There has been a lot of discussion in the press about OV public safety. It's too much of a burden to say that only fire and police are responsible for public safety. For example, emergency room staff reporting non-accident related physical injuries. Public awareness of human and drug trafficking.

We are fortunate to have quality public safety in OV. I hope the emphasis continues to maintain these quality services.

It appears that petty crime is increasing in OV: several car break ins in neighborhoods like Copper Creek and Fry's at Lamber/LaCanada. I've lived here for 13 years and this past year seems the worst. I hope the new council is taking this into consideration when the PD is asking for raises and increased budget to do their work.

A well formatted, easy to understand, presentation of OV public safety cost relative to other similar jurisdictions in Arizona.

I really appreciate what and how the GRFD interacts within my Sun City Oro Valley community. I have used them recently for blood pressure monitoring, requested wellness checks for neighbors who hadn't been seen outside in awhile and to close a garage door of a neighbor with a lock box who went on vacation and accidentally left their door open. Outstanding services! The OV volunteer patrol handle many dark house checks in Sun City Oro Valley, which makes our community a very safe place to live.

This is one of the safest cities in Arizona because OV has invested in fire and police. There is nothing more important to our welfare and I am grateful.

Keep up the outstanding work! We feel very safe in OV.

Love our police department. When called, they immediately respond. Helpful, has had great coverage for my calls, but I don’t want to see that reduced. One of the best things about OV— is feeling safe.

Until we need them, these amazing people do a kind of invisible job. Perhaps our local media publications (OV Voice, The Explorer) could print some positive tales of our silent saviors.

OV is a bike friendly community yet many people drive well in the bike lane and even pass cars making a turn! Drivers consistently make turns to the "outside" lane; not the "inside" lane as required by law. That makes it very dangerous as well as depriving oncoming vehicles from making a lawful right turn into their inside lane. Why isn't this enforced? Rather than give bicyclists 3 or 4', some drivers are crossing the double yellow in order to stay as far away from bicyclists as possible. Not necessary and clear danger to oncoming traffic. Too many red light runners! A yellow light here seems to mean "speed up!". Many times the red light has been red for several seconds yet a car will blast through anyway. We never take a green light without looking both ways anymore. Why can't we get (gentle) speed bumps in the Monte Del Oro community? Especially on Guava Dr as many drivers use it as a thoroughfare to the park and don't adhere to the 25mph speed limit.

Officers should be trained in the demographics of the community they serve, and ideally, should either have had experience in other communities, or clearly understand that the rate of law-abiding residents exceed--are significantly higher--than most other communities. It is the public perception that most OV officers are engaged in pulling over commuters for offenses that seem to be newly minted every few months. The public perception is that OV is overstaffed with officers most of whom do not know and cannot appreciate the difference between this community and most other communities.