About Safe Communities of Madison-Dane County
Safe Communities of Madison-Dane County is a local non-profit coalition that brings together public and private sector partners to save lives, prevent injuries and make our community a safer place. 

We focus on projects and programs with a demonstrated track record of positive impact and success. Our core areas of work correspond to our community's top causes of injury and injury-related death: Traffic Safety, Pedestrian Safety, Child Safety, Drug Poisoning Prevention, Falls Prevention, and Suicide Prevention.

More than 350 organizations - including area businesses, law enforcement and fire/EMS services, neighborhoods, health care leaders, youth and senior-serving agencies - actively collaborate with us on programs to make Dane County a safer place to live, work and play. 


Safe Communities Mission
Safe Communities, is a 501(c)(3) builds partnerships with people and organizations to save lives, prevent injuries and make our community safer. 

Our Accomplishments
As a coalition of Safe Communities, we have a lot to be proud of:
 

• Launched a nationally recognized initiative to reduce Dane County’s epidemic of drug overdoses.
• Awarded three National Highway Traffic Safety Administration projects to develop best practices in this area.
• Reduced falls among older adults participating in our Stepping on program by 50%.
• Educate hundreds of people on how to help someone they know survive a suicidal crisis
• Collected nearly 20 tons of unwanted and unused medicines through our MedDrop partnership.

 
For more information, please visit: www.safercommunity.net