Public Safety
Covering topics such as corrections, criminal justice, emergency management, gun control and police/fire/EMS.
Innovative programs make them safer while enhancing opportunities for success after release. Some states are showing the way.
Median home values have risen 60 percent since 2012, yet the city has 20,000 fewer housing units than before the storm, with nearly 29,000 still vacant.
Local health officials pleaded for CDC help as the worst U.S. measles outbreak in three decades continued to spread.
There are plenty of strategies that have proven effective at dramatically reducing crime. Sending soldiers into the streets of our cities isn’t one of them.
At least 92 children have died or narrowly escaped death since the reform raised thresholds for removal from parents. Legislators are weighing policy changes to prevent further tragedies.
Eighteen youths have been killed so far in 2025. Local leaders are turning to mentorship, counseling, and community programs to reach kids before violence does.
With 933 pedestrian fatalities over the past decade, officials are pursuing traffic calming, sidewalk improvements and faster emergency response to save lives.
The city spends more than $500,000 a year on ShotSpotter, plus millions in labor costs, but data show few arrests or firearms recovered.
One of the hurricane's most important lessons isn’t about storm preparations — it’s about injustice. Communities should build disaster resilience across the entire population, focusing aid where people need it the most.
Firefighters face higher cancer rates than the general population. The department hopes sweating out toxins can reduce long-term health risks.
State health officials say 42 days without a new infection marks the official end of the nation’s largest measles outbreak in more than 30 years.
The Fairfax County district cites heightened safety risks as it seeks an executive protection agent, raising questions about whether other districts will follow.
In 2025, lawmakers in 25 states have introduced 67 bills ranging from licensing and insurance to testing mandates as driverless vehicles take to the streets in more cities.
After waters peaked at 16.65 feet, newly installed HESCO barriers and early alerts spared schools, homes and businesses from major damage with no rescues or evacuations.
The closure of the department’s DEI office and cuts to federal diversity programs could stall hiring progress for years.
After 30 years patrolling the city’s toughest neighborhoods, Louie Wong now leads the San Francisco Police Officers Association with promises to pursue better pay and earlier retirement benefits.
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