Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office gets high marks in latest ‘community survey’

Citizens in Jacksonville are largely satisfied with law enforcement, per a community survey released this week by the Sheriff’s Office. Locals “believe JSO is handling its job well (68%), they feel safe in their neighborhood (89%), the areas of town they frequent (81%) and think, overall, Jacksonville is a safe place to live (68%). A majority believes JSO is responsible with taxpayer money (52%), that JSO needs more officers to meet the city’s needs (50%), and that more funding is needed (62%),” per the phone poll of 600 people conducted...