Success Stories of PSN in East Tennessee
Three Knoxville Police Department Officers
and Local Advertising Executive Honored
Knoxville, TN
May 24, 2006
Mike Fleming, General Manager, Lamar Advertising, and Lamar Advertising
received the Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN) 2005 PSN Media Partner
of the Year Award. This award was presented to Mr. Fleming by Acting
United States Attorney Russ Dedrick, at an awards ceremony held
earlier today at the United States Attorney's Office in Knoxville.
At this same ceremony, Acting U.S. Attorney Dedrick also presented
Knoxville Police Department Officers K. Todd Gilreath, Bryan J.
Malone and Tony Willis with the 2005 PSN Officer of the Year Award.
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"Enormous Drop"
In Crime Rate
The Chattanooga.com
January 5, 2005
Corker Says City Has "Enormous Drop" In Crime Rate
posted January 5, 2005
Mayor Bob Corker said Wednesday that Chattanooga has experienced
"an enormous drop in crime over the past three years."
The mayor went to police headquarters on Amnicola Highway and announced
the latest crime figures to a large group of city officers. A reception
followed.
Mayor Corker said newly compiled data shows that crime in Chattanooga
is down 26 percent compared to three years ago and that violent
crimes in the city have dropped by more than half.
He praised the men and women of the Chattanooga Police Department
"for their outstanding efforts which have been instrumental
in driving down crime in Chattanooga."
The mayor said, "We have made the safety of our citizens a
top priority and have seen dramatic results. We have a great leadership
team in place at our Police department focused on results, more
committed and diligent police officers on the streets than at any
other time in our city's history and we have created great partnerships
with other supporting agencies including the Federal government.
As a result we have experienced tremendous reductions in our crime
rates and families in Chattanooga are safer."
Preliminary data indicates that in 2004 the city experienced an
extraordinary decrease of 25.91% in all crimes committed, compared
to 2001. Violent crimes for the same period dropped even more dramatically
falling by 50.21% in 2004 compared to 2001. Figures indicate that
the 26 homicides in 2001 were reduced by more than half in 2004
to a total of 12. The data also shows that the reduction has been
consistent, being driven down more and more from year to year, it
was stated.
The mayor and Police Chief Steve Parks recognized partnerships
at all levels which they said have helped the police department
in their efforts. District Attorney Bill Cox and U.S. Attorney Sandy
Mattice were among the invited guests.
"Tougher and strategic enforcement, coupled with the focused
and dedicated efforts of officers in the department have caused
many violent criminals to be permanently removed from Chattanooga
streets," the mayor said. He cited the federal Safe Neighborhood
program, which he said is putting the most dangerous criminals in
prison for long periods.
"The success we have experienced has been built on teamwork
and partnership," said Chief Parks. "We will continue
to use our resources to put the bad guys behind and bars and to
ensure the safety of the citizens of Chattanooga."
Mayor Corker stressed the importance of "staying focused on
continuing the trend."
He said, "The drop in crime our city has realized is the result
of hard work and a focused strategy designed to get criminals and
thugs off our streets and behind bars for many, many years. Our
efforts are paying off to the benefit of our citizens and to keep
our city strong, we must continue to focus our efforts on results,
doing everything possible to make our city safe and secure."
The mayor gave a ringing endorsement to Chief Parks, urging the
next administration to keep the present police leadership team in
place. Among those present was mayor candidate Ron Littlefield.
Link: http://www.chattanoogan.com/articles/article_60621.asp
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