How well police are providing services to the community is the question the St. Joseph Police Department wants answered.

The department is currently conducting the 2015 Community Survey. The survey is done every other year. This year 4,000 postcards were mailed to randomly selected households throughout the city. 800 cards per council district were sent out, each with a website and code number that is used when completing the survey online.

“That number can only be used once,” said Sgt. Greg Gilpin on social media. “The survey consist of 41 multiple answer questions asking how safe residents feel in their neighborhood to what types of crimes the police department should be concentrating most of our efforts.”

There is also a section asking for written comments where citizens will be able to say in their own words how well the department is providing services and areas that need improvement.

“Some of our best information comes from those written comments,” said Gilpin. “If you received a survey card please take a few minutes to complete it. Your answers are very important to us.”

He said anyone that does not have access to a computer or prefers to receive a written survey should call him at 816-236-1473.