Brookhaven honored at Georgia State Capitol for being safest city in DeKalb County

by Dyana Bagby March 24, 2016March 24, 2016

The Brookhaven Police Department was honored with a House resolution on March 24 for making the city the safest in DeKalb County. From left in the front row are Council member Joe Gebbia; state Rep.Taylor Bennett (D-Brookhaven), who introduced the resolution; Chief Gary Yandura; Mayor John Ernst; Major Linda Burke; and Deputy Chief Juan Grullon. With other representatives of the police department was council member Bates Mattison in the red tie.

brookhaven police resolution — The Brookhaven Police Department was honored with a House resolution on March 24 for making the city the safest in DeKalb County. From left in the front row are Council member Joe Gebbia; state Rep.Taylor Bennett (D-Brookhaven), who introduced the resolution; Chief Gary Yandura; Mayor John Ernst; Major Linda Burke; and Deputy Chief Juan Grullon. With other representatives of the police department was council member Bates Mattison in the red tie.

Representatives from the Brookhaven Police Department and City Council were at the Georgia State Capitol on Thursday, March 24, to receive a resolution honoring Brookhaven for being the safest city in DeKalb County as determined by SafeWise, a home security company.

Brookhaven was also recently named the 30th safest city in Georgia.

The resolution, introduced by state Rep. Taylor Bennett (D-Brookhaven) and approved by the entire House of Representatives, states, in part, that Brookhaven launched its police force in July 2013 and established a Citizen Police Academy and K-9 unit in the first two and one-half years.

The resolution states SafeWise, a leading home security and safety company, analyzed FBI violent crime and property crime data from 2014 to determine the safest city in Georgia for 2016.

Brookhaven Police released its first annual crime report in 2014 – that year there was one murder and six rapes and a total of 1, 528 serious crimes that also include property crimes, such as burglary and auto theft.

Brookhaven Police are at the state capital this morning getting recognized for our city being the safest in DeKalb!
Posted by Brookhaven Police Department on Thursday, March 24, 2016

One reply on “Brookhaven honored at Georgia State Capitol for being safest city in DeKalb County”

city observer says:

March 28, 2016 at 1:08 pm

Question the numbers! Lower crime in CofB with Dekalb Police. City cops quitting in astonishing numbers. Different set of laws for residents of Buford Hwy……………

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