“A city that’s scared is not a city that’s safe.”

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu said that as she defended the city’s sanctuary status before the U.S. House Oversight Committee last year.

Some of her constituents couldn’t agree more, as a new survey found that more than half of residents feel unsafe in downtown Boston.

More than half of residents feel unsafe in downtown Boston and are asking for the city to deploy more police to the area on a regular basis to counteract crime, according to a new survey.

The Boston Police Department during “Operation Avengers” arrested five alleged shoplifters at the Downtown Crossing CVS between 9 a.m. and noon on Thursday.

Residents and a city councilor who represents the area are sounding the alarm on public safety concerns in downtown Boston, where five people have been shot in the past two weeks and crime is on the rise.