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Introducing Safer Cities IQ, Our AI-Powered Intelligence Tool.

May 29, 2026

For nearly five years, Safer Cities has tracked the programs, research, and public opinion shaping the future of public safety. Along the way, we’ve built a growing library of reporting on the approaches communities are implementing—from mobile crisis response teams and crisis stabilization centers to violence intervention programs, safety ambassadors, clean teams, and other emerging public safety strategies.

That work has grown into something larger than a newsletter: a curated knowledge base of programs, independent evaluations, academic research, public opinion data, and practical examples from communities across the country.

That’s why we built: Safer Cities IQ.

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Study: Embedding Mental Health Clinicians In 911 Centers Reduces Police Response To Some Calls, Frees Up Hundreds Of Police Officer Hours.

April 20, 2026
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Study: What St. Petersburg Learned From Its Mobile Crisis Response Team—Insights From Crisis Team, Police, And 911 Dispatch.

March 31, 2026
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Research: New NYC 911 Call Analysis Finds Most Calls Are Unrelated To Crime, And More Than 1 Million Calls Involve Behavioral And Mental Health Needs—A Strong “Opportunity To Expand Alternative First Response.”

March 24, 2026
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Report: National Standards For Building The Workforce Behind America’s Modern Crisis Response Systems.

March 9, 2026
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Introducing Safer Cities IQ, Our AI-Powered Intelligence Tool.

May 29, 2026

For nearly five years, Safer Cities has tracked the programs, research, and public opinion shaping the future of public safety. Along the way, we’ve built a growing library of reporting on the approaches communities are implementing—from mobile crisis response teams and crisis stabilization centers to violence intervention programs, safety ambassadors, clean teams, and other emerging public safety strategies.

That work has grown into something larger than a newsletter: a curated knowledge base of programs, independent evaluations, academic research, public opinion data, and practical examples from communities across the country.

That’s why we built: Safer Cities IQ.

Read Full Article about Introducing Safer Cities IQ, Our AI-Powered Intelligence Tool.

Portland Expanded Its Street Response Team Into A Community Safety-Style Department

February 18, 2026
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Cities Launching Mediation Responder Teams To Handle Non-Emergency 911 Calls For Service.

February 7, 2026
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Portland Street Response Team Now “An Equal Part Of The City’s Public Safety System, Alongside Police And Fire.”

July 18, 2025
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New Jersey and Ohio Mobile Crisis Response Teams Go Statewide

May 25, 2025
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