Crime Overshadows All Other Issues As The Most Urgent In NYC, Quinnipiac University New York City Poll Finds; But Half Of Voters Say They Expect Tourism To Increase
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Crime tops the list as the most urgent issue facing New York City say voters of all political parties, races, genders, age groups, and boroughs, according to a Quinnipiac (KWIN-uh-pea-ack) University poll of registered voters in New York City released today. Overall, 49 percent of voters say crime is the most urgent issue, followed by affordable housing (15 percent) and homelessness (12 percent). Of the ten issues voters could choose from, no other issue broke into double digits.
MAYOR ADAMS
Voters give Mayor Eric Adams a 43 - 37 percent job approval rating with 20 percent not offering an opinion. In Quinnipiac's previous New York City poll released on February 9, 2022, voters gave Adams a 46 - 27 percent job approval rating with 27 percent not offering an opinion.
"Mayor Adams gets a positive score on his job performance, but it's tepid. The biggest weight on his numbers: crime. It's by far the most urgent issue and voters are holding him accountable," said Quinnipiac University Polling Analyst Mary Snow.
On his handling of the response to the coronavirus, Adams receives a 53 - 37 percent approval rating, compared to a 61 - 28 percent approval rating in February.
On his handling of relations between the police and the community, Adams receives a 49 - 43 percent approval rating, compared to a 57 - 29 percent approval rating in February.
On his handling of the public schools, Adams receives a 41 - 37 percent approval rating, compared to a 44 - 31 percent approval rating in February.
On his handling of crime, Adams receives a negative 37 - 54 percent approval rating, compared to a positive 49 - 35 percent approval rating in February.
On his handling of the city budget, Adams receives a negative 34 - 41 percent approval rating.
On his handling of homelessness, Adams receives a negative 31 - 56 percent approval rating.
COMBATING CRIME & GUN VIOLENCE
An overwhelming majority of voters (86 percent) support having more police officers in the New York City subway system, while 12 percent oppose it.
Mayor Adams has said he's exploring different technologies to use for metal detectors in the subway system to screen for weapons. A majority of voters (62 percent) think installing metal detectors in New York City's subway system is a good idea, while 35 percent think it is a bad idea.
Forty-three percent of voters are either very confident (8 percent) or somewhat confident (35 percent) that Mayor Adams will reduce gun violence in New York City, while 53 percent are either not so confident (30 percent) or not confident at all (23 percent).
In Quinnipiac's February poll, a majority of voters (58 percent) were either very confident (14 percent) or somewhat confident (44 percent) that Mayor Adams would reduce gun violence in New York City, while 39 percent were either not so confident (22 percent) or not confident at all (17 percent).
"In the wake of April's mass shooting on the subway along with an increase in major crimes, confidence slips in the Mayor being able to reduce gun violence," added Snow.
NYC HOMELESS
More than 7 in 10 voters (72 percent) think New York City is doing too little to help homeless people, while 19 percent think it is doing about the right amount, and 2 percent think it is doing too much to help homeless people.
ECONOMY & TOURISM
Twenty-nine percent of voters say the state of New York City's economy is either excellent (2 percent) or good (27 percent), while 70 percent say the state of New York City's economy is either not so good (41 percent) or poor (29 percent).
Twenty-eight percent of voters think the economic conditions in New York City will get better during the next 12 months, while 32 percent think they will get worse and 37 percent think they will stay about the same.
Two-thirds of voters (66 percent) are either very confident (25 percent) or somewhat confident (41 percent) that New York City's economy will fully recover from the coronavirus pandemic, while one third of voters (33 percent) are either not so confident (23 percent) or not confident at all (10 percent).
Half of voters (50 percent) think tourism in New York City will increase during the next 12 months, while 14 percent think it will decrease and 34 percent think it will stay about the same.
"There's a silver lining tucked in a somewhat bleak snapshot of the city. Despite concerns over crime, half of voters expect tourism in New York City to increase over the next year. In the long run, a majority is expressing confidence that the city's economy will fully bounce back from the losses of the pandemic," added Snow.
MASKS
Nearly 7 in 10 voters (69 percent) think riders on buses, subways, and commuter trains should be required to wear masks, while 29 percent think they should not be required to wear masks.
Even if masks are not required to ride on buses, subways, and commuter trains, more than three-quarters of voters (77 percent) say they would wear a mask when riding on them, while 21 percent say they would not.
JOB APPROVALS: OTHER PUBLIC OFFICIALS
Voters give Governor Kathy Hochul a 50 - 40 percent job approval rating with 11 percent not offering an opinion.
Job approval ratings for other public officials:
- Public Advocate Jumaane Williams: 45 percent approve, 25 percent disapprove, with 30 percent not offering an opinion;
- Police Commissioner Keechant Sewell: 44 percent approve, 26 percent disapprove, with 30 percent not offering an opinion;
- City Comptroller Brad Lander: 39 percent approve, 22 percent disapprove, with 39 percent not offering an opinion;
- City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams: 38 percent approve, 19 percent disapprove, with 43 percent not offering an opinion;
- Schools Chancellor David Banks: 34 percent approve, 31 percent disapprove, with 35 percent not offering an opinion.
1,249 New York City registered voters were surveyed from April 28th - May 2nd with a margin of error of +/- 2.8 percentage points.
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Poll Questions
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Question 1. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Eric Adams is handling his job as mayor?
REGISTERED VOTERS.......................................... Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Approve 43% 30% 48% 45% 44% 42% 41% 54% 39% Disapprove 37 45 35 36 37 36 42 23 40 DK/NA 20 25 17 20 18 22 17 22 21 AREA............................. AGE IN YRS.............. Brnx Bklyn Man Qns StIsl 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Approve 43% 45% 43% 43% 36% 33% 39% 49% 52% Disapprove 33 36 39 35 54 46 43 32 27 DK/NA 25 20 18 22 11 21 18 19 21 -
Question 2. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Keechant Sewell is handling her job as Police Commissioner?
REGISTERED VOTERS.......................................... Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Approve 44% 42% 50% 39% 44% 43% 42% 52% 42% Disapprove 26 32 23 29 29 23 26 18 33 DK/NA 30 26 27 32 27 33 31 31 25 AREA............................. AGE IN YRS.............. Brnx Bklyn Man Qns StIsl 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Approve 37% 41% 46% 47% 52% 27% 44% 55% 52% Disapprove 30 29 25 23 22 37 30 24 14 DK/NA 33 30 29 31 27 36 26 21 34 -
Question 3. Do you approve or disapprove of the way David Banks is handling his job as New York City Schools Chancellor?
REGISTERED VOTERS.......................................... Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Approve 34% 26% 43% 31% 37% 33% 23% 49% 38% Disapprove 31 41 24 37 28 33 39 20 31 DK/NA 35 33 34 32 35 34 38 31 32 AREA............................. AGE IN YRS.............. Brnx Bklyn Man Qns StIsl 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Approve 39% 31% 34% 37% 32% 30% 36% 40% 38% Disapprove 29 32 30 29 41 35 34 28 26 DK/NA 32 37 36 34 27 35 30 31 36 -
Question 4. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Jumaane Williams is handling his job as Public Advocate?
REGISTERED VOTERS.......................................... Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Approve 45% 17% 62% 31% 39% 50% 31% 66% 44% Disapprove 25 42 13 38 31 20 34 11 28 DK/NA 30 41 25 30 30 31 35 23 28 AREA............................. AGE IN YRS.............. Brnx Bklyn Man Qns StIsl 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Approve 50% 47% 43% 43% 26% 39% 50% 48% 46% Disapprove 23 22 27 24 41 21 25 28 25 DK/NA 26 31 30 33 32 40 25 25 29 -
Question 5. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Adrienne Adams is handling her job as City Council Speaker?
REGISTERED VOTERS.......................................... Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Approve 38% 18% 50% 32% 34% 42% 24% 53% 44% Disapprove 19 35 10 27 25 15 28 8 19 DK/NA 43 47 40 41 41 44 48 39 37 AREA............................. AGE IN YRS.............. Brnx Bklyn Man Qns StIsl 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Approve 48% 32% 40% 39% 24% 34% 45% 39% 39% Disapprove 16 17 16 23 42 20 17 20 19 DK/NA 35 51 44 38 34 46 38 41 43 -
Question 6. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Brad Lander is handling his job as City Comptroller?
REGISTERED VOTERS.......................................... Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Approve 39% 24% 48% 34% 40% 37% 32% 46% 42% Disapprove 22 34 15 29 23 21 24 16 24 DK/NA 39 42 37 37 37 41 44 38 34 AREA............................. AGE IN YRS.............. Brnx Bklyn Man Qns StIsl 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Approve 39% 39% 43% 35% 35% 31% 43% 46% 40% Disapprove 30 19 20 20 33 23 23 19 22 DK/NA 31 42 37 45 32 46 34 35 38 -
Question 7. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Kathy Hochul is handling her job as governor?
REGISTERED VOTERS.......................................... Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Approve 50% 28% 62% 43% 50% 49% 44% 59% 52% Disapprove 40 61 29 47 40 40 47 28 38 DK/NA 11 11 9 9 10 11 8 12 10 AREA............................. AGE IN YRS.............. Brnx Bklyn Man Qns StIsl 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Approve 55% 47% 60% 45% 27% 43% 51% 57% 52% Disapprove 31 42 34 42 65 38 44 37 39 DK/NA 14 11 6 13 8 20 5 6 9 -
Question 8. In general, how satisfied are you with the way things are going in New York City today; are you very satisfied, somewhat satisfied, somewhat dissatisfied, or very dissatisfied?
REGISTERED VOTERS.......................................... Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Very satisfied 5% 2% 4% 6% 4% 5% 3% 6% 7% Smwht satisfied 30 13 37 26 33 27 25 36 33 Smwht dissatisfied 29 22 35 25 25 32 30 29 23 Very dissatisfied 36 62 23 43 37 35 42 28 37 DK/NA 1 1 1 - 1 1 1 1 - AREA............................. AGE IN YRS.............. Brnx Bklyn Man Qns StIsl 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Very satisfied 6% 6% 2% 5% 3% 6% 5% 5% 3% Smwht satisfied 25 35 30 26 22 36 26 27 34 Smwht dissatisfied 29 26 33 31 15 27 30 31 26 Very dissatisfied 38 32 34 37 56 31 39 36 34 DK/NA 1 1 - - 4 - - 1 2 -
Question 9. In your opinion, what is the most urgent issue facing New York City today: COVID-19, inflation, unemployment, homelessness, climate change, health care, racial inequality, schools, affordable housing, or crime?
REGISTERED VOTERS.......................................... Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp COVID-19 2% - 3% 1% 2% 2% 1% 5% 2% Inflation 6 12 3 10 7 6 7 5 9 Unemployment 2 1 2 4 2 2 - 3 4 Homelessness 12 5 14 12 11 13 8 13 17 Climate change 2 - 2 1 1 2 2 1 - Health care 2 - 2 3 2 2 1 1 4 Racial inequality 4 1 4 2 4 3 2 3 3 Schools 3 4 2 4 2 3 5 2 2 Affordable housing 15 4 20 10 15 14 16 20 13 Crime 49 66 44 51 49 48 54 43 42 SOMETHING ELSE(VOL) 3 5 2 2 3 3 2 3 2 DK/NA 1 2 1 - 1 1 1 2 2 AREA............................. AGE IN YRS.............. Brnx Bklyn Man Qns StIsl 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ COVID-19 1% 3% 3% 2% - 3% 3% 1% 2% Inflation 7 6 5 8 6 8 10 2 5 Unemployment 5 2 1 1 3 2 3 2 1 Homelessness 13 10 20 6 12 10 16 13 10 Climate change 3 1 2 2 - 2 2 1 3 Health care 2 3 3 1 1 4 1 2 2 Racial inequality 4 4 3 4 2 6 3 4 3 Schools 3 4 2 2 1 4 4 1 3 Affordable housing 10 20 13 15 4 21 17 14 9 Crime 48 44 43 55 69 41 37 56 57 SOMETHING ELSE(VOL) 4 2 3 3 - 1 4 3 5 DK/NA 1 1 1 2 - - 1 2 1 -
Question 10. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Mayor Adams is handling - crime?
REGISTERED VOTERS.......................................... Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Approve 37% 25% 44% 34% 39% 34% 34% 46% 33% Disapprove 54 60 49 56 51 56 55 45 59 DK/NA 10 15 7 10 10 9 11 9 8 AREA............................. AGE IN YRS.............. Brnx Bklyn Man Qns StIsl 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Approve 28% 41% 34% 41% 25% 28% 31% 44% 49% Disapprove 61 48 57 50 71 57 62 49 42 DK/NA 11 11 9 9 4 14 7 7 9 -
Question 11. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Mayor Adams is handling - the public schools?
REGISTERED VOTERS.......................................... Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Approve 41% 31% 49% 40% 46% 38% 36% 54% 42% Disapprove 37 47 31 37 34 40 38 31 43 DK/NA 21 22 20 23 20 22 25 15 16 AREA............................. AGE IN YRS.............. Brnx Bklyn Man Qns StIsl 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Approve 39% 42% 48% 39% 32% 34% 40% 52% 43% Disapprove 44 34 33 37 55 42 43 31 33 DK/NA 17 23 20 25 13 24 17 18 24 -
Question 12. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Mayor Adams is handling - the response to the coronavirus?
REGISTERED VOTERS.......................................... Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Approve 53% 45% 61% 47% 55% 51% 55% 60% 50% Disapprove 37 42 32 43 34 39 36 32 41 DK/NA 10 13 7 10 10 10 10 8 9 AREA............................. AGE IN YRS.............. Brnx Bklyn Man Qns StIsl 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Approve 47% 55% 53% 57% 45% 49% 49% 60% 61% Disapprove 45 33 38 34 45 37 45 35 28 DK/NA 8 12 9 10 9 13 5 5 11 -
Question 13. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Mayor Adams is handling - relations between the police and the community?
REGISTERED VOTERS.......................................... Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Approve 49% 44% 52% 50% 52% 46% 49% 59% 41% Disapprove 43 48 42 41 41 44 40 35 53 DK/NA 9 9 6 9 8 10 10 6 6 AREA............................. AGE IN YRS.............. Brnx Bklyn Man Qns StIsl 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Approve 46% 50% 50% 48% 44% 32% 45% 60% 61% Disapprove 44 39 44 43 51 58 49 33 31 DK/NA 10 10 6 9 4 10 6 7 9 -
Question 14. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Mayor Adams is handling - homelessness?
REGISTERED VOTERS.......................................... Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Approve 31% 34% 31% 32% 34% 28% 31% 37% 23% Disapprove 56 46 61 55 55 57 52 54 67 DK/NA 13 20 9 13 11 15 17 10 10 AREA............................. AGE IN YRS.............. Brnx Bklyn Man Qns StIsl 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Approve 28% 30% 28% 35% 38% 22% 23% 39% 40% Disapprove 64 54 62 49 51 60 66 55 49 DK/NA 8 16 10 16 11 18 11 6 11 -
Question 15. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Mayor Adams is handling - the city budget?
REGISTERED VOTERS.......................................... Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Approve 34% 20% 40% 36% 37% 31% 29% 42% 32% Disapprove 41 46 39 37 39 43 41 34 50 DK/NA 25 33 21 27 24 26 30 24 18 AREA............................. AGE IN YRS.............. Brnx Bklyn Man Qns StIsl 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Approve 32% 32% 39% 34% 31% 19% 38% 40% 44% Disapprove 50 42 36 36 50 58 43 37 27 DK/NA 18 26 25 30 19 23 18 23 29 -
Question 16. Would you describe the state of New York City's economy these days as; excellent, good, not so good, or poor?
REGISTERED VOTERS.......................................... Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Excellent 2% 2% 2% 4% 3% 1% 2% - 4% Good 27 14 33 22 32 22 27 28 29 Not so good 41 35 44 42 36 45 40 45 35 Poor 29 48 19 31 28 29 29 23 31 DK/NA 2 1 2 1 1 2 2 4 1 AREA............................. AGE IN YRS.............. Brnx Bklyn Man Qns StIsl 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Excellent 2% 3% 2% 2% 3% 3% 2% 2% 1% Good 19 32 30 23 16 26 31 27 25 Not so good 43 38 44 41 35 39 34 42 49 Poor 33 26 22 32 45 28 32 29 23 DK/NA 3 2 1 2 1 4 1 - 1 -
Question 17. During the next 12 months, do you think the economic conditions in New York City will get better, get worse, or stay about the same?
REGISTERED VOTERS.......................................... Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Get better 28% 15% 35% 27% 28% 29% 27% 37% 26% Get worse 32 45 22 41 33 32 33 24 35 Stay the same 37 37 41 29 37 36 37 36 38 DK/NA 3 3 2 3 3 4 3 3 1 AREA............................. AGE IN YRS.............. Brnx Bklyn Man Qns StIsl 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Get better 22% 29% 33% 29% 17% 21% 25% 34% 35% Get worse 40 31 23 35 41 33 41 28 24 Stay the same 35 37 41 32 37 44 32 35 38 DK/NA 3 3 3 4 4 1 2 3 3 -
Question 18. Would you describe the state of your own personal finances these days as; excellent, good, not so good, or poor?
REGISTERED VOTERS.......................................... Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Excellent 10% 11% 9% 11% 11% 9% 12% 5% 10% Good 47 43 55 37 51 43 56 46 44 Not so good 29 30 26 35 28 30 22 33 30 Poor 12 12 10 15 9 15 8 15 14 DK/NA 2 4 1 2 - 3 2 1 2 AREA............................. AGE IN YRS.............. Brnx Bklyn Man Qns StIsl 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Excellent 6% 11% 14% 9% 5% 7% 14% 9% 10% Good 44 49 51 42 48 48 51 46 44 Not so good 29 28 23 37 30 35 24 30 31 Poor 21 11 9 11 13 9 10 14 13 DK/NA - 1 3 1 3 - 1 1 2 -
Question 19. During the next 12 months, do you think tourism in New York City will increase, decrease, or stay about the same?
REGISTERED VOTERS.......................................... Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Increase 50% 28% 61% 43% 51% 49% 45% 51% 52% Decrease 14 27 7 18 15 12 16 10 17 Stay about the same 34 39 30 37 32 35 36 37 30 DK/NA 2 6 2 2 1 3 3 3 1 AREA............................. AGE IN YRS.............. Brnx Bklyn Man Qns StIsl 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Increase 40% 53% 62% 46% 37% 49% 52% 55% 49% Decrease 19 12 9 14 28 12 14 11 15 Stay about the same 39 33 26 39 31 38 34 32 33 DK/NA 2 3 2 2 4 1 - 1 4 -
Question 20. How confident are you that New York City's economy will fully recover from the coronavirus pandemic; very confident, somewhat confident, not so confident, or not confident at all?
REGISTERED VOTERS.......................................... Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Very confident 25% 20% 28% 23% 28% 22% 22% 21% 27% Somewhat confident 41 35 47 38 41 42 41 48 41 Not so confident 23 28 20 25 18 26 25 20 21 Not confident at all 10 15 4 12 11 9 11 9 11 DK/NA 2 1 1 2 2 1 2 2 - AREA............................. AGE IN YRS.............. Brnx Bklyn Man Qns StIsl 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Very confident 22% 29% 24% 22% 21% 22% 26% 31% 19% Somewhat confident 49 34 47 41 38 39 38 41 47 Not so confident 20 22 23 25 20 27 25 16 21 Not confident at all 7 14 5 10 18 11 9 11 11 DK/NA 3 1 1 1 4 1 2 1 2 -
Question 21. Do you think riders on buses, subways, and commuter trains should be required to wear masks, or not?
REGISTERED VOTERS.......................................... Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Yes/Should 69% 35% 84% 56% 61% 75% 51% 86% 70% No 29 63 14 42 37 22 47 11 28 DK/NA 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 4 2 AREA............................. AGE IN YRS.............. Brnx Bklyn Man Qns StIsl 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Yes/Should 70% 65% 73% 76% 35% 63% 65% 74% 77% No 26 35 23 22 63 36 34 24 18 DK/NA 3 - 4 3 3 2 1 2 5 -
Question 22. Even if masks are not required to ride on buses, subways, and commuter trains, would you wear a mask when riding on them, or not?
REGISTERED VOTERS.......................................... Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Yes/Would wear 77% 47% 91% 68% 71% 82% 62% 91% 81% No 21 50 8 31 26 17 36 9 18 DK/NA 2 3 2 2 3 1 2 1 2 AREA............................. AGE IN YRS.............. Brnx Bklyn Man Qns StIsl 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Yes/Would wear 75% 71% 86% 83% 57% 75% 72% 80% 83% No 23 28 11 17 31 24 26 18 13 DK/NA 2 1 3 1 12 - 3 1 4 -
Question 23. How safe do you feel using the subway during the daytime; very safe, somewhat safe, somewhat unsafe, or very unsafe?
REGISTERED VOTERS.......................................... Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Very safe 15% 6% 20% 11% 21% 11% 17% 18% 18% Smwht safe 33 19 39 31 37 30 25 36 37 Smwht unsafe 21 17 19 26 20 21 22 20 16 Very unsafe 22 41 14 25 16 27 28 16 20 DON'T USE(VOL) 8 15 6 6 5 11 8 10 6 DK/NA 1 - 2 - 1 1 - 1 3 AREA............................. AGE IN YRS.............. Brnx Bklyn Man Qns StIsl 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Very safe 16% 17% 20% 12% 3% 18% 22% 13% 13% Smwht safe 32 29 43 33 20 32 39 36 27 Smwht unsafe 20 21 18 22 24 30 13 24 14 Very unsafe 23 27 12 21 37 18 21 19 25 DON'T USE(VOL) 5 6 6 12 15 1 5 5 20 DK/NA 4 - 1 1 1 1 - 2 1 -
Question 24. How safe do you feel using the subway during the evening; very safe, somewhat safe, somewhat unsafe, or very unsafe?
REGISTERED VOTERS.......................................... Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Very safe 7% 3% 8% 7% 10% 3% 7% 8% 7% Smwht safe 23 10 29 17 28 19 18 23 29 Smwht unsafe 24 15 26 26 25 23 25 27 18 Very unsafe 37 58 29 41 29 44 42 29 38 DON'T USE(VOL) 8 11 6 8 6 9 7 11 5 DK/NA 1 3 1 - 2 1 1 2 3 AREA............................. AGE IN YRS.............. Brnx Bklyn Man Qns StIsl 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Very safe 6% 8% 7% 6% 2% 6% 10% 6% 6% Smwht safe 20 23 30 22 12 30 24 25 18 Smwht unsafe 25 25 24 22 21 24 24 28 20 Very unsafe 38 39 31 37 54 38 37 34 36 DON'T USE(VOL) 8 5 6 12 10 1 4 4 18 DK/NA 4 - 1 2 1 1 1 3 2 -
Question 25. How confident are you that Mayor Adams will reduce gun violence in New York City; very confident, somewhat confident, not so confident, or not confident at all?
REGISTERED VOTERS.......................................... Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Very confident 8% 5% 10% 6% 8% 8% 3% 11% 10% Somewhat confident 35 33 39 34 35 36 38 39 32 Not so confident 30 23 33 30 31 29 33 27 25 Not confident at all 23 33 16 27 24 23 23 20 29 DK/NA 3 5 2 2 3 4 3 4 4 AREA............................. AGE IN YRS.............. Brnx Bklyn Man Qns StIsl 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Very confident 9% 8% 7% 9% 7% 2% 8% 7% 14% Somewhat confident 32 37 35 37 25 29 31 41 41 Not so confident 34 28 35 27 30 38 30 27 24 Not confident at all 24 22 22 24 37 24 30 23 19 DK/NA 1 5 2 3 1 7 1 2 3 -
Question 26. Do you support or oppose having more police officers in the New York City subway system?
REGISTERED VOTERS.......................................... Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Support 86% 96% 82% 91% 86% 85% 87% 82% 86% Oppose 12 1 15 8 12 13 12 15 11 DK/NA 2 3 3 1 2 2 2 3 3 AREA............................. AGE IN YRS.............. Brnx Bklyn Man Qns StIsl 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Support 86% 86% 82% 87% 89% 73% 81% 95% 91% Oppose 12 13 15 10 10 25 17 3 5 DK/NA 2 1 3 3 1 2 1 2 4 -
Question 27. As you may know, Mayor Eric Adams has said he's exploring different technologies to use for metal detectors in the subway system to screen for weapons. In general, do you think installing metal detectors in New York City's subway system is a good idea or a bad idea?
REGISTERED VOTERS.......................................... Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Good idea 62% 71% 57% 64% 58% 65% 61% 68% 58% Bad idea 35 26 39 32 39 31 34 30 39 DK/NA 4 3 4 3 3 5 5 3 3 AREA............................. AGE IN YRS.............. Brnx Bklyn Man Qns StIsl 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Good idea 64% 60% 53% 69% 66% 52% 51% 67% 74% Bad idea 30 36 43 29 32 46 46 29 20 DK/NA 5 4 5 2 2 2 2 4 5 -
Question 28. Do you think New York City is doing too much, too little, or about the right amount to help homeless people?
REGISTERED VOTERS.......................................... Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Too much 2% 6% 1% 3% 4% 1% 3% 1% 2% Too little 72 54 80 68 69 75 73 77 75 About right 19 24 15 23 21 16 17 18 17 DK/NA 7 16 4 6 6 8 8 5 6 AREA............................. AGE IN YRS.............. Brnx Bklyn Man Qns StIsl 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Too much 1% 2% 1% 5% 2% 2% 1% 3% 3% Too little 66 73 82 66 71 74 80 70 64 About right 23 18 12 20 26 16 15 21 23 DK/NA 9 7 5 8 1 8 4 6 9