Beyond speeding and traffic, the three service sectors expressed varying levels of concern over the range of neighborhood problems tested. While many of the issues of concern to residents of the three service sectors are similar, the intensity with which residents perceive there to be a problem varies from service sector to service sector. Service sector G appears to be experiencing the most problems with the neighborhood issues we tested, while the level of concern with these problems in service sector D is the lowest. Below is a listing of the top eight problems by service sector in descending order of concern to residents. Beyond those listed above, there are a few problems that emerged within the various service sectors that merit some attention.
G say it is a problem in their neighborhood.
In addition, residents in service sectors D and G are apparently concerned over the number of homeless who are sleeping on the streets and approaching citizens for handouts. From poor street lighting to abandoned cars, Hispanics are encountering a vastly disproportionate amount of negative neighborhood influences. They differ, however, in their willingness to take an active role in addressing these problems. Members of the service sector D community are the least willing to play a role in helping to solve the problems that afflict their neighborhoods. This finding is may be related to the fact that service sector D residents are the least likely to view the queried problems as 'major' or 'minor' concerns in their neighborhoods.