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By the Numbers: Police Community Survey

Facts and figures about the Holliston Police Department's efforts to get your input.

 

Over the summer, the Holliston Police Department began collecting resident feedback on a variety of topics, as Chief John Moore begins a five-year strategic planning process designed to ensure resources are being applied in the way the community wants and needs. 

Here's some data on the survey process so far. 

400: Approximate total number of survey needed to achieve target goal of 10 percent response rate based on number of households in Holliston. 

325: Total survey responses collected to date as of early September. 

250: Number of electronic survey responses collected online. 

75: The number of hand-written survey responses the department has collected, many of them from the National Night out Block party event. 

16: Total number of questions on the survey.  

5: The number of years covered by the strategic plan the survey will help shape. 

3: Number of open-ended questions on the survey that seek respondent feedback beyond a single click. 

2: The number of in-depth forums the department plans to hold with residents, community leaders and other stakeholders as it further shapes its strategic plan. 

1:  Number of clicks it takes to get to the survey from the HPD Website

0: Number of truly negative responses to date, according to Moore. "People want us to do more in some areas, but the responses have been very positive," he said. 

About this column: This is weekly column providing readers with the numbers that matter most in Holliston. Whether it be population, city pay rates or a random interesting stat, you'll find it here.

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