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Eyes, ears and light cut crime in Columbus, Ohio, parks

The Municipal Posted on July 26, 2024 by Beth Anne Brink-CoxJuly 26, 2024
parks

After what they called a “violent” spring in 2022, city officials in Columbus, Ohio, took steps toward ensuring a safe, more peaceful summer. First, they beefed up the number of officers patrolling the parks. They followed that with a $500,000 … Continue reading →

Posted in Parks & Environmental Services | Tagged July 2024, parks, parks & environmental services, The Municipal

Brockton, Mass., sees a decrease in crime through statewide initiative

The Municipal Posted on April 12, 2023 by Julie YoungAugust 2, 2023
crime

To reduce street violence, prevent illegal drug distribution and improve the quality of life for its residents, the city of Brockton, Mass., was part of the statewide summer safety initiative funded by the Edward J. Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant … Continue reading →

Posted in Public Safety | Tagged april 2023, crime, public safety, The Municipal

Data-Driven Approaches to Crime and Traffic Safety

The Municipal Posted on October 14, 2015 by Jodi MarlinAugust 2, 2023
New Bern, N.C., school resource officer C.R.

Targeted response and deployment: It means using the best resources and data to aid shift commanders’ decision-making process. For the New Bern, N.C., Police Department, it also presented the opportunity to couple the department’s community policing practices with reliable, evidence-based … Continue reading →

Posted in Law Enforcement | Tagged New Bern NC

City crime rankings 2013

The Municipal Posted on April 4, 2014 by The MunicipalAugust 2, 2023

Congressional Quarterly Press compiled data released by the FBI in order to rank cities across the U.S. according to crime rates. Out of 155 cities with a population of 75,000 to 99,000, these had the lowest rates, making them the … Continue reading →

Posted in Police | Tagged cities, crime, top ten list

R.A.P.T.O.R. takes flight in Ramapo

The Municipal Posted on April 22, 2025 by Janet PattersonMarch 27, 2025
The Ramapo Police Department’s drones recharge in a base station that closes into a cube shape. When deployed, the cube opens, and the drone takes off. The drone can recharge in less than 30 minutes. (Photo provided by Ramapo Police Department)

A pair of drones are helping the police department in Ramapo, N.Y., work smarter … and quicker. The town’s new Drone as a First Responder (DFR) program is a high-tech answer to even the most routine calls. “People think the … Continue reading →

Posted in Public Safety | Tagged April 2025, public safety, The Municipal

Top Ten: Safest cities in the U.S.

The Municipal Posted on April 10, 2025 by The MunicipalApril 10, 2025

What makes for a safe city? Most people would probably cite a low crime rate, few blighted neighborhoods, widespread street lighting and good public roads. These factors usually reassure residents and contribute to such a determination. “When people think about … Continue reading →

Posted in The Municipal Top 10, Top Ten | Tagged April 2025, public safety, The Municipal, The municipal top 10, top ten

ARRIVE Together makes a difference in New Jersey

The Municipal Posted on April 3, 2025 by Denise FedorowMarch 27, 2025
The city of Newark, N.J., celebrated the launch of the ARRIVE Together program in their city. (Photo by Matthew Merin, New Jersey Office of the Attorney General)

ARRIVE Together, a program that has mental health professionals responding with law enforcement agencies when called for, is a program having success for less use of force responses in New Jersey. ARRIVE, which is an acronym for Alternative Response to … Continue reading →

Posted in Public Safety | Tagged April 2025, public safety, The Municipal

Paragould opens a new home for city offices

The Municipal Posted on March 27, 2025 by Julie YoungFebruary 25, 2025
The new Paragould City Hall building is a 20,000-square-foot modern structure that pays homage to the Arkansas community’s past as a railroad town. The design complements the other buildings in the historic downtown district while also having all of the modern features that employees will in the next 50 years. (Photo provided by Paragould, Ark.)

Located at the place where the Paramore and Gould railroads met, the city of Paragould, Ark., is as unique as its name. Incorporated on March 3, 1883, when it was still an uncultivated timber-covered tract, it became the Greene County … Continue reading →

Posted in Building & Construction | Tagged building & construction, fleet service & management, March 2025, The Municipal

Little Rock’s beautification project having an impact on the whole city

The Municipal Posted on December 20, 2024 by Denise FedorowNovember 21, 2024

Little Rock, Ark.’s, Project Impact started in 2022 and reengaged this year. It has been impacting areas of the city not even targeted for work while also affecting Little Rock’s overall crime rate. Little Rock’s Chief of Staff Kendra Pruitt … Continue reading →

Posted in Municipal Management | Tagged december 2024, municipal management, The Municipal

Holyoke police move records to the cloud

The Municipal Posted on November 16, 2024 by Janet PattersonOctober 31, 2024
The Holyoke Police Department’s new cloud-based records system will enable officers to access data and file reports directly from mobile computers in their vehicles. This system broadens the scope of information they can transmit and receive, surpassing the capabilities of the former local system. (Photos provided by Holyoke, Mass., Police Department)

The use of technology in law enforcement is not just a recent innovation. But the scope and power of its uses have made leaps and bounds since the police radio was introduced in 1933 and radar detectors began catching speeding … Continue reading →

Posted in Technology | Tagged november 2024, technology, The Municipal

Can you dig it? OKC’s Museum of Osteology

The Municipal Posted on October 27, 2024 by Julie YoungOctober 8, 2024
SKELETONS: Museum of Osteology contains more than 8,000 specimens across 1,500 species. Pictured are a few of the museum’s larger specimens. (Photo provided by SKELETONS: Museum of Osteology)

Make no bones about it: the Museum of Osteology in Oklahoma City, Okla., has a lot of skeletons in its closets – and on display as well. In fact, the facility is literally rattling with the remains of over 8,000 … Continue reading →

Posted in On the Road Again | Tagged October 2024, on the road again, The Municipal

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