Safe Community News
June 15, 2010
Itasca, IL
New Lenox, Illinois, addressed the top safety concerns facing its community, and, in doing so, received designation as an
International Safe Community from the National Safety Council. New Lenox is the second community in Illinois to receive this designation.
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Apr 17, 2010
Shawnee, OK
Shawnee is recognized as the first city in Oklahoma to be a designated
SAFE Community through the WHO’s Safe Communities Program.
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February 8, 2010
Richmond, KY
Madison is one of no more than 10 counties in the United States, and the first in Kentucky, to receive the designation.
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January 17, 2010
Lycoming, PA
The World Health Organization has approved Lycoming County's application as the first "Safe Community" in Pennsylvania.
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October 13, 2009
Madison, WI
Madison, Wisconsin became the sixth U.S. community to receive designation—the 160th community in the world—by the WHO’s Safe Community program.
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February 6, 2009
Itasca, Illinois
The Village of Itasca, Illinois will welcome a team of international representatives to assess its readiness to become a Safe Community. If they succeed, Itasca will become the first municipality in Illinois to win the honor and the fifth in the nation to be designated as a Safe Community.
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October 15, 2007
Chicago, Illinois
World Health Organization Taps National Safety Council To Lead "Safe Communities" American Initiative.
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May 17, 2007
Omaha, Nebraska
"GREATER OMAHA IS THE FOURTH AMERICAN COMMUNITY TO RECEIVE SAFE COMMUNITY DESIGNATION"
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May 15, 2007
Springfield, Missouri
Springfield, Missouri receives designation as a Safe Community by the World Health Organization.
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