2013 Highlights
Vital Signs – Understanding San Luis Obispo County
Water Use
Six out of 19 communities reached a level III severity for their water supply and/or water system in 2012, signifying that their water demand exceeded supply or their water delivery system had reached its capacity.
Energy Use
Local agricultural electricity consumption went up 26% between 2006 to 2012.
Safety and Crime
Nearly 80% of ACTION telephone survey respondents felt “very safe” in their neighborhood, but only 37% of Spanish-Speaking face-to-face respondents felt “very safe” in 2013.
The county crime rate was 26.7 per 1,000 residents in 2012, up slightly from 25.6 per 1,000 residents in 2011.
The juvenile felony arrest rate in the county was 6.0 per 1,000 youth in 2012, down from 8.4 per 1,000 youth in 2006.
About two-thirds of all county students in the 7th, 9th and 11th grades felt “safe” or “very safe” at school in 2009-11.
Gun sales have increased by 145% in the county between 2006 and 2012.
Adult and juvenile misdemeanor arrest rates for driving under the influence (DUI) in the county have declined since 2006 but have remained consistently higher than the state.
The rate of substantiated child abuse cases for the county was higher (13.9 per 1,000) than in the state overall (9.2 per 1,000) in 2012.
Community Concerns
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The top concern of 2013 ACTION telephone survey respondents was uncontrolled growth/growing too fast.
About 58% of 2013 ACTION telephone survey respondents were concerned about racism in their community.
There were a total of 13 hate crime offenses in 2011.
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