Philadelphia Employing Safety Enforcement Officers
Philadelphia plans to employ 28 safety enforcement officers to ticket and tow abandoned cars on its streets. The bill, which allocates $1.25 million for the positions, was approved by the Philadelphia City Council, also with the aim to free up city police to fight gun violence, which remains at high levels.
“We need Public Safety Enforcement officers on the job in Philadelphia — and we need them today,” said Council President Darrell Clarke. “With gun violence remaining at high levels, we need every available police officer on the streets, fighting crime and acting to prevent gun violence. Abandoned cars are a blight in too many neighborhoods and can lead to a climate of disorder than breeds crime. Communities deserve better, and Public Safety Enforcement officers can play a real role in getting these blights off the streets — and freeing up police to do more proactive violence reduction work.”
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