Chicago mayor unveils community safety strategy
On Thursday, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson revealed his comprehensive strategy, titled the “Peoples Plan for Community Safety,” aimed at tackling crime in the city at its foundational levels.
The mayor emphasized that the initiative adopts a dual approach, focusing on both people and specific locations.
“There is a shattered sense of safety in Chicago that has been driven by decades of purposeful disinvestment in our communities,” Mayor Johnson said in a statement. “It is time for a new community safety approach – one that addresses the root of the problem by investing in our people and neighborhoods to secure a safer Chicago for generations to come.”
By implementing these long-term measures, the city aims to create safer and more resilient neighborhoods.
Furthermore, activists say they have solid evidence their violence intervention efforts work and they’re in the process of scaling up those solutions.
