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.
Administration officials said the decision to halt grants and loans was necessary to ensure that spending complies with President Donald Trump’s recent executive orders
The Drone as a First Responder Program in Bernalillo County will be utilized to safely assess emergency scenes and transmit critical information
A George Washington University study challenges the idea that mayoral partisanship influences crime policy or police performance
Smarter Government is a discussion and demonstration of a fundamentally entrepreneurial way of governing that’s about the data, mapping, and method for achieving dramatic public sector progress.
Out of 12,000 tests since 2014, one-third — 33% — exceeded the national safety guideline of 5 parts per billion; 18% exceeded the U.S. limit of 15 ppb.
The homeowner reimbursement program run by the Texas General Land Office reimburses homeowners up to $50,000 in out-of-pocket expenses to repair their Harvey-damaged homes, but there are a variety of regulations that determine eligibility.
Tacoma has five city-owned bridges that are “structurally deficient,” while 11 more are considered “functionally obsolete”
The mayor, who was raised by her grandmother in public housing, is striving to make a notoriously inequitable city into one where everyone has a shot at quality housing, great education and well-paying jobs.
Worthington schools are dangerously overcrowded, but residents have not been able to pass a referendum to fund expansion. Many fear this opposition is related to the city’s large immigrant population.
Research shows they fare better when police and community organizations coordinate assistance
In the case of disaster zones, municipal property taxes need to reflect the additional costs of public services like disaster relief that are often provided by state and federal authorities.
Interoperability has been a challenge for many agencies in the past, but it’s more possible than ever with coordination and care.
The opioid epidemic appears to be subsiding in the northwest corner of South Carolina, a region known as the Upcountry. But a new variety of methamphetamine is taking its place as the No. 1 drug of abuse.
Voters are deciding whether to designate Tucson as Arizona’s only sanctuary city, a direct challenge to Trump and to an anti-illegal immigration law that put a global spotlight on the state nearly a decade ago.
Last year Trump made a similar threat as wildfires devastated Malibu and Paradise, California — accusing the state of “gross mismanagement” of forests.
Few, if any, people who lost children, spouses and other loved ones stand to receive any compensation from the opioid lawsuit settlements.
To avoid a state takeover, PG&E will need to emerge from bankruptcy next year with a safety plan in place to deal with outdated, hazardous infrastructure.
Following these seven guidelines when documenting a sexual assault can help increase the odds the case is prosecuted and protect the authenticity of the victim’s narrative.
On Sunday, residents of Coffey Park, a neighborhood in Santa Rosa that was leveled in the Tubbs fire in 2017, received evacuation orders over the Kincade fire.
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