Public Safety

When you have been recognized as America’s Safest City for 12 years straight, you have no place to go but down. That’s why investing in public safety must remain our highest priority. With nearly $80 million (out of a nearly $200 million budget) directed to public safety this year, we still fall below the 1:1000 ratio of officers to residents. That needs to change.

With 66 square miles to patrol, a population that balloons daily with commuters coming to our city to work and special resources deployed to address issues at our schools, mental health issues in our community and other growing problems, having adequate personnel and state of the art equipment is critical. We must maintain our reputation for high quality community policing and ensure that everyone who lives, works and plays in Irvine feels safe.