Mayor of nation's 'best-run' city credits focus on responsible budgeting, public safety

The politician of Provo, Utah, told Fox News Digital that Provo was ranked arsenic the best-run metropolis successful a caller survey due to the fact that section authorities officials adhered to the fundamentals.

"We've ever believed successful getting the basics close archetypal and that's prime schools, harmless neighborhoods, well-maintained roads and liable budgeting," Provo Mayor Michelle Kaufusi told Fox News Digital aft fiscal services institution WalletHub touted her metropolis this week.

Kaufusi cited her enactment connected public safety, noting it was a "top concern" for residents.

The politician of Provo, Utah told Fox News Digital that her metropolis was recognized arsenic the "best-run" by WalletHub due to the fact that section authorities officials adhered to the "fundamentals." (Fox News Digital)

"We're arrogant to boast that we person the fourth-lowest convulsive transgression complaint successful the full federation and the seventh-lowest spot transgression rate. And 2 years ago, we were voted the safest ample metropolis successful the nation," Kaufusi said.

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"So each of those factors travel into play. It seems to enactment the spotlight connected america and that's what brings radical to Provo. And we emotion it and [it] brings concern and we're unfastened for business. So we are truly honored and truly humbled that we got to beryllium called retired for this [honor] today."

WalletHub attributed economical growth, debased crime, debased unemployment and cleanable roads to Provo’s precocious ranking.

The fiscal work added that Provo, which has much than 110,000 residents, besides boasted the 22nd-best roadworthy prime successful the country.

WalletHub reported it measured the "effectiveness of section leadership" by "determining a city’s operating efficiency."

A mural successful downtown Provo is pictured connected Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2018.  (Evan Cobb for The Washington Post via Getty Images)

Each metropolis was fixed a "Quality of Services" people based connected 36 metrics that were grouped into six work categories, including fiscal stability, education, health, safety, economy, and infrastructure and pollution. These were measured against the city’s per capita budget.

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The cities that ranked debased connected WalletHub's database had precocious crime rates, including San Francisco, which came successful arsenic the worst-run connected the database of 148 cities.

WalletHub writer and expert Chip Lupo told Fox News Digital that "Provo is simply a large illustration of what tin hap erstwhile metropolis leaders perceive to their residents."

"The politician mentioned that nationalist information is simply a apical priority, and the results talk for themselves. Provo has immoderate of the lowest convulsive and spot transgression rates successful the country, and that was a cardinal origin successful Provo’s ranking arsenic the best-run metropolis successful our study," Lupo said.

Provo, Utah Mayor Michelle Kaufusi says the metropolis has delivered connected nationalist safety. (Provo Police Department Facebook)

"Public information is fundamentally the instauration for everything other successful immoderate city. When radical consciousness safe, they’re much apt to prosecute successful their community, enactment section businesses, and instrumentality vantage of nationalist services. Provo shows that you tin prioritize information and inactive negociate your fund well. It’s a large exemplary for different cities looking to amended however they service their residents."

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