A new poll conducted by Probe Research for the Association of Manitoba Municipalities (AMM) reveals rising concern over public safety, while rural Manitobans are overwhelmingly concerned about mobile connectivity outside the province’s cities, this according to a media release on July 17th.
The poll was conducted in the first two weeks of June as part of an omnibus, with a sample size of 1000 Manitobans and a distribution of 60% in Winnipeg and 40% outside Winnipeg. The survey results are considered to have a margin of error of 3.1% 19 times out of 20.
Some of the report’s higlights:
-Only 5% of Manitobans feel safer in their community than they did three years ago.
-56% of Manitobans feel decidedly “less safe” in their community.
-Feeling “less safe” commands a majority sentiment across numerous demographics: women as well as men, across education levels, most income brackets, and most political affiliations.
-Outside of Winnipeg, only one third (34%) of rural and Northern Manitobans feel their cell service is completely reliable, with nearly two-thirds (64%) saying it is not reliable or only somewhat reliable.
-More than three-quarters of Manitobans (77%) believe the Province should provide a PST rebate to municipalities.
