Most Ohioans feel safe in their own neighborhoods, even while out after dark. Further, citizen worries about crime are no greater than their worries about sickness, accidents, unemployment, or war; only 31 percent of those surveyed indicated that fear of crime had limited their activities during the past year. Blacks are much more in agreement with current criminal sentencing patterns than whites are: 42 percent of blacks said that sentencing was about right, while only 24 percent of whites agreed. Despite feelings by 64 percent of the whites and 35 percent of the blacks that criminal sentencing is too lenient, most citizens favor many of the options which allow alternatives to jail and prison. Twelve tables and 10 figures are included. (Author summary modified)