NYPD's 'sentiment meter' measures public's level of trust in police foxnews.com

The New York Police Department has a new way to figure out if city residents feel safe.
The department is using something called a "sentiment meter," which asks people whether they feel safe in their neighborhood and whether they trust cops.

"This is a huge issue here," Commissioner James O'Neill told WCBS-TV. "We can lay out all the crime numbers that we want, but unless people feel safe, we're not doing our job entirely."

According to the station, a company hired by the NYPD uses social media platforms — Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Google search — to survey up to 7,500 New Yorkers a month, from every borough, every precinct, and every sector.