Violence can happen in any community. Making it an important step in public safety to train officers. And the public. Recently Houghton County Sheriff Josh Saaranen hosted a presentation on violence prevention efforts in the copper country with the Keweenaw Universalist Unitarian Fellowship. He says in the past decade efforts by local police departments have helped create a collaborative committee for training officers. And community organizations.
It’s very important to know your space, and your surroundings as an organization, no matter what the organization is, to take a look back and see how we can heighten our security. And we want to make sure with our group, empower people to be able to do that for themselves. And not only that but to just be aware and if in this day and age, if you see something, to say something, a lot of these acts of violence come with. History with the individuals having displayed some in some form or fashion some evidence that they needed some help potentially so by all means if anybody ever really thinks something is amiss please call your local police department or sheriff’s office or Michigan state police. – Sheriff Josh Saaranen, Houghton County Sheriff
Violent crimes in Houghton County occur at a similar rate as most of the country, with the area ranking in the 48th percentile. Acts of violent crime in Michigan have remained on a stable decline since 2020 and are in line with national trends. Organizations, businesses, or non-profits interested in participating in active shooter training or violence prevention opportunities should contact Lieutenant Nick Roberts from the City of Houghton police department or Houghton County Sheriff Josh Saaranen.
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