SACKETT STREET PARK

PARK PERCEPTIONS - Results from Interviews

Number of Interviews: 11

Respondent Profile
Male - 7 (63%)
Female - 4 (27%)
Latino - 0 (0%)
African American - 9 (81%)
Caucasian - 2 (19%)
Asian - 0 (0%)

Responses - General Questions
Favorite park activities:
Playing in the waterpark
Watching/Playing with kids on the playground
Basketball
Sitting on the benches

Most-liked park characteristics:
Convenience/proximity
Kids like it
Waterpark
Basketball courts
Presence of trees, quiet

Least-liked park characteristics:
Trash (5 out of 11)
Concerns regarding safety of play equipment
Crowded waterpark

Suggestions for park improvements:
More frequent trash cleanup
Basketball programming
More play equipment
Nicer grass
More benches by waterpark

Perceptions of Safety

Feel Safe - 11 (100%)
Feel Safe w/ conditions - 0 (0%)
Don't Feel Safe - 0 (0%)
Visit Alone - 11 (100%)
Don't Visit Alone - 0 (0%)
Visit at Night - 5 (45%)
Don't Visit at Night - 5 (45%)

Perceptions of Crime - "Do you know of any criminal activities that occur here?"

Yes - 1 (10%)
No - 10 (90%)
Don't Know - 0 (0%)

What is contributing to problems - "What do you feel might be contributing to crime or annoying behavior in the park?"
Nothing mentioned

What could be changed to improve negative conditions - "What kinds of changes in or around the park would make you feel safer and more comfortable here?"
None were mentioned

Improvement from the past - "Do you feel that this park is better or worse than it used to be?"
Better - 6 (55%)
Worse - 0 (0%)
Neither - 5 (45%)

Understanding the Interview Results