arson currently is (or has recently been) a problem in your jurisdiction?	Not a Problem at all	60%	52%	53%	63%	49%	56%	55%
	Not much of a Problem	30%	35%	37%	27%	41%	33%	34%
	Somewhat of a Problem	4%	7%	2%	4%	3%	6%	4%
	Significant Problem	1%	0%	0%	1%	1%	0%	0%
	Don't Know	6%	6%	8%	6%	6%	5%	6%