Residents in ByWard Market, Lowertown, Sandy Hill feel less safe than others [Video]

A survey prepared for the Ottawa Police Service suggests that people who live in the ByWard Market, Lowertown and Sandy Hill are more likely to have a negative opinion of the local police service and feel less safe than people who live elsewhere in the city.

The Ottawa Police Service citizen perception survey was conducted by the market research firm Advanis between May and June, sampling more than 1,500 residents across Ottawa.

Overall, it found perceptions of the police have improved compared to last year, with the percentage of citizens who rate the police force’s performance as excellent or good increasing to 65 per cent in 2024, up from 54 per cent in 2023 and 52 per cent in 2022.

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But those residents whose postal codes begin with K1N – an area between the Rideau …