Nevada County Hate Crimes/Incidents Survey

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We are gathering information on the need for resources to address hate crimes and hate incidents in Nevada County. This survey will ask about your personal demographics, and ask about your experience with hate crimes and hate incidents in Nevada County.

A hate crime is defined as "any criminal act or attempted criminal act directed against a person, public agency or private institution based on the victim's actual or perceived race, nationality, religion, sexual orientation, disability, gender identity, or gender or because the agency or institution is identified or associated with a person or group of an identifiable race, nationality, religion, sexual orientation, disability, gender identity, or gender."

A hate incident is "non-criminal conduct that is motivated by hatred or bigotry and directed at any individual, residence, house of worship, institution, or business expressly because of the victim's real or perceived race, nationality, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender, or disability."

All survey responses are anonymous.

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* 1. How safe do you feel in the following situations when you're in Nevada County?

	Very safe	Pretty safe	A little unsafe	Very unsafe
At home	At home Very safe	At home Pretty safe	At home A little unsafe	At home Very unsafe
At crowded community events	At crowded community events Very safe	At crowded community events Pretty safe	At crowded community events A little unsafe	At crowded community events Very unsafe
At school or work	At school or work Very safe	At school or work Pretty safe	At school or work A little unsafe	At school or work Very unsafe
At local businesses	At local businesses Very safe	At local businesses Pretty safe	At local businesses A little unsafe	At local businesses Very unsafe
While walking around town/public parks	While walking around town/public parks Very safe	While walking around town/public parks Pretty safe	While walking around town/public parks A little unsafe	While walking around town/public parks Very unsafe

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* 2. How familiar are you with the following terms?

	Very familiar	Somewhat familiar	Not familiar with this term
"Hate Crime"	"Hate Crime" Very familiar	"Hate Crime" Somewhat familiar	"Hate Crime" Not familiar with this term
"Hate Incident"	"Hate Incident" Very familiar	"Hate Incident" Somewhat familiar	"Hate Incident" Not familiar with this term

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* 3. A hate crime is a prejudice-motivated crime where someone is targeted because of their race, color, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or disability. A hate incident is an event that is not a crime, but is motivated by prejudice - for example, someone shouting racist comments from their car.

Do you think hate crimes and/or hate incidents are a common occurence in Nevada County?

Yes

Not sure

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* 4. Do you think hate crimes and/or hate incidents are taken seriously in Nevada County?

Yes

Not sure

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* 5. Have you experienced or witnessed a hate crime or a hate incident in Nevada County?

I have experienced a hate crime

I have witnessed a hate crime

I have experienced a hate incident

I have witnessed a hate incident

None of the above