A poll released yesterday revealed that nearly 66 percent of people think public safety in the past six months has either improved or stayed the same.
The poll, directed by the National Chung Cheng University Graduate Institute of Criminology, Yang Shu-lung (
"While 44 percent of respondents said public security had not changed in the six month period, 21 percent said it had improved slightly and 1 percent said good progress had been made," the survey said.
According to the survey, 63.7 percent of respondents considered the government's enforcement agencies had performed well in preventing crime and protecting public safety and property over the six month period.
The poll said that of the nation's three largest cities, Kaohsiung gave the government the least credit for improving public security.
The survey added that more than 93 percent of respondents support a recent police initiative to brand scooter engines and parts with identifying numbers in an attempt to make scooter disposal more difficult after theft.
The survey said more than 91 percent of respondents also support police rewards for people to report information on stolen scooters.
Police publish numbers of license plates of stolen scooters on their Web site and provide cash rewards for those that find them.
The survey said that the theft of scooters and cars has been rampant in the county and that those affected by vehicle theft have felt insecure or anxious because of it. If police can lower the rate of theft, people are likely to have a better impression of public security, the report concluded.
The survey added that the public gave little credit to the police's efforts to crack down on phone-fraud crime, with only 59 percent of the respondents satisfied with the results.
The survey concludes that since the phone-fraud crimes have often been committed in China, which makes policing more difficult, the government should enhance cooperation with Chinese authorities on telephone fraud.
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