post safety is pleased to release the in a report for two thousand and fifteen there are several areas in both police and fire services that are worth noting report reflects more than statistical data and highlights the importance of crime and fire prevention we believe community engagement is key to having a safe and welcoming community the police department overall saya drop in total police incidents for the third year in a row with under twenty thousand incidents juvenile arrest saw the largest decrease of forty two percent in two thousand and fifteen compared to two thousand and thirteen the lowest reported juvenile crime in twenty years really policing and outreach programs like holland use connections continue to have a positive influence for prevention and intervention the fire department saw a six point six percent increase in total responses in two thousand and fifteen this in trees can be attributed to medical and fire calls the m s program added several lifesaving drugs aspirin for cardiac arrest the santa kid that can be administered to smoke inhalation victims and most recently in our can in our can is an opiate inhibitor these types of drugs are used for heroin and prescription pain medication overdoses the department has deployed this drug three times between december one two thousand and fifteen and january one two thousand and sixteen in this credit for saving the lives of two patients several police and fire personnel recognized for their commitment to public safety firefighter jim are easy twenty nine year veteran of the department was honored as the firefighter of the year he was nominated for his attention to detail pride for the department and helping to implement the safe at home program officer joe slink is the two thousand fifteen officer of the year he is currently assigned to the canine team with his partner henry obviously was nominated for his hard work and compassion in the community there were over one thousand four hundred traffic crashes in the city limits us thirty one and thirty second street came in at number one while sixteenth street and waverly dropped from the top of the list to number two thanks in part of the traffic committee's hard work to widen the road and direct traffic to a safer path from local as well as getting an up close look at every aspect of the department class members are offered the opportunity to ride along with a patrol officer all graduates of the academy will hold no special police powers upon graduation students come away with a new appreciation  responsibilities of the men and women of the hauen department of public safety they also learn of the high standards of which our offices are held how in the power of public safety advice both police and fire services to the citizens and visitors of the city of holland every day of the year we continue to operate under our community policing philosophies the commitment toward hands in communion relationships in building trust we strive to create interactions between our staff and citizens that are outside the traditional  safety contacts we understand that positive interactions help to build mutual respect and trust our goal is to protect and serve all citizens so holland will continue to be safe place to live