New Seattle poll shows high CCTV support

I'm in a new poll out this morning on public safety shows a majority of voters in Seattle support those CCTV cameras. They also support police patrols in problem areas and they want a public safety plan to be tested out in the next 100 days. FOX 13 Sean Chitniss live at City Hall this morning with what voters are saying, Sean. This survey just came out overnight morning. That's right. Our first chance to really look at the numbers and see what they are saying. The people behind the poll say that there is a clear message, though, and that it is directed toward policy policymakers to keep doing what they're doing, investing in public safety and the programs that are working. So this poll is from both Challenge Seattle as well as the Seattle Metro Chamber. Fulcrum Strategy Group interviewed 500 Seattle voters last week in this online survey. The data is weighted by key demographics to reflect the voter population of Seattle. So that breakdown is roughly even on gender, with the age range going between 18 and over 65 and also pulling from all seven districts of the city. The mix of homeowners and renters was also about even. And the overwhelming majority of voters identified as Democrats or socialists, about 10 percent as Republicans. So when voters were asked if they have confidence in the mayor's handling of public safety with an effective plan, 34 percent said yes, 66 percent said no. On the matter of the camera program, 75 percent say they support it, 25 percent oppose it. And we see that across all voting groups, there's a majority of support with more than half of all three of those voting blocs in favor. And then as for the mood of voters on the direction of the city, where it's headed, a question that has been asked of voters going back many years in this type of poll. The current mood is 52 percent saying we are on the wrong track, 48 percent say we are going in the right direction. Both answers have gotten worse for the mayor since April, going against her favor. The poll was conducted over four days last week, and we're told that the margin of error is around four percent. Again, we're just now getting the chance to look at this with it being released to the public this morning, but we have reached out to the mayor's office to see if they have any early reaction. Live in Seattle, Sean Janis, FOX 13 News.