Editing Little Elm, Texas (section)

==Awards and honors==

The Arbor Day Foundation designated Little Elm a Tree City USA community for its commitment to urban forestry for three straight years (2011–2013).<ref>{{Cite web|last=Hill|first=Emily|title=Little Elm named 'Tree City USA'|url=https://starlocalmedia.com/littleelmjournal/news/little-elm-named-tree-city-usa/article_b14b3feb-708c-5ff4-900d-2bcae575e357.html|access-date=2021-09-30|website=Star Local|date=12 March 2012 |language=en}}</ref>

The Texas Chapter of the American Planning Association honored Little Elm with its Certificate of Achievement for Planning Excellence award for 2007, 2011, 2012, 2013, and 2014.{{citation needed|date=July 2014}}

In 2013, the Cross Timbers Urban Forestry Council presented Little Elm with its Bronze Leaf Award for its commitment to urban forestry initiatives.<ref>{{Cite press release |last=Martinez|first=Celso|date=February 15, 2013|title=Forestry Council presents Bronze Leaf Award to Town|url=https://www.littleelm.org/DocumentCenter/View/5694/NR---Town-wins-Bronze-Leaf-Award-from-Forestry-Council?bidId=|publisher=Town of Little Elm}}</ref> <!-- I'm not sure how to cite a press release, so I just cited it as a website-->

In 2013, Little Elm was named the safest city in Texas by the [[Federal Bureau of Investigation]] and the 18th-safest in the nation for cities with a population of 25,000 or higher.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/dfw/news/fbi-names-little-elm-the-safest-city-in-texas/|title=FBI Names Little Elm the Safest City in Texas |website=[[CBS News]] |date=23 January 2013 }}</ref> In 2016, Little Elm was ranked the 13th safest by the FBI in the state of Texas for towns with a population of 10,000 or higher.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://starlocalmedia.com/littleelmjournal/little-elm-named-one-of-the-top-safest-cities-in/article_ff42bdfc-db36-11e5-82ea-e7be12becc0b.html|title=Little Elm named one of the top 15 safest cities in Texas |date=25 February 2016 }}</ref>