In a Safe Community, people, technology and processes work together in a
coordinated and collaborative way. A Safe Community embraces a methodology
that fosters collaboration to enhance safety, manage risk and increase overall
engagement through daily operations. Safety and security professionals make
the most of existing resources and domain expertise to ensure tactical and
strategicsuccess in their missions. The Safe Community approach empowers
organizations to achieve shared situational awareness by connecting multiple
agencies with overlapping missions. Stakeholders with shared interests communicate
and better understand risks, community hazards, threats and crime problems. These
stakeholders collaboratively prepare to deal with known and potential issues. And
when incidents do occur, organizations are better able to work together to assess an
unfolding situation, mitigate the risk and ensure public safety.
In a Safe Community, organizations can confi dently answer "Yes" to the
following questions:
• Can your community respond to health threats such as epidemics?
• Are you prepared to deal with an environmental or technological disaster?
• Can you protect your citizens when they gather for a major event?
• Can you manage civil unrest and execute modern crime control strategies?
• Can you manage emergencies or an intentional attack?
• Can you protect critical infrastructure (both physical and virtual)?
• If applicable, can you secure your borders and manage refugees or migrants?
The Safe
Community Vision
