We’ve created these templates to help you promote your city’s version of The National Law Enforcement Survey (The NLES) open participation survey online. These suggested posts are optimized for platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, and Nextdoor. We recommend posting a different message each week your survey is open.
Simply fill in the blanks to personalize the text for your community or organization, then copy and paste into your social media platform. To help increase your reach, encourage staff, council members, community partners and local news outlets to “like” and “share” your social media posts about the survey.
Pro Tip: Social media posts that have colorful images get more clicks than posts that don’t. Feel free to choose an illustration provided by Polco here, or use your own. Pictures of your community (like skylines or popular downtown areas) are great! You can even tag partners in pictures to remind them to retweet or share. Use images with little to no text.
The more you get the word out about your survey, the more responses you can expect!
Social Media Templates (scroll down for images):
Hi neighbors! ___________(City Name) invites you to take The National Law Enforcement Survey. Your feedback will help us improve safety and law enforcement in the City. Please share your thoughts by __________ (date). Thank you for helping our community move forward. Take the survey: https://polco.us/_______ (Short URL Link)
What would you like _________(City/PD) to focus on? We value your opinions, and want to know your thoughts about law enforcement in (City). Tou’re invited to give your feedback on The National Law Enforcement Survey. Thank you for sharing your voice. Take the Survey: https://polco.us/_______ (Short URL Link)
What do you think of _______(CIty) as a safe place to live? Let us know your feedback about City safety on The National Law Enforcement Survey. Take the survey here: https://polco.us/_______ (Short URL Link)
How would you rate your experience as a resident in _________(City)? Let us know this and more on The National Law Enforcement Survey today! We’ll be using your feedback to help make informed decisions for policing the City. This survey closes soon! Take the survey: https://polco.us/_______ (Short URL Link)
How would you rate the quality of law enforcement in (City)? Please take a few moments to share your feedback about the City on The National Law Enforcement Survey. We’ll be using your input to help make upcoming policing and staffing decisions. Take the Survey: https://polco.us/_______ (Short URL Link)
You know best what being a resident is like in _________(City). So we want to hear from you! Please take the ________(City) Law Enforcement Survey, and help inform City policing plans. Take the Survey: https://polco.us/_______ (Short URL Link)
Join the community in helping make our City a safe place to live! _________(City) is sending out The National Law Enforcement Survey to help us better serve residents like you. Take the Survey: https://polco.us/_______ (Short URL Link)
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