Success Story
Leawood Police Department
Honorable Mention 2004 FARA Public Safety False Alarm Achievement Award
Nominated By: Jim Cogswell, Leawood Police Department
Rationale: Since the inception of the FARP here in 1995, the number of systems in the city has grown 30% (3,156 to 4,450) while the number of false alarms has dropped from 35% of dispatched calls to just under 10%. The False Alarm Rate has fallen from 1.20 in 1995 to .506 at the end of 2003.
This has been achieved with the efforts of the City Council in passing an effective ordinance, the on-going support of the Police and Fire chiefs and the cooperative efforts of the entire staff of dispatchers and officers. And it appears that the trend is continuing.
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