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Create a Safer Community Together
Support safe neighborhoods and communities by creating a shared sense of responsibility for public safety and fostering trust with and among diverse communities​.
To tell the story of this goal, we have shown data to set the stage and provide context followed by the objectives of this goal with their corresponding initiatives.
With Emergency Communications as the primary answering point, public safety is enhanced through joint community-centered approaches managed by the Fire Department, the Police Department, and the Community Safety Department. Levels of staffing and levels of crime are measures used to ensure that the City is implementing a holistic approach to enhancing overall safety.
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Objective: 2.1 Reduce Harm
Initiative: 2.11 Reduce public safety interactions with and improve outcomes for familiar neighbors
# of Familiar Neighbor Interactions
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Initiative: 2.12 Partner with educational institutions for outreach to vulnerable youth
Youth Diagnosed with Anxiety or Depression
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Initiative: 2.13 Pilot and evaluate new community policing strategies
ShotSpotter Data
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Objective: 2.1 Reduce Harm
Initiative: 2.11 Reduce public safety interactions with and improve outcomes for familiar neighbors
# of Familiar Neighbor Interactions
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Initiative: 2.12 Partner with educational institutions for outreach to vulnerable youth
Youth Diagnosed with Anxiety or Depression
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Initiative: 2.13 Pilot and evaluate new community policing strategies
ShotSpotter Data
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Objective: 2.2 Build Trust between Neighbors and Public Safety Providers
Initiative: 2.21 Develop a coordinated cycle of joint community safety events
Joint Community Safety Events
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Initiative: 2.22 Increase face to face relationship building by going where residents already are
Tutoring Program
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Initiative: 2.23 Increase awareness and visibility of the data most important to residents (i.e. dashboards, surveys, live feedback portal)
Webpage Views
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Objective: 2.2 Build Trust between Neighbors and Public Safety Providers
Initiative: 2.21 Develop a coordinated cycle of joint community safety events
Joint Community Safety Events
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Initiative: 2.22 Increase face to face relationship building by going where residents already are
Tutoring Program
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Initiative: 2.23 Increase awareness and visibility of the data most important to residents (i.e. dashboards, surveys, live feedback portal)
Webpage Views
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Objective: 2.3 Recruit, Retain and Support Healthy and Engaged Public Safety Employees
Initiative: 2.31 Establish innovative recruitment pathways
% of DPS Students Collegebound within 1yr
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Initiative: 2.32 Study, Implement and evaluate retention strategies across public safety agencies
Public Safety Vacancy Rates
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Initiative: 2.33 Evaluate, assess and propose additional support for healthy and engaged public safety employees
National % w/ Mental Health Concerns
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Objective: 2.3 Recruit, Retain and Support Healthy and Engaged Public Safety Employees
Initiative: 2.31 Establish innovative recruitment pathways
% of DPS Students Collegebound within 1yr
Click here to learn more about it.
Initiative: 2.32 Study, Implement and evaluate retention strategies across public safety agencies
Public Safety Vacancy Rates
Click here to learn more about it.
Initiative: 2.33 Evaluate, assess and propose additional support for healthy and engaged public safety employees
National % w/ Mental Health Concerns
Click here to learn more about it.
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