Public Safety
Enhance community safety through data-driven policing, community engagement, and comprehensive violence prevention programs.
The Problem
Chicago faces ongoing public safety challenges requiring comprehensive, evidence-based solutions:
- → Inconsistent community-police engagement and trust deficit
- → Limited violence prevention and intervention resources
- → Reactive rather than predictive policing approaches
- → Inadequate trauma and mental health support services
14.6
Chicago homicide rate per 100,000 (2024–2025 benchmark in prep materials)
Evidence Base
1,276
Officers lost since 2019 in internal staffing analysis
500
Net new officers targeted in Year 1 through savings reallocation
13% → 10%
Overtime share reform target paired with redeployment strategy
Evidence Summary
The public safety plan is organized around prevention, response coordination, and district-level accountability.
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Our Commitment
Data-Driven Policing
- ✓ Predictive analytics for crime prevention
- ✓ Real-time community notification system
- ✓ Accountability dashboard for police performance
- ✓ Community policing metrics and transparency
Violence Prevention
- ✓ Violence interrupters and outreach workers in every district
- ✓ Summer job programs for at-risk youth
- ✓ Trauma-informed mental health services
- ✓ Conflict mediation and restorative justice programs
Community Partnership
- ✓ Monthly community safety forums in all 50 wards
- ✓ Police-community trust building initiatives
- ✓ Neighborhood coordination with faith and civic leaders
- ✓ Youth advisory councils for policing strategy
100-Day Action Plan
Days 1-30
Assessment
- CPD Assessment Police department strategy review
- Community Meetings Listening tour in all districts
- Program Review Existing violence prevention audit
Days 31-60
Deployment
- Analytics Launch Predictive system pilot
- Hiring Violence interrupters onboarded
- Forums Start First community safety meetings
Days 61-100
Expansion
- Citywide Rollout Predictive system all districts
- Summer Program Youth jobs program launches
- Results 100-day safety metrics published
Related Resources
📊 Safety Strategy
Detailed analysis of evidence-based public safety approaches and data models.
🎥 Community Brief
3-minute overview of public safety and community partnership approach.
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