U.S. citizen awareness digitally reporting public safety issues by age 2016

Share of citizens in the United States who are aware of being able to digitally report public safety issues to their local government as of December 2016, by age group

Characteristic	Millennials	Generation X	Baby Boomers
A safety concern (e.g. a downed power line, sinkhole)	44%	48%	44%
A crime (e.g. file a police report)	38%	40%	35%
A fire or EMT-related emergency	33%	33%	31%
A drunk driver	30%	29%	26%
None of these	43%	42%	50%

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Release date

March 2017

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Region

United States

Survey time period

December 9 to 13, 2016

Number of respondents

2,057 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

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Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

Question: Which of the following public safety issues are you able to report to your local government via digital technologies (e.g. via smartphone app, email, website, social network or other modern communication channels) and not simply a phone call? Select all that apply.
*Millennials: 18-34 years old
Generation X: 35-54 years old
Baby Boomers: 55 years and older

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This statistic illustrates of how U.S. citizens across generational groups are aware in terms of being able to report public safety issues to their local government agencies via digital technologies in 2016. During the surveyed period, reporting a safety concern such as a downed power line or sinkhole was the most digitally aware reported issue amongst all generational groups. For Millennials, Generation X, and Baby Boomers, they had a reported awareness outcome of 44 percent, 48 percent, and 44 percent respectively.