Center for Local, State, and Urban Policy

The Michigan Public Policy Survey (MPPS)
Spring 2011 Data Tables

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Q5f: Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or likely to take regarding actual public safety spending?

Jurisdiction Type Crosstabulation
% within Jurisdiction Type
  Jurisdiction Type Total
County Township City Village
Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or likely to take regarding actual public safety spending? Greatly Decrease 0% 1% 4% 5% 1%
Somewhat Decrease 27% 7% 39% 21% 15%
No Change 40% 54% 38% 51% 51%
Somewhat Increase 33% 19% 19% 16% 19%
Greatly Increase 0% 1% 0% 2% 1%
Not Applicable 0% 15% 0% 3% 11%
Don't Know 0% 3% 0% 2% 2%
Total 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
Population Category Crosstabulation
% within Population Size
  Population Size Total
<1500 1500-5000 5001-10000 10001-30000 >30000
Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or likely to take regarding actual public safety spending? Greatly Decrease 2% 1% 1% 3% 3% 1%
Somewhat Decrease 9% 13% 23% 25% 33% 15%
No Change 54% 55% 47% 30% 34% 51%
Somewhat Increase 13% 18% 24% 39% 30% 19%
Greatly Increase 1% 1% 0% 1% 0% 1%
Not Applicable 18% 9% 4% 1% 0% 11%
Don't Know 3% 3% 1% 1% 0% 2%
Total 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
Region of Michigan Crosstabulation
% within Region of Michigan
  Region of Michigan Total
Upper Peninsula Northern Lower Peninsula West Central Lower Peninsula East Central Lower Peninsula Southwest Lower Peninsula Southeast Lower Peninsula
Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or likely to take regarding actual public safety spending? Greatly Decrease 1% 2% 2% 0% 1% 2% 1%
Somewhat Decrease 11% 11% 10% 14% 16% 26% 15%
No Change 53% 55% 50% 56% 49% 41% 51%
Somewhat Increase 19% 16% 21% 14% 23% 24% 19%
Greatly Increase 1% 1% 1% 1% 2% 1% 1%
Not Applicable 13% 14% 14% 11% 6% 5% 11%
Don't Know 2% 1% 2% 4% 3% 1% 2%
Total 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%

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