We asked: “Please indicate if you support or oppose a unit within the community safety departments playing each of the following roles.” Here’s what voters reported:
- Responding to mental health crises (89% support).
- Engaging in proactive outreach to people who are homeless (89% support).
- After a drug overdose, going to a person’s home within 72 hours to help with treatment programs, medical insurance issues, and transportation (85% support).
- Picking up needles and other drug paraphernalia to ensure public spaces are safe and clean (84% support).
- Providing a highly visible uniformed presence at the street level to deter low level crime (83% support).
