Police Chief Selection Survey Results

Below are the results from the on-line Police Chief Selection Survey. If you haven’t taken the survey yet, please click here to take the survey.

Question 1: Please indicate your level of support for the following areas of the Mayor’s selection criteria for a new Minneapolis Chief of Police:
	Strongly Agree	Agree	Disagree	Strongly Disagree	No Opinion	Response Total
Maintaining Public Safety. The number-one job of the Chief and every police officer is to keep Minneapolis safe.	90% (180)	10% (20)	0% (1)	0% (0)	0% (0)	201
Strong Leader. The Chief must hold officers accountable, reward exceptional performers and deliver immediate consequences for unacceptable behavior.	77% (154)	23% (46)	0% (0)	0% (1)	0% (0)	201
Strong Manager. The $100 million police budget needs innovative, efficient management with measurable outcomes.	63% (126)	31% (63)	1% (3)	0% (0)	4% (9)	201
Demand respectful, consistent service in all communities. This includes aggressively diversifying the department.	51% (102)	28% (55)	15% (29)	5% (10)	2% (3)	199
Visible leader who builds partnerships with the community. The Chief and the force he commands should empower all members of the community who want to continue to build a safer city.	59% (117)	28% (56)	6% (11)	4% (7)	4%(7)	198
Total Respondents:						201

Question 2: Please rank the five proposed criteria in order of importance to you with one being the most important and five being the least.
	1 (Most Important)	2	3	4	5 (Least Important)	Response Average
Maintaining Public Safety	74% (145)	14% (28)	8% (15)	3% (5)	1% (2)	1.42
Strong Leader	12% (23)	46% (89)	20% (38)	18% (35)	36% (70)	2.57
Strong Manager	2%(3)	10% (20)	34% (66)	18% (35)	36% (70)	3.77
Demand Respectful, consistent service in all communities	6% (12)	17% (34)	19% (38)	35% (68)	22% (43)	3.49
Visible leader who builds partnerships with the community	8% (15)	12% (23)	18% (35)	27% (53)	35% (68)	3.70
Total Respondents:						198