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Sunday, April 6, 2014

Why Boca Raton Florida Is A Safe City

By Jozy Mozen


Boca Raton Florida has an excellent reputation for being a safe city to live in. The police force and fire department work independently and together to assure the citizens that they can sleep without fear of personal and community disasters. They each have community ties and programs that work as partnerships and volunteer systems that keep crime at a minimum.

This city boasts a crime rate that is lower than national and state averages especially in violent crime categories. This high rating has been continuous for several years and shows no signs of change in the near future. The low crime rate can be attributed to community involvement and several specialized programs designed to keep the citizens safe from criminals as well as other disasters.

The first thing that factors into the success of this department is the level of training that each officer receives prior to being allowed to patrol the streets. This same level of education continues throughout their entire career. When coupled with the community involvement level in this city the result is an amazingly low incidence of crime.

The police are involved on many levels with the community. They sponsor the Explorers who are teens who work with them on a civic level, the Volunteer program and the Viper Program. Most of these organizations are geared to teaching people to be aware of whom and what is around them at all times.

The Volunteer Forces are trained in various duties that help support the police in their jobs and the Viper program combines all of the technology and skills available with Community, other police agencies, local businesses and education to enhance the success of the mission. They have installed cameras on streets to help survey and identify trouble if it erupts.

Fire and rescue departments are also very involved with the community. A special team puts together and presents safety programs for schools and private organizations. They try to highlight smoke and carbon monoxide detectors as well as other potential fire hazards to groups of people. They also advise people of medical dangers such as falls in seniors or securing cupboards from access by babies.

There are eight separate fire stations that cover the city. Response time is minimal and each has a non-transporting emergency medical vehicle with complete trauma units aboard. There are a total of nineteen EMS vehicles and seven of them are capable of transporting victims of accidents or illness. Each of the EMS units have two trained EMT personnel capable of saving a life when dispatched.

The fire and police departments dedication to the people they serve can be seen in the time and energy that these men and women put into reaching the community. They use every tool available to ensure safe and peaceful living for their residents and business owners. The combination of these two agencies and the population that is involved in safeguarding this city it may seem as though the entire populace is involved in keeping this a safe place to live.




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