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Ability to respond to major safety threats

Poor/fair 19.5% 33.1% 37.3% 33.0% 26.9%

Good 64.1% 57.3% 52.2% 54.5% 61.2% 0.0223

Excellent 16.4% 9.7% 10.5% 12.5% 11.9%

Mean Score 2.95 2.73 2.69 2.74 2.79 0.0011

• Rating of quality of law enforcement varied by county.
• Respondents from Vernon and La Crosse County were more likely to rate this as excellent, and respondents
from Trempealeau were more likely to rate it as fair or poor.

• Ratings of efforts to prevent crime varied by county.
• Respondents from Vernon County rate this the highest, while respondents from Trempealeau, Houston and
Monroe Counties rated this lower.

• Rating of quality of emergency services varied by county.
• Respondents from La Crosse County were more likely to rate this as excellent.

• Rating of ability to respond to major safety threats varied by county.
• Respondents from La Crosse County were more likely to rate this as excellent, and respondents from
Trempealeau were more likely to rate it as fair or poor.

ASPECTS OF La Crosse Monroe Trempealeau Vernon Houston Difference
EDUCATION 67 (8.5%) in rating by
435 (55.4%) 124 (15.8%) 69 (8.8%) 90 (11.5%)
19.7% county
A place that meets your family’s educational needs 42.9%
37.5% <.0001
Poor/fair 6.9% 21.9% 23.2% 17.1% 3.16 <.0001
55.4% 55.7%
Good 41.4% 56.3% 21.4% 27.1% 15.4% <.0001
2.93 3.10 59.6% <.0001
Excellent 51.7% 21.9% 25.0%
52.8% 37.3% 3.06 <.0001
Mean Score 3.43 2.98 34.0% 40.3% <.0001
13.2% 22.4% 7.4%
Birth-to-three education 2.40 2.73 57.4% <.0001
35.2% <.0001
Poor/fair 13.1% 24.4% 27.3% 25.0% 3.26
52.7% 47.1%
Good 52.7% 57.0% 20.0% 27.9% 8.8%
2.86 3.00 54.4%
Excellent 34.2% 18.6% 36.8%
18.0% 14.9% 3.28
Mean Score 3.18 2.91 59.0% 52.7%
23.0% 32.4%
Early education opportunities 2.98 3.15

Poor/fair 7.4% 10.4%

Good 48.7% 54.0%

Excellent 44.0% 35.6%

Mean Score 3.36 3.23

Quality of schools - 4K-12

Poor/fair 6.2% 14.6%

Good 44.5% 60.4%

Excellent 49.3% 25.0%

Mean Score 3.41 3.10

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