"Great Ideas" Generated at Crime Summit

Lancaster County's first Crime Summit ended Friday afternoon with closing remarks from Commissioner Scott Martin.

"We're going to be a better county," Martin told those in attendance. "A lot of valuable stuff came out today."

For three days, county officials, police, and social agency representatives gathered at the Lancaster County Public Safety Training Center to find ways to handle crime in the county. By reducing crime and recidivism, officials hope to reduce expenses and help those needing guidance and assistance.

"I really think you are going to see us follow through," Martin added. "This will not be a flash in the pan."


The Crime Summit is generating lots of great ideas, Lancaster County Commission Craig Lehman told NewsLanc.

"Overall, it has been well worth the effort," Lehman said. "We will need to prioritize and distill all the ideas and information."

"There's lot to distill," the Commissioner went on to say. "There are many great recommendations."

Martin said the Lancaster County Commissioners will be "advancing what is feasible." He said that the Crime Summit was "not fluff" or just something that was held to be said it was, but promised that once the information is distilled, efforts will be made to focus efforts in the areas of law enforcement, re-entry management, and crime prevention.