Study ranks Sagamore Hills safest community in area

by Kathleen Steele Gaivin

Sagamore Hills Township is the safest community in the Akron area, according to a new study from Safewise.com.

According to the organization’s listing of “Ohio’s 20 Safest Cities of 2019,” Sagamore Hills ranks No. 2.

“We’re thrilled. Every year we climb up in the rankings of this particular group,” said Trustee David DePasquale. “I don’t know what criteria they use, but our response times for police department calls are generally less than 2 minutes for Priority I calls. We feel we have a fine police department.”

Added Police Chief David Hayes, “Our department strives to keep residents and the community safe. We utilize a community policing philosophy, and our residents contribute to the success of our safe community by watching out for each other. I want to thank the officers of Sagamore Hills PD for their hard work and the residents for their support.”