Most people feel that downtown Boston has become a safer place compared to a year ago, according to a survey of hundreds of residents and stakeholders conducted by the Downtown Boston Neighborhood Association .

The association hosted the Downtown Boston Public Safety Summit on Thursday night at the Emerson Cutler Majestic Theatre, where it presented the survey results. The summit brought together city and state officials, law enforcement, civic and nonprofit organizations, faith leaders, and business and trade associations.

The event was a follow-up to a similar convening in February, which brought attention to the widespread public safety issues in the downtown area, according to the association’s website .

The new survey showed that 33.7 percent of respondents said they felt “less

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