Survey Says: Skokie is High Quality and Happy
A recent survey conducted by the National Research Center reveals that citizens are happy with services, safety and overall quality of life in Skokie. The study also indicates some areas that need improvement.
Editor's note: Although quite long, this is a "Cliffs Notes" version of the National Research Center's survey. We did not include everything mentioned as the results are very lengthy. However, we included parts we felt were important to the community. You can view the complete survey by clicking on the PDF image to the right of this article. Since 2003, the village has hired the National Research Center (NRC) to conduct a citizen's survey to evaluate the quality of living in Skokie. The questions range from overall safety after dark to satisfaction of snow removal. To date, there have been four surveys, one in 2003, 2006, 2009 and, most recently, 2012. The NRC - which performs these types of surveys throughout the country including …
david
3:55 pm on Thursday, January 24, 2013
The issue is not more police. The issue is outreach. Skokie PD are not friendly and do not engage our youth. Ever wave hello at a Skokie cop? Did they wave back, the answer is most likely NO. Growing up in Wilmette I regularly was engaged by police to see what was up and how we were doing. Before I'm accused of bias I can say that there are Skokie cops I do know personally and I like, it the … more ›