Safer Cities provides coverage and analysis on innovative efforts to deliver more safety for our cities and our country.

In a new report, researchers examined jurisdictions planning and operating centers, then compared findings on service capacity, staffing, funding, partnerships, evaluation, and implementation challenges to get one of the clearest pictures to date of what it takes to launch and operate a successful Crisis Stabilization Center. Researchers found that these centers are workable, increasingly common, and worth the effort—especially when jurisdictions plan deliberately, braid funding streams for stability, and build strong partnerships across public safety infrastructure—concluding that “the costs of establishing and maintaining a CSU… [are] worth the investment.”

Study: “Consistent, Long-Term Engagement” In Hospital-Based Violence Intervention Program “Can Cut Future Violence In Half.”

Report: “Community Violence Intervention Investments Have Helped Reverse Chicago’s Shooting, Homicide Trends.”