2026 City of Cincinnati Resident Survey

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Q1

Please rate Cincinnati with regard to each of the following.

Excellent Good Neutral Below Average Poor Don't Know No answer
1. As a place to live
2. As a place to raise children
3. As a place to work
4. As a place to retire
5. As a place where I feel welcome
Q2

Perceptions of the Community. Please rate your satisfaction with each of the following items that may influence your perception of the City of Cincinnati.

Very Satisfied Satisfied Neutral Dissatisfied Very Dissatisfied Don't Know No answer
1. Overall quality of services provided by the City
2. Overall value you receive for your City tax dollars and fees
3. Overall image of the City
4. Overall quality of life in the City
5. Overall feeling of safety in the City
6. How safe you feel in your neighborhood
7. Physical appearance of your neighborhood
8. Overall quality of the City's public transportation system
Q3

Quality of City Services. Please rate your satisfaction with the overall quality of the following major categories of services provided by the City of Cincinnati.

Very Satisfied Satisfied Neutral Dissatisfied Very Dissatisfied Don't Know No answer
01. Police services
02. Fire and ambulance services
03. The maintenance of city streets, sidewalks, and infrastructure
04. City water utilities
05. Code enforcement (enforcing condition standards of residential, commercial, and business property in the City)
06. City parks and recreation programs/facilities
07. Health department services
08. The City's customer service call center (311)
09. The City's 911 call center
10. Customer service you receive from city employees
11. Overall effectiveness of city communication with the public
12. The City's stormwater runoff/stormwater management system
13. Trash, recycling, bulky items, leaf, and brush collection
Q4

Which THREE of the major categories of city services listed in Question 3 do you think should receive the MOST EMPHASIS from the City over the next TWO years?

Q5

Public Safety Perceptions. Please rate your satisfaction with the following services provided by the City of Cincinnati.

Very Satisfied Satisfied Neutral Dissatisfied Very Dissatisfied Don't Know No answer
01. Effectiveness of local police protection
02. The City's overall efforts to prevent crime
03. How quickly police respond to emergencies
04. Overall police performance in your neighborhood
05. Professionalism of police officers
06. Attitude and behavior of officers towards citizens in your neighborhood
07. Overall quality of local fire protection and rescue services
08. How quickly fire and rescue personnel respond to emergencies
09. Quality of local emergency medical services
10. How quickly emergency medical personnel respond to emergencies
11. Fire inspections
12. Fire education programs
Q6

Which FOUR of the public safety services listed above do you think should receive the MOST EMPHASIS from the City over the next TWO years?

Q7

Please rate each of the following items.

Too Much Adequate Amount More Needed Don't Know No answer
01. Enforcement of local traffic laws
02. Visibility of police in neighborhoods
03. Public safety services in parks
04. Efforts to collaborate with the public to address concerns
05. Street lighting
06. Firearm safety and storage program
07. Alternative response programs (ARC, Community Responders)
08. Security and safety provided at major events
09. Neighborhood/community safety programs
10. Pedestrian safety measures in high pedestrian traffic areas
11. Increased monitoring technology (cameras, automated license plate readers, drones)
Q8

Which THREE of the public safety activities listed above do you think should receive the MOST EMPHASIS from the City over the next TWO years?

Q9

Please rate your agreement with each of the following statements related to the public safety services provided by the City of Cincinnati.

Strongly Agree Agree Neutral Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know No answer
1. Police are held accountable for any misconduct
2. Police treat residents of different races/ethnicities equally
3. Police have appropriate training on how to handle confrontations with civilians
4. Police use good judgement in the use of force
5. It is easy to file officer complaints with the Citizen Complaint Authority (CCA)
6. It is easy to access information regarding CCA investigation outcomes