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The National Citizen SurveyTM <br />Conclusions <br />Ramsey residents continue to enjoy a high quality of life. <br />Most of residents gave positive ratings for the overall quality of life and Ramsey as a place to live. About 8 in io <br />respondents positively rated their neighborhoods and Ramsey as a place to raise children. Additionally, most <br />residents reported that they plan on remaining in the City for the next five years and said they would recommend <br />Ramsey to someone who asks. These ratings are similar to or higher than ratings from the City's 2014 iteration of <br />the survey, which suggests that residents continue enjoy living in Ramsey <br />Economy is important to residents and may be an area for improvement. <br />Residents indicated that Economy is an important facet for Ramsey to focus on in the coming years. The ratings <br />for overall economic health were similar to the national comparison with about half of residents giving it a positive <br />rating. However, ratings for a vibrant downtown/commercial area, business and services, shopping opportunities, <br />Ramsey as a place to visit and residents reporting that they worked in Ramsey were lower than other communities <br />in the nation. Compared to 2014, nearly all Economy ratings remained stable; however, the ratings for Ramsey as <br />a place to work increased from 2014 to 2016. <br />Safety is valued by residents and is a positive feature of the community. <br />Survey respondents indicated that Safety is an important facet and a priority for the City. At least 9 in io residents <br />reported having an overall high sense of safety, feeling safe in their neighborhoods as well as in the <br />downtown/commercial areas of Ramsey. Residents positively rated safety services, particularly police and fire <br />services, and a vast majority felt that crime and fire prevention services were excellent or good. About 8 in io <br />residents or more were NOT the victim of a crime or did NOT report a crime. <br />13 <br />