Crime Reduction
We want to reduce crime – especially crimes of violence – and support a safe future for all community members, as well as minimize the fear that comes from living in communities without effective responses to violence.
We’re supporting researchers to build a body of evidence about what works to prevent and reduce community violence.
Experts are examining which strategies work in particular contexts, and how to effectively implement strategies that appear to work in other jurisdictions. Through this emerging portfolio, we will work with researchers, policymakers, practitioners, community members and advocates to support the piloting, evaluation, and scaling of innovations to reduce crime.
Image: Safe Streets staff Lamont Medley, violence interruptor, left, and I Michael Brown, outreach worker, point out hotspots in Baltimore as they review mapping data on shootings to determine when are where the most violence is occurring. The team will use the results to determine where the greatest need is. Safe Streets is a program started in Baltimore to reduce gun violence by deploying violence interruptors to deescalate conflicts before they turn deadly. (Andre Chung/The Washington Post via Getty Images file)
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