District 5 Survey Analysis 2024 Insights
Discover key insights from the 2024 District 5 survey analysis, including top-ranked issues, survey respondent statistics, and issue rankings by neighborhood. Gain valuable information on residents' priorities and concerns in Denver District 5.
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Survey Overview 1,616 total responses. 1,566 were considered. o 50 excluded for duplication or not living in District 5 o 15% reduction from the 2023 survey in the number of respondents District 5 has ~67,000 residents, with a confidence level of 95%, District-wide results have ~2.4% margin of error Councilwoman Amanda Sawyer Denver District 5
# of Survey Respondents by Neighborhood Self-reported Neighborhood 350 319 300 250 215 185 200 162 150 117 97 91 83 82 100 52 48 41 34 50 17 12 11 0 0 Councilwoman Amanda Sawyer Denver District 5
Statistical Neighborhood Self-reported Statistical Neighborhood 400 374 350 323 319 300 250 188 200 143 137 150 100 82 50 0 0 Bellevue - Hale Cherry Creek Country Club Hilltop Lowry Montclair Washington Virginia Vale Windsor Councilwoman Amanda Sawyer Denver District 5
Top Ranked Issue Top Issue Among All Respondents 3.41 Climate Change Effects 4.05 Development 4.11 Parks and Open Space 4.17 Affordable Housing Availability 4.21 Homelessness 4.28 Cost of Living 5.31 Traffic / Mobility Infrastructure 6.46 Crime / Safety 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Councilwoman Amanda Sawyer Denver District 5
Issue Rankings by Neighborhood Affordable Housing Availability Effects Climate Change Cost of Living Crime & Safety Parks & Open Space Traffic & Mobility Infrastructure Neighborhood Development Homelessness Hale 4.65 3.4 4.13 5.61 4.00 4.46 4.36 5.4 Cherry Creek North 3.52 3.01 3.79 6.52 5.24 4.02 3.94 5.96 Cherry Creek East 4.34 3.36 3.74 5.90 4.82 4.38 4.10 5.36 Country Club 3.78 2.99 3.79 6.74 4.56 4.83 4.34 4.97 Crestmoor 3.80 3.18 3.84 6.64 4.72 3.81 4.65 5.36 Hilltop 3.87 3.37 4.11 6.75 4.10 4.02 4.50 5.27 Lowry 4.38 3.28 4.60 6.74 3.61 4.37 3.79 5.22 Legend Mayfair 4.29 3.44 4.33 6.27 4.24 4.13 4.03 5.26 1stPriority 2ndPriority 3rdPriority Mayfair Park 4.80 3.13 4.33 6.67 3.40 4.47 3.60 5.60 Montclair 3.91 3.52 4.49 6.61 3.47 4.35 4.43 5.22 Park Forest 5.60 4.60 5.20 6.00 2.90 4.30 2.60 4.80 Rangeview 3.10 4.90 4.20 7.00 3.10 4.70 3.80 5.20 South Hilltop 4.36 3.85 5.12 6.03 4.33 3.27 3.73 5.20 Windsor 4.31 3.91 4.38 6.66 3.38 4.44 3.56 5.38 Windsor Gardens 5.38 4.69 4.95 5.69 3.50 4.05 3.10 4.64 Winston Downs 3.96 3.54 4.19 6.44 4.03 3.77 4.28 5.79 Councilwoman Amanda Sawyer Denver District 5
Issue Rankings by Statistical Neighborhood Affordable Housing Availability Climate Change Effects Cost of Living Crime & Safety Parks & Open Space Traffic & Mobility Infrastructure Neighborhood Development Homelessness Hale 4.65 3.4 4.13 5.61 4.00 4.46 4.36 5.4 Cherry Creek North 3.52 3.01 3.79 6.52 5.24 4.02 3.94 5.96 Cherry Creek East 4.34 3.36 3.74 5.90 4.82 4.38 4.10 5.36 Country Club 3.78 2.99 3.79 6.74 4.56 4.83 4.34 4.97 Legend 1stPriority 2ndPriority 3rdPriority Hilltop 3.87 3.37 4.11 6.75 4.10 4.02 4.50 5.27 Lowry 4.38 3.28 4.60 6.74 3.61 4.37 3.79 5.22 Montclair 3.91 3.52 4.49 6.61 3.47 4.35 4.43 5.22 Windsor 4.31 3.91 4.38 6.66 3.38 4.44 3.56 5.38 Councilwoman Amanda Sawyer Denver District 5
Issue Rankings Among Individual Respondents TOP 3 ISSUES AMONG INDIVIDUALS CLIMATE CHANGE EFFECTS 3.4 DEVELOPMENT 4.1 PARKS & OPEN SPACE 4.1 AFFORDABLE HOUSING AVAILABILITY 4.2 HOMELESSNESS 4.2 COST OF LIVING 4.3 TRAFFIC & MOBILITY INFRASTRUCTURE 5.3 CRIME & SAFETY 6.5 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Councilwoman Amanda Sawyer Denver District 5
Issue Rankings among Individual Respondents Crime & Safety Traffic & Mobility Cost of Living Homelessness Affordable Housing Availability Parks & Open Space Development Climate Change Effects 1stPriority 665 49% 259 18% 107 7% 53 4% 167 12% 51 4% 68 5% 80 5% 2ndPriority 247 17% 277 19% 179 12% 228 16% 123 8% 134 9% 137 9% 125 9% 3rdPriority 173 12% 266 18% 195 13% 181 12% 137 9% 218 15% 165 11% 115 8% Total 1,085 69% 802 55% 481 33% 462 32% 427 29% 403 28% 370 25% 320 22% Councilwoman Amanda Sawyer Denver District 5
Issue Ranking Yearly Change 2023 vs 2024 2.5 CLIMATE CHANGE EFFECTS 3.4 2.9 DEVELOPMENT 4.1 2.8 PARKS & OPEN SPACE 4.1 3.3 AFFORDABLE HOUSING AVAILABILITY 4.2 3.8 HOMELESSNESS 4.2 3.2 COST OF LIVING 4.3 3.9 TRAFFIC & MOBILITY INFRASTRUCTURE 5.3 5.6 CRIME & SAFETY 6.5 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 2023 2024 Councilwoman Amanda Sawyer Denver District 5
Issue Ranking Comments 786 total comments Comments very closely mirrored data with crime, traffic, and the cost of living being more than 75% of all comments Perception of an unsafe and dangerous city heading in the wrong direction persists o Illegal immigration and homelessness was mentioned in many of the comments as the reason their perception that crime is up People also talked about how expensive it is to live in Denver and that city services are not meeting expectations despite the price of those services going up Councilwoman Amanda Sawyer Denver District 5
Crime Issues Crime Issues All Respondents 5% DOMESTIC VIOLENCE 16% CATALYTIC CONVERTER THEFTS 20% VANDALISM 26% DRUGS OR DRUG-RELATED VIOLENCE 32% ENCAMPMENTS 33% STOLEN VEHICLE 36% GUNS OR GUN-RELATED VIOLENCE 37% CRIMINAL MISCHIEF / DAMAGED PROPERTY 41% THEFT FROM VEHICLE(S) 53% STREET RACING 57% PETTY THEFTS / PORCH PIRATES 64% BURGLARIES / HOME INVASIONS 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% Councilwoman Amanda Sawyer Denver District 5
Top Crime Issues by Neighborhood Drugs or Drug- related Violence Guns or Gun- related Violence Petty Theft / Porch Pirates Burglaries/ Home Invasions Theft from Vehicle Catalytic Converter Theft Stolen Vehicle Domestic Violence Criminal Mischief Street Racing Vandalism Encampments Hale 11% 8% 10% 2% 7% 8% 14% 9% 3% 6% 11% 10% Cherry Creek 17% 8% 11% <1% 5% 7% 14% 9% 4% 6% 10% 8% Country Club 16% 7% 12% <1% 9% 4% 12% 8% 4% 5% 11% 10% Hilltop 20% 7% 11% <1% 5% 6% 15% 8% 3% 5% 12% 7% Lowry 14% 7% 8% 2% 6% 11% 14% 9% 3% 5% 16% 6% Montclair 16% 7% 10% <1% 7% 8% 13% 9% 4% 5% 11% 8% Windsor 12% 9% 8% 2% 6% 12% 12% 8% 4% 4% 14% 8% Legend 1stPriority 2ndPriority 3rdPriority Councilwoman Amanda Sawyer Denver District 5
Issue Ranking Comments 357 total comments All comments related to home invasion / burglary cited an example of them hearing about it happening to someone else or to themselves Street racing was often associated with loud vehicles Frustrated with petty theft and lack of enforcement on shoplifting Fear, lack of enforcement, and a perception that crime is increasing were the theme of the comments Councilwoman Amanda Sawyer Denver District 5
Intersections Intersection Percentage # of Respondents Intersections along 13th& 14thAvenues 35% 486 Quebec & Leetsdale 28% 393 6th& Colorado 26% 360 8th& Colorado 23% 321 Monaco & Alameda 20% 280 1st& University 19% 271 Quebec & Alameda 19% 262 6th& Monaco 14% 196 Quebec & Lowry Blvd 13% 189 1st& Steele 13% 178 Intersections within 9+CO 12% 173 8th& Monaco 11% 149 Alameda & Fairmount 8% 113 1st& Cook 7% 96 S Dayton St at either Center or Alton Way 6% 82 Lowry Blvd & Yosemite 6% 82
Parks Ratings by Neighborhood 1,352 responses Overall rating: 3.6 out of 5 Neighborhood Responses Rating Hale 105 3.62 Cherry Creek 128 3.63 Country Club 69 3.28 Hilltop 275 3.47 Lowry 280 3.77 Montclair 333 3.54 Windsor 162 3.61
Parks Amenities Ratings PARKS AMENITIES IN NEED OF IMPROVEMENT 46% 50% 43% 45% 37% 40% 35% 32% 35% 30% 25% 20% 19% 20% 13% 12% 12% 15% 7% 6% 10% 5% 5% 0%
Parks Comments 482 total comments Comments reflected with a belief that restrooms should be available, more trash cans are needed, and that horticulture should be improved. These specific comments were often associated with a perception that Denver doesn t have pride in its parks o When horticulture was mentioned, many showed a frustration that money was diverted to illegal immigrants o Horticulture jumped from the 5thhighest response in 2024 to the 4thin 2024 over overall maintenance Some comments about safety and unhoused people sleeping in parks, but far fewer than in previous surveys Councilwoman Amanda Sawyer Denver District 5
Constituent Services Frequency of Contact Responses Rating Once a year 409 76% 1 to 5 times a year 305 58% 5 to 10 times a year 42 67% More than 10 times a year 12 76% Total 768 69% Councilwoman Amanda Sawyer Denver District 5
Constituent Services Responses Positive comments revolved around timely responses, being knowledgeable, and appreciation for seeming to care about the issues of their respective neighborhoods. Negative comments overwhelmingly revolved around general dissatisfaction with the direction of Denver, disagreement with Councilwoman Sawyer s political choices, inability to solve their problem due to a strong-mayor form of government, or an outcome not being satisfactory. 168 people asked for District 5 to reach out or follow-up with them. Your folks are always polite and a pleasure to talk to. I like your neighborhood visits! Councilwoman Amanda Sawyer Denver District 5
Conclusion Illegal immigration, homelessness, and the cost of living in Denver was mentioned in every category and is clearly being associated with a general perception that crime is increasing A general perception that Denver is headed in the wrong direction appeared everywhere Councilwoman Amanda Sawyer Denver District 5
