As we approach the end of 2015, I am re-posting the TEN most popular posts during the year — “WHY POLICE MATTER” was the most visited post this year. Last year it was #4.
Some other stats:
- The 4th full year this blog has been published.
- Overall 250,000 visits.
- Number of visits this year was 128,000; more than two times the previous year (2014).
- 700 posts on this site covering a wide range of topics of interest to both police professionals and community leaders.





Number 1: Why Police Matter
Enjoy and have merry holiday season and new year!
And thanks following this blog.
Published by David Couper
I served over 20 years as the chief of police in Madison (WI), four years as chief of the Burnsville (MN) Police Department, and before that as a police officer in Edina (MN) and the City of Minneapolis. I hold graduate degrees from the University of Minnesota and Edgewood College in Madison. I have written many articles over my years as a police leader. After retiring from the police department, I answered a call to ministry, attended seminary, and was ordained as a priest in the Episcopal Church. After almost 30 years serving in and leading two Episcopal Churches in the Diocese of Milwaukee, I am "sort-of" in the process of retirement. Life is good.
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