The Optimist polled 279 Optimist readers asking the question: Does it feel like crime is increasing in Delta?
The poll ran from Oct. 2 to 9. The full results are as follows:
YES 54.46% local, 62.72% total
NO 45.54% local, 37.28% total
Local Total
Editor's notes: Results are based on an online study of Optimist readers. The margin of error - which measures sample variability - is +/- 5.83%, 19 times out of 20.
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