[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 31 (Thursday, February 16, 1995)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E360]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA: SAFEST CITY U.S.A.

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                         HON. DANA ROHRABACHER

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, February 15, 1995
  Mr. ROHRABACHER. Mr. Speaker, for the past several years, the great 
State of California has seen a series of unparalleled disasters, both 
natural, manmade, and economic. These have included earthquakes, 
floods, fires, civil unrest, and even bankruptcy. Even my own 
constituency in Orange County has been dramatically affected by recent 
floods and economic reversals. All of this has led to the impression 
that the State and the county's once great image of prosperity and a 
high quality of life has diminished.
  Despite all of this, I am pleased to report that my home town of 
Huntington Beach was recently honored as America's ``Safest City.'' The 
Morgan Quitno Publishing House of Lawrence, KS, in its book ``City 
Crime Rankings'' looked at the 100 largest cities in America and 
discovered that Huntington Beach was the safest place to live. It is 
with great pride and honor that I commend and applaud each and every 
citizen and employee in the city of Huntington Beach for their efforts 
at crime reduction. We are all aware that no one person or event could 
ever be singled out as a deciding factor in receiving such an award. It 
takes the patience and commitment of everyone within the community.
  For several years, now, the city of Huntington Beach has progressed 
in exciting and new directions. The advent of Community Oriented 
Policing, downtown redevelopment, and many other progressive concepts 
have helped to insure a low crime rate and high quality of life.
  Congratulations to Huntington Beach for your efforts! It is nice to 
have factual verification of what I have known all along, that the 
Orange County and Huntington Beach area is a great place to live and 
work.
  The police department in Huntington Beach is obviously one of the 
finest in the Nation. Also important is that the community likes and 
supports their police and consider law enforcement every citizen's job. 
So the city, the police, and the people of Huntington Beach have every 
reason to be proud of their designation as the country's safest city.


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