Public Safety
Public Safety is a top priority for local and state government agencies, encompassing the protection of citizens through law enforcement, emergency response, and crime prevention strategies. Effective public safety measures are essential for maintaining order and ensuring the well-being of communities. This directory offers articles on public safety and related topics like Emergency Management, which focuses on preparing for and responding to natural disasters, public health crises, and other emergencies that impact community safety.
A Texas A&M grant, donations and a trade-in helped Rockdale firefighters with their latest apparatus purchase
$296,969 traffic safety grant came from the state’s Automated Red Light Enforcement program
Lake County’s new Mobile Integrated Healthcare program helps reduce strain on emergency services by providing in-home care for frequent 911 callers
Rec center workers look to build relationships and trust with young people so that when they spot potential trouble -- often through behavior -- they can refer the young people and their families to counseling.
School systems in Florida, Kentucky and Texas also have implemented threat assessment requirements for the 2019-2020 school year, and Washington State will join them in 2020-2021.
Cities are encouraging residents to walk and bike, but their roads are still dominated by fast-moving vehicular traffic
The city’s police chief calls the cameras in street lights ‘a game changer.’ Critics aren’t so sure, especially given that the program was introduced as a way to save energy and money instead of a way to collect data in public spaces.
The $11.63 million plan earmarks about $7 million for county officials to buy existing multi-bedroom units and also to open at least two “indoor-outdoor” shelters where people can hook up recreational vehicles and have safe parking spots if living in their cars.
“We know we’ve been through a lot in 2019. People are just beginning to unpack it; I’m just unpacking it,” said Mayor Nan Whaley. "[But] to see Dayton be kind and proud of itself through such terrible, painful, hateful acts has been really beautiful at the same time.”
Across the country, district attorneys are increasingly taking a progressive approach to criminal justice
Police yellow tape and makeshift memorials with flowers, stuffed animals and balloons have become common in some neighborhoods of this deeply segregated city.
Many law enforcement agencies in small communities across the United States are facing questions about how aggressively they pursue reports of sexual violence
State Farm, the largest in the state, Allstate and other insurers declined to renew roughly 350,000 policies in areas at high risk for wildfires since 2015, the California Department of Insurance said back in August.
Mishawaka may open a clinic for public employees that could save the city $1M annually. How can health clinics increase savings for your city?
Two community groups will use the funding to implement a door-to-door outreach initiative in some of the city’s deadliest neighborhoods.
Use these tips to fund your project to secure your house of worship, faith-based organization or faith-based school.
When Texas passed the Sandra Bland Act, its 2017 law aimed at reducing inmate suicides through better screening and monitoring practices, it failed to fund the required increase in staffing, instead leaving it up to local governments to pick up the slack.
City agencies will work together to refer more New Yorkers to treatment and keep them engaged in the right level of care — ensuring that no person in need falls through the cracks, the city explained in a statement.
Thanks to a $750,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, LifeCare Alliance is forging partnerships with local fire departments and health-care providers to improve access to care for individuals that rely too heavily on emergency services.
