Matt Papke Reduces CrimePosted: 2014-04-28 4-23-14 Matt Papke via email
Reducing crime is something I am serious about. Having your personal property stolen is horrible. It can leave a feeling of distrust, violation and a sense of hopelessness. Tempe does have serious crime problem. Tempe the highest crime rates for both property and violent crimes in the East Valley. This is not acceptable. Last year we experienced a rash of bike thefts at our condo complex in Tempe. One to three bikes were being stolen from the existing bike racks every week. This was unacceptable.
After contacting the Police Department a Tempe Police Department Crime Prevention Officer met with me and helped Identify a few changes we could make to reduce crime. After these changes were made our bike theft went from upwards of 5 a month to 1 or less a month.
While I appreciate the knowledge and guidance the Officer offered I was perplexed why in my five previous years as a board member we were never contacted by the Tempe Police Department Crime Prevention Unit. I thought of all the crime we could have prevented, and the hardships of students having their only mode of transportation taken from them.
My interest in proactive measures to reduce crime is one reason Tempe Police Chief (ret) Ralph Tranter endorsed me for City Council. As Councilman Papke I would work with the Tempe Police Department to further engage and integrate crime prevention tactics into our communities. Please support my efforts to make this a reality by donating today.
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