Hamilton County Community Safety Plan

OUR VISION

A safe, thriving Hamilton County where every resident, regardless of race, income, or neighborhood, can live, work, learn, and play without fear of violence or harm.

  • Prevent violence and harm before they occur

    Shift the focus from reactive punishment to proactive care by investing in the root causes of violence, like poverty, trauma, and lack of opportunity, before harm happens.

  • Respond to crises with care, not punishment

    Create alternatives to policing by expanding crisis response teams, trauma-informed practices, and support services that treat people with dignity during moments of need.

  • Invest in community-based solutions that build long-term safety

    Fund the programs that are run by community members, faith groups, and grassroots leaders to create real safety through housing, jobs, mental health care, and youth opportunity.

  • Align government, faith, health, and grassroots efforts for coordinated impact

    Break down silos and bring together institutions and communities to work in partnership so that our safety systems are unified, equitable, and accountable to the people they serve.

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Our Strategy at a Glance

    • Violence as a Public Health Crisis – Trauma-informed care at the center.

    • Community Violence Intervention – Expand credible-messenger, hospital-based, and street-outreach programs in partnership with the God Squad and local networks.

    • Behavioral Health Access – Increase community-based mental-health and substance-use services.

    • Youth Justice Academy – Stipended cohorts (ages 14–21) learn restorative justice, civic leadership, and career pathways.

    • Housing Stability = Safety – Eviction prevention, transitional housing, wraparound supports.

    • Jobs & Economic Opportunity – Workforce development, re-entry supports, youth entrepreneurship.

    • Neighborhood Infrastructure – Better lighting, vacant-property reuse, community-designed safe spaces.

    • Grassroots Microgrants – Fund block parties, healing circles, patrols, and youth initiatives.

    • Civilian Crisis Response – Mobile mental-health & co-responder teams.

    • Restorative Justice & Diversion – Peer mediation, family group conferencing, school-based circles.

    • Robust Re-entry Support – Navigation, housing, and jobs for returning citizens.

    • Regional Safety Task Force – Public health, CVIP, clergy, youth, housing advocates.

    • Neighborhood Safety Councils – Resident-led priority setting.

    • Data Dashboard – Real-time tracking of incidents, services, and outcomes.

    • Shared Resource Alignment – Joint funding, data sharing, policy advocacy.