Town feels ‘unsafe after dark’
Friday 31st March 2006, 12:00AM BST.
MORE than two thirds of Islanders questioned in a new survey said they felt unsafe in the town centre after dark.
And of those more than a quarter said they felt ‘very unsafe’, with just three per cent of respondents saying they felt ‘very safe’.
The figures were revealed in the findings of the Social Survey, a States initiative to seek views on several aspects of Island life, from health and transport to crime and the future.
The St Helier Constable, Simon Crowcroft, has described the findings as very disappointing.
‘I do not believe they represent a majority view,’ he said.
‘Having said that, there is no doubt that more needs to be done to reduce the fear of crime.
I know the Minister for Home Affairs is working on a strategy which has been very successful in the Isle of Man in dealing with this problem.
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