What will be happen to the community governed by local authorities who prioritizes safety first?

Our safety is very important it being prioritized means that its the main thing that focus on, hopefully doing this would save more lives, and be for the better. Although, there are other things that need to be prioritized, this is an important thing too and the people may do less crime in an area alike to this topic assuming the government harshly punishes people who risk our safety in this community.