According to the American Journal of Medicine, US residents are 25 times more likely to be killed from gun violence than the citizens of any other developed country. To address this challenge and its deep consequences for communities, many cities are taking a data-driven approach that centers accountability and community interventions.
The National Institute for Criminal Justice Reform (NICJR) has been at the forefront of this work since 2017. Every day, NICJR helps cities across the US understand the nature of their local gun violence problem and enact proven, community-focused strategies in response.
Check out this webinar to hear from Cat Grey, data and evaluation planner for the City of Oakland Department of Violence Prevention, and Tony Lopez, deputy director of Community Violence Reduction, Indianapolis Office of Public Health and Safety, on the challenges and opportunities of developing data-driven processes to reduce violence and strengthen their communities.
You’ll learn:
- How enhanced intelligence gathering and data analysis can dramatically improve community safety
- The infrastructure and staff capacity required to strengthen community violence intervention
- How to invest in and scale up an effective community response network
- How cities, police departments, and community-based organizations can collaborate to improve youth development and diversion programming
