Most residents in all seven counties of the Mid-Hudson Valley feel positively about the level of money spent fighting crime. However, the proportion of Sullivan County residents who think too little is being spent is considerably higher than the proportion of residents who feel this way in the other Mid-Hudson Valley counties.
The perception that sufficient resources have been allocated to address public safety is not shared by all residents. In fact, there is a wide racial divide. 40% of African American residents think too few resources are expended toward protecting residents from crime compared with 26% of Latinos and 19% of white residents who share this view.
