BEAVERTON NAMED SAFEST CITY IN PACIFIC NORTHWEST
News Release from City of Beaverton
Posted on FlashAlert: March 5th, 2015 3:10 PM
BEAVERTON, Ore. - The City of Beaverton continues to be the safest city in Oregon and the entire Pacific Northwest, according to statistics published by the CQ Press in City Crime Rankings 2015. The city again improved its rankings from the previous year, rising to 39th safest city in the country.
"I'm so proud of our dedicated police officers," said Mayor Denny Doyle. "In our most recent community survey, 94 percent of Beaverton residents said they're satisfied with police services, and that is thanks to the women and men who work tirelessly to protect our city."
CQ Press annually calculates crime rankings for all cities in the United States with at least 75,000 residents. The rankings are based on total crime, violent crime, murder, rape, robbery, aggravated assault, property crime, burglary, larceny-theft, and motor vehicle theft. Beaverton was ranked 42nd in 2014, and 55th in 2013.
"Our community's investment in public safety continues to pay off," said Beaverton Police Chief Geoff Spalding. "The hardworking men and women of the Beaverton Police Department are committed to keeping Beaverton safe. The police department appreciates the support of our residents and city leadership, and we are proud to share this honor with the city."
For more information about the Beaverton Police Department, contact Mike Rowe, Beaverton Police public information officer, at 503-526-2275 or mrowe@BeavertonOregon.gov.
ABOUT BEAVERTON
Beaverton is a welcoming and responsible city that enjoys one of the most diverse populations in Oregon. In 2014, Beaverton was recognized as the safest city in the Pacific Northwest (according to CQ Press for cities more than 75,000). Recently, the city's award-winning finance department received the Distinguished Budget Presentation Award as well as the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting. In 2012, the city was awarded the Mayors' Climate Protection Award from the U.S. Conference of Mayors. It was named one of the 100 Best Places to Live in America by Money magazine and recognized as one of the best places to raise kids by BusinessWeek magazine. The city was named one of the top 25 Suburbs for Retirement by Forbes.com and one of the 100 Best Walking Cities in America by Prevention magazine. The city also received the Recycler of the Year award from the Association of Oregon Recyclers, named a Tree City USA by the Arbor Day Foundation, recei ved a Bronze Award Bicycle Friendly Community designation by the League of American Bicyclists, and recognized as one of the Environmental Protection Agency's Green Power Communities. Lastly, the city's nationally acclaimed visioning program was named Public Involvement Project of the Year--Best Planning Project by the International Association of Public Participation (IAP2) Cascade Chapter and also received the prestigious 3CMA Award of Excellence.
For more information, reminders and community news, visit www.BeavertonOregon.gov. Also follow Beaverton on Facebook at www.facebook.com/CityofBeaverton, or Twitter at www.twitter.com/CityofBeaverton.
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"I'm so proud of our dedicated police officers," said Mayor Denny Doyle. "In our most recent community survey, 94 percent of Beaverton residents said they're satisfied with police services, and that is thanks to the women and men who work tirelessly to protect our city."
CQ Press annually calculates crime rankings for all cities in the United States with at least 75,000 residents. The rankings are based on total crime, violent crime, murder, rape, robbery, aggravated assault, property crime, burglary, larceny-theft, and motor vehicle theft. Beaverton was ranked 42nd in 2014, and 55th in 2013.
"Our community's investment in public safety continues to pay off," said Beaverton Police Chief Geoff Spalding. "The hardworking men and women of the Beaverton Police Department are committed to keeping Beaverton safe. The police department appreciates the support of our residents and city leadership, and we are proud to share this honor with the city."
For more information about the Beaverton Police Department, contact Mike Rowe, Beaverton Police public information officer, at 503-526-2275 or mrowe@BeavertonOregon.gov.
ABOUT BEAVERTON
Beaverton is a welcoming and responsible city that enjoys one of the most diverse populations in Oregon. In 2014, Beaverton was recognized as the safest city in the Pacific Northwest (according to CQ Press for cities more than 75,000). Recently, the city's award-winning finance department received the Distinguished Budget Presentation Award as well as the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting. In 2012, the city was awarded the Mayors' Climate Protection Award from the U.S. Conference of Mayors. It was named one of the 100 Best Places to Live in America by Money magazine and recognized as one of the best places to raise kids by BusinessWeek magazine. The city was named one of the top 25 Suburbs for Retirement by Forbes.com and one of the 100 Best Walking Cities in America by Prevention magazine. The city also received the Recycler of the Year award from the Association of Oregon Recyclers, named a Tree City USA by the Arbor Day Foundation, recei ved a Bronze Award Bicycle Friendly Community designation by the League of American Bicyclists, and recognized as one of the Environmental Protection Agency's Green Power Communities. Lastly, the city's nationally acclaimed visioning program was named Public Involvement Project of the Year--Best Planning Project by the International Association of Public Participation (IAP2) Cascade Chapter and also received the prestigious 3CMA Award of Excellence.
For more information, reminders and community news, visit www.BeavertonOregon.gov. Also follow Beaverton on Facebook at www.facebook.com/CityofBeaverton, or Twitter at www.twitter.com/CityofBeaverton.
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