There were attacks during the Boston Marathon on April 15, 2013, which killed several people and injured many others. Even though there was security, the bombs were still detonated. Safety is one of the biggest issues at large events such as cultural festivals, music concerts, marathons and churches. There have always been mass shootings, terrorist attacks. People have been afraid to attend large gatherings since the terrorist attacks of September 9, 2001. “For events like ours we have upgraded our security since September 11,” Less Smith (Fenton and Nayan) said. People were afraid to attend the event with large gatherings due to these terrorist attacks. The most important thing for the police is to make sure people are safe and having fun at the event. “The most important thing for the police department is that we want people to enjoy the event. We want to do our part to make sure it's safe” (Fenton and Nayana). This shows that the police department always does their best and makes sure everyone is safe and has fun, enjoying the event. Security is one of the biggest obstacles at large gatherings and events, to make these large gatherings safe, there needs to be more security, such as police officers, searches of personal items, such as backpacks, and also the public itself plays an important role by cooperating with the police department in any condition. Safety is the most important thing at large events such as concerts, marathons or any other event involving hundreds of people. In this case, it is really important to have a large amount of police force so that people can feel safe and enjoy the event without any doubt and have fun. This will also increase people's trust in the police department and mo...... middle of paper ...... race says that, "You'll see more security out there: Police will monitor the route overnight Friday until until Saturday morning. Police dogs will carry out a bombing of local streets before the runners set off”' (Cohen). police department. The public has always played an important role in large gathering events. When the public cooperates with the police department, it becomes easier for the police department and also for the public safest and most successful gathering, the public and the police must work together and make sure everyone is safe and has fun. This is also revenge for attacks such as the Boston Marathon bombing, the Beirut bombing and other attacks. occurred in different parts of the world.