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Package 23,680 proposes eliminating the Safe Blocks Program, a place-based public safety initiative in the Office of the Public Safety Director. The program uses environmental design, lighting, murals, and community engagement to reduce gun violence in historically disinvested areas. The proposal is not recommended. Elimination would reduce capacity to address violent crime and disproportionately impact communities of color.

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Package 23,680 - 101: PX eliminates Safe Blocks Program operated by Office of the Public Safety DCA Director. (p. 1065)
Safe Blocks Program employs place-based interventions including enhanced lighting, street murals, community gardens, CPTED security assessments, and community engagement in high-violence areas. (p. 1065)
Program elimination status is Not Recommended. (p. 1065)
Elimination reduces City capacity to address environmental factors contributing to violent crime and community instability. (p. 1065)
Elimination disproportionately impacts historically disinvested communities, often communities of color, exacerbating existing disparities. (p. 1065)
All recommended expenses and revenue for this package total $0. (p. 1065)

💰 $0 · 📋 Safe Blocks Program · Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) · 🏛️ Office of the Public Safety DCA

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23,680 - 101: PX Eliminate Safe Blocks Program Service Area Public Safety DCA Mike Myers Bureau Name Office of the Public Safety DCA Director Mike Myers Funding Type Name Reduction Status: Not Recommended Package Desc Expense Recommended Total This proposal eliminates the Safe Blocks Program, which employs place-based interventions to Personnel $0 address public safety, health, and community well-being in historically disinvested areas with high $0 social vulnerability and gun violence. Program activities, including enhanced lighting, street murals, community gardens, Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) security Revenue Recommended Total assessments, and community engagement, would be discontinued. General Fund Discretionary $0 Service Impacts $0 Eliminating the program reduces the City’s capacity to address environmental factors contributing to violent crime and community instability. Without these interventions, public safety outcomes and community cohesion in high-violence areas may diminish. The lack of program support could result in worsened public health, decreased community engagement, and long-term impacts on economic resilience in vulnerable neighborhoods. Equity Impacts The elimination of the Safe Blocks Program disproportionately impacts historically disinvested communities, which are often communities of color. The loss of targeted interventions undermines efforts to create safer, healthier environments and address systemic inequities. Without these resources, these neighborhoods face greater challenges in addressing violence and fostering community-led solutions, exacerbating existing disparities.

Parent: Package Details · PDF: p. 1065