Youth conduct neighborhood safety perception survey

North County – More than a dozen students from the Fallbrook Youth Advocacy Coalition have been knocking on doors in Fallbrook and De Luz apartment communities to find out what residents think about safety, crime and related issues in their neighborhoods.

The youth, ages 12 to 16, are reaching out to the community, collecting resident safety and crime input using the Neighborhood Safety Perception Survey. Developed by The Center for Community Research organization, the survey is used in “crime-free, multi-housing” programs that help make various apartment communities around the county safer by...