WHO Award Given to Safe Communites
By Police Officer Kristen Radtke
On October 13, 2009, Safe Communities hosted their Annual Be Safe Wards
Luncheon at the Inn on the Park. The luncheon opened with the UW-Madison Honor
Guard members presenting. UW-Madison Honor Guard members that participated were
Sergeant Kurt Feavel, Detective Peter Grimyser, and Police Officer Josh Nash.
Safe Communities, formerly known as the Safe Community Coalition, is the organization in Dane County that coordinates and organizes different projects including, but not limited to, motorcycle safety, pedestrian flags, walking routes, suicide prevention, slow down yard sign campaign, stop on red campaign, walk our children to school week, and partners with Safe Kids. Their mission is to build partnerships with people and organizations to save lives, prevent injuries, and make our community safer.
At the luncheon both Madison and Dane County were recognized as the 160th internationally designated Safe Community by the World Health Organization. We are the 6th US community to be designated and the first in Wisconsin. The UW-Madison Police Department assisted in many of the above efforts, and was thus one of the law enforcement agencies in Dane County to assist in getting this recognition. Congratulations go to Madison and Dane County for this awesome achievement!
