Why Energy Boomtowns Are a Nightmare for Law Enforcement

In 2005, the Williston Police Department in Williston, North Dakota, received 3,796 calls for service. By 2009, the number of yearly calls had almost doubled, to 6,089. In 2011, the most recent year for which data is available, the Williston P.D.

Bill Palladino – MLUI‘s insight:

I’ve been closely following the energy boom in North Dakota.  This is one more story chronicling the downside of this boomtown mentality.

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