Redbank Plains Community Centre Social Impact Report 2022

As with previous research rounds, survey and focus group participants alike drew attention to hooning, crime, and the upkeep and lighting of public areas as factors connected to perceptions of safety in the suburb (see Community Challenges page 23). Similar to previous analyses, results of the 36-month survey again reflected differences between male and female perceptions around safety, with 50% of female respondents indicating that they felt ‘very’ or ‘somewhat’ unsafe, compared to 30.56% of male respondents.

Perceptions of safety by gender (Respondents = 116, including only respondents who identify as male or female)

40.00%

37.50%

33.33%

30.50%

28.75%

27.78%

30.00%

25.00%

25.50%

20.00%

15.50%

12.50%

11.25%

10.00% 11.11%

10.00%

2.78%

5.00%

0.00%

Very unsafe

Somewhat unsafe

Safe enough

Quite safe

Very safe

■ Female ■ Male

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