Background questions:

1. How close to the park do you live? How long have you lived there?

2. What is your ethnicity?

General parks questions:

1. How often do you visit this park? At what times of the day do you usually come? Do you usually come alone or with other people?

2. What do you like to do when you're here?

3. What do you enjoy most about this park?

4. What do you enjoy least? What would you like to see changed in this park that would increase your enjoyment of it?

Crime and Safety Issues:

1. Do you feel safe when you are visiting this park? Why or why not?

2. Do you know of any criminal activities that occur here? What kinds of activities? How do you know?

3. Are there times when you feel more comfortable at the park than at other times?
(These questions depend on responses as to accompaniment/activities):

a. Would you visit this park by yourself?
b. Would you allow your children to visit this park unaccompanied? If so, how old are they?
c. Would you visit this park at night?

4. (Depending on responses) What do you feel might be contributing to crime or annoying behavior in the park? (Have examples ready)

5. What kinds of changes in or around the park would make you feel safer and more comfortable here? (Have examples ready)

6. On the whole, do you feel that this park is better than it used to be, or worse? Why do you think this?