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West Lafayette named one of the Safest Cities in Indiana
West Lafayette has been named one of the top 5 safest cities in Indiana.
Posted: Jul 27, 2021 12:27 AM
Posted By: Meredith Hackler
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (WLFI)-West Lafayette has been named one of the top 5 safest cities in Indiana. According to
Safewise West Lafayettes, violent crime rate has stayed the same for two years in a row. Along with that, its property crime rate has decreased in 2021 compared to previous years.
West Lafayette Mayor John Dennis says the cities progressive approach towards policing has helped curve the cities overall crime rates. When we brought a social worker into the police department into the squad car going on calls that really changed the dynamic between the potential of people being suspicious of our police department to understand that these men and women in the West Lafayette police department are here to serve and solve problems, said Mayor Dennis.
Former Deputy Fire Chief Jeff Need was sworn in as Chief on Friday, but the moment was bittersweet as the department said goodbye to former Chief Tim Heath.
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On a day when a new chapel was unveiled at the 52-acre Tippecanoe Memory Gardens, high school students marked Memorial Day by placing flags at veterans graves.
The chapel in West Lafayette was celebrated in a short ribbon-cutting ceremony Thursday afternoon.
The new chapel features a lobby, chapel and kitchen all within the Memory Gardens.
West Lafayette Mayor John Dennis, State Sen. Ron Alting, State Rep. Sheila Klinker, West Lafayette City Clerk Sana Booker and Tippecanoe County Commissioners Tracy Brown and David Byers were on hand for the ceremony. Cemetery owner David Shipper and Mitch Bennett, general manager, also participated.