Editing Bridgewater, Virginia (section)

== Community policing and safety ==
<!-- this section should be scrubbed for WP PEACOCK -->Chief Phillip Read leads a ten-officer police department, which also polices the town of Mt. Crawford. Bridgewater consistently ranks in the top 10 safest communities in Virginia.&nbsp; Most recently, Bridgewater was ranked #2 by Safewise in their “Virginia’s 20 Safest Cities of 2020” based on the town's low “violent crimes per capita” and “property crimes per capita” as listed in the FBI's Uniform Crime Report.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.safewise.com/blog/safest-cities-virginia/|title=Virginia's 20 Safest Cities of 2020|date=March 9, 2020|website=SafeWise|language=en-US|access-date=April 23, 2020}}</ref>&nbsp; Bridgewater also is frequently ranked as one of the best places to live in Virginia, most recently ranked #3 in “Best Places to Live in Virginia for 2020” by HomeSnacks.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.homesnacks.net/these-are-the-10-best-places-to-live-in-virginia-125156/|title=These Are The 10 Best Places To Live In Virginia For 2018|last=says|first=Jeanette Schnieders|date=April 7, 2020|website=HomeSnacks|language=en-US|access-date=April 23, 2020}}</ref> &nbsp;Bridgewater's police department puts an emphasis on community policing.