A new report from the Alliance For Safety and Justice (ASJ) argues that this failure to support crime survivors makes communities less safe. The full report is worth a read, but what’s novel is the focus on quantifying the resources needed to scale existing services and programs to a larger percentage of the population. By forecasting need in terms of a ratio (X per 100,000 people), the report provides a straightforward roadmap for lawmakers and advocates to follow. Here’s an example:
The report provides similar estimates for other interventions that increase public safety including: community violence intervention, mobile crisis responders, and re-entry programs:
