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Neighborhood Livability Working Group <br /> <br />"A neighbor in Amazon reported his experience in asking several drunken male & female party-goers to <br />be quiet while leaving the party. Three of the young men told the older neighbor off, pushed him over, <br />and then violently kicked him while he was on the ground. Fortunately, the girls started yelling at their <br />friends to stop and the young men stopped, jumped into their cars, and sped away." <br /> <br />students. They didn't seem drunk, just walking along. I heard one of them say, "let's kick the shit out of this <br />guy." I was the only guy around, so it had to be me. Again, I heard: "hey, let's kick the shit out of this <br />guy." One of the others said "what for?" It was fairly dark, but I glared back at them. I reached my <br />neighbor's gate, and that was that. I felt wary and agitated that the possibility of random violence was <br />proposed. I was in no way provocative; it was just an opportunity knocks kind of thing. There will be more <br />o <br /> <br />A neighbor reported in January 2010 about a longstanding problem concerning a house of very <br />ise, <br />parking etc.) associated with certain houses. On Friday night they once again had a party with people <br />leaving at 3:00 am loudly, slamming car doors and threatening to "Get Their Gun". I along with other <br />neighbors called this into EPD on Friday night and because of the threat of a gun they did show up along <br /> <br /> <br />"I live very near many fraternities, who year after year, are known to be responsible for sexual assaults, <br />violence and general harassment and aggression in the neighborhood. I believe the University should <br />address these issues for safety reasons." <br /> <br />5HODWHGWR3URSHUW\ <br /> <br />a. Theft & Burglary <br /> <br />Theft is a common problem as it is throughout Eugene, but none more so than the West University neighborhood <br />with the highest theft rate of near-campus neighborhoods. <br /> <br />"Windows of vehicles parked on street are broken into on a regular basis." <br /> <br />"Safety is a big issue; I would love to feel more comfortable walking and biking around the campus area. I <br />also feel that my car is never safe parked next to my house." <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />"My car was broken into twice in one week as a result of thefts ... more patrols, or some sort of implied <br />presence, to deter crime." <br /> <br />"There are too many crimes against property such as car window bashing and bike theft. The police <br />respond most swiftly and in numbers to underage drinking, which I believe is a misguided priority." <br /> <br />b. Vandalism and Graffiti <br /> <br />The property damage arising from partiers is different from more serious property crimes. Nevertheless, vandalism <br />and graffiti can cause financial harm and degrade neighborhood livability. Issues include broken fences, litter, <br />vandalized street trees, graffiti, and of course the now almost extinct street signs throughout the neighborhoods in <br />proximity to the UO. <br /> <br />The condition of a neighborhood and its surrounding streets, parks, etc. shows residents the level of care and <br />monitoring that goes on. In a neighborhood where garbage & broken bottles are neglected, vandalism is <br /> <br />45 <br />Page <br />