There were 12,652 (84.3 percent) usable responses to the survey's 5 questions: what is your evaluation of the contemporary situation of public security; what is your personal perception of the current state of social order; are you afraid to go out alone at night; are you afraid of a stranger visiting you when you are home alone; and does a woman need a companion in order to go to work safely on a night shift. Almost 50 percent of the respondents feared going out alone at night. "Crime in violation of the laws" was identified as the biggest problem in the area of social order by 35.4 percent of the respondents. The largest number of responses specified property crime as a potential threat; the second largest number referred to violent crime and the third to the crime of "hooligan" assault. Only 18.9 percent of the respondents reported they would seek the help of police officers for themselves or a relative if their personal safety or that of their property were in danger. The survey findings suggest that the sense of security is lower than it had been previously. 4 references