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Carefully read the following questionnaire and answer the

questions truthfully by, ticking the appropriate box or filling

in the blank space.

1. Has your business beenaffected by bluecollarcrime ofcrimeinHigh Street San-Fernando (H.S.S.F)?

Yes No

2. Inthe options provided,tickwhereappropriatethetype ofbluecollarcrimethathasaffected your business.

Assault Vandalism Shoplifting Burglary Murder Hold ups Kidnapping Others_______________________________________________(pleasespecify)

3. Do you believethatcrimesagainst business places onH.S.S.Fhaveincreased withinthelasttwo years?

Yes No

4. How do you describethe presentcrimesituation? Frightening Frustrating A phaseintime

5. How hascrimeaffected you economically? (Choose one option) Drop insales Increasesexpenditure Shorter openinghours Others_______________________________________________(pleasespecify)

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6. How hascrimeaffectedthe running ofyour business?

Wagecuts Stafflayoffs O

thers

7. Whatstepshave you takento deal withcrimein your business? Hiring ofsecurity personnel Installation ofclosedcircuitcameras Installation ofalarmsystems Acquireda permitto ownafirearm No overtimehours Others

8. Onascale of1- 10 (1 beinghighestand 10 beingthe lowest)how hascrimeaffected yourannual earnings?

Greatly Notmuch

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

9. Havethestepstakenhelp in reducingtheincidence ofcrimein your business? To agreatextent To anextent To no extent

10.Do you thinkthatthe policecanhelp to addressthecrimesituationfaced by businessmenin San-Fernando?

To agreatextent To anextent T

o no extent

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11.Inthe options provided,do you thinkthatany ofthesesolutions wouldhelp to reduce

crime level in your business?

Option Yes No May be

Greater police presence onthestreets

Business ownersareallowedcarryingfirearms

Stricter punishmentfor people who commitcrimes

Bettertrainingfor police officers

12.Do you haveany othersuggestionsfor reducingthecrime level in your business?________________________________________________________________________

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13.Do you agree withthestatementPoverty causeschildrento trueto crime? Yes No

14.Comment on your responseto number 11________________________________________________________________________

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15.Do you seeany endto thecrimesituation onH.S.S.Finthenext years? Yes No Canttell

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16.Have you considered what yourfuture business plans will beifthecrimesituationcontinuesto increase?

Yes May be N

o

17.Whatare yourfuture plans? Stay andfight Packup andmigrate Moveto asafer location

18.Whatarethe psychological effects ofcrime?DepressionPsychological trauma

Others______________________________________________________(pleasespecify)