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Public Safety for All
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Initiative Overview
History of the Public Safety for All (PSFA) Initiative
The Department of Racial and Social Justice (RSJ) was created in 2020, evolving out of years of prior work to re-envision public safety in Somerville. In June of 2020, former Mayor Joseph Curtatone declared systemic racism a public health emergency in Somerville.
Under Mayor Ballantyne’s leadership, RSJ was tasked with designing and leading a multi-tiered, community-driven initiative to create and shape public safety policies and engagement that advances racial and social justice across all economic classes, ages, genders, races, ethnicities, and identities.
The Public Safety for All initiative embodies the values of equity, transparency, accountability, innovation, and social justice.
Public Safety for All Survey
These questions, and many more, prompted RSJ to launch the Public Safety for All Survey in September of 2022.
Public Safety for All Task Force Final Report
Civilian Oversight Task Force Final Report
Anti-Violence Working Group Final Report
Public Safety for All Report Release Event Recording
Meet the Members
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PSFA Preliminary Results Presentation
The RSJ Department presented preliminary findings before the Somerville City Council on Tuesday, November 21st, 2023.
PSFA Open Dataset
PSFA Tableau Visualizations
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