Thursday, August 7, 2008

MIAMI MAYOR AND U.S. CONFERENCE OF MAYORS PRESIDENT MANNY DIAZ CONCLUDES CRIME AND PUBLIC SAFETY FORUM IN PHILADELPHIA


Today, along with Miami Police Chief and Police Executive Research Forum President, John Timoney, I concluded the Mayors ’08 Action Forum on Crime and Public Safety in Philadelphia with a call to both presidential candidates to include the reduction of crime in their agenda.

Crime must be put back on the national agenda, and our next president must address what he will do to restore public safety to America’s Cities. That is why we held the Forum, to create a national partnership, and to ensure that working together, we can make our streets and neighborhoods safe again.

The forum was a rousing success, as over thirty mayors and police chiefs from around the country met at the Westin Hotel in Philadelphia to develop an anti-crime agenda.

This Crime and Public Safety Forum was the first of five Mayors ’08 Action Forums, a national tour to five major American cities, where the nation’s mayors will forge an action agenda for
cities and metropolitan areas.