Dalton PD Gets High Marks From Community
It is designed to measure the pulse of the community they serve. The 2014 Dalton Citizen survey says the DPD earns high marks.
"We want the people to trust us, and and trust that we are going to handle whatever problems are out there," said Dalton Police PIO Bruce Fraizer.
"They come by, check your neighborhoods, ride by, you see them every so often they made themselves kind of visible," added Dalton resident Larry Gross.
The survey indicates the force has adapted to demographic and cultural shifts. 88% of African Americans respondents, and 79% of Hispanic respondents said they would not hesitate to call police for assistance.
"We are doing a good job trying to address their concerns also. Sometimes people in the hispanic community are a little more reticent to report crime, because they are concerned about what might happen to them indirectly from encountering police, and we are seeing less and less of that here, and we are building more trust in that community," noted Fraizer.
Despite the high marks, there is still the community perception that crime is on the rise.
"I see in the paper that there’s a lot more crime going up, but there’s probably crime everywhere. I feel safe and fine," said Dalton resident Gina Swanson.
"I think they do everything they can do to keep combating the crime, and I think they will continue to do so," added resident Doug Hawley.
Gaining the trust of the community is a big issue, as recent events like the unrest in Ferguson Missouri, put that trust to the test.
"When all the facts of that case are out, I think you are going to see law enforcement all across the country take a look at it, find out exactly what happened, and take a look at their own policies and see if there is anything that is going to need to be adjusted and planned for accordingly. We want the people of Dalton to know that we are here to serve them, we work for them, and we certainly want to build that trust with everyone that lives here," Fraizer said.
"We want the people to trust us, and and trust that we are going to handle whatever problems are out there," said Dalton Police PIO Bruce Fraizer.
"They come by, check your neighborhoods, ride by, you see them every so often they made themselves kind of visible," added Dalton resident Larry Gross.
The survey indicates the force has adapted to demographic and cultural shifts. 88% of African Americans respondents, and 79% of Hispanic respondents said they would not hesitate to call police for assistance.
"We are doing a good job trying to address their concerns also. Sometimes people in the hispanic community are a little more reticent to report crime, because they are concerned about what might happen to them indirectly from encountering police, and we are seeing less and less of that here, and we are building more trust in that community," noted Fraizer.
Despite the high marks, there is still the community perception that crime is on the rise.
"I see in the paper that there’s a lot more crime going up, but there’s probably crime everywhere. I feel safe and fine," said Dalton resident Gina Swanson.
"I think they do everything they can do to keep combating the crime, and I think they will continue to do so," added resident Doug Hawley.
Gaining the trust of the community is a big issue, as recent events like the unrest in Ferguson Missouri, put that trust to the test.
"When all the facts of that case are out, I think you are going to see law enforcement all across the country take a look at it, find out exactly what happened, and take a look at their own policies and see if there is anything that is going to need to be adjusted and planned for accordingly. We want the people of Dalton to know that we are here to serve them, we work for them, and we certainly want to build that trust with everyone that lives here," Fraizer said.
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