BALTIMORE, MD (Wednesday, December 28, 2022) – Today, the Mayor’s Office of Neighborhood Safety and Engagement (MONSE) released a call to the public to offer feedback on Baltimore’s first-ever Public Safety Accountability Dashboard. MONSE will host four virtual focus groups of up to 25 people to review and offer feedback on the dashboard before it is made accessible to the public.
The dashboard congregates data that integrates traditional criminal justice data and public input to help keep agencies accountable for executing agreed upon strategies while identifying best practices for measuring effectiveness. MONSE has worked closely with members of Mayor Scott’s Criminal Justice Coordinating Council, Baltimore’s Chief Data Officer, the Mayor’s Office of Performance of Innovation, and other agencies to build the dashboard from the ground up, pulling together metrics, data, and experiences in a single portal that is publicly accessible to Baltimoreans for the first time.
“Accountability and transparency are key catalysts for increasing awareness and building a safer Baltimore,” said Mayor Brandon M. Scott. “The most effective policies are informed by the lived experiences of our residents, we cannot create sustainable change without having Baltimoreans lead the way. I am proud to fulfill yet another commitment made to Baltimore through my Comprehensive Violence Prevention Plan, and I look forward to continuing to work in partnership with our residents as we cultivate public safety together.”
MONSE is seeking Baltimoreans interested in reviewing and providing feedback on the dashboard to register for one of the following four sessions:
- January 4, 2023 from 12-1PM
- January 6, 2023 from 5-6PM
- January 9, 2023 from 4-5PM
- January 12, 2023 from 12-1PM
“As this dashboard is representative of public safety metrics across all of Baltimore’s neighborhoods, it is imperative that our residents weigh in on their expectations of, not only what data is integrated, but its accessibility and usability to ensure that this tool is beneficial to all,” said Shantay Jackson, Director of the Mayor’s Office of Neighborhood Safety and Engagement. “It is the contribution of Baltimoreans that makes Mayor Scott’s Comprehensive Violence Prevention Plan a true product of Baltimore. In a similar vein, we call and rely on community to guide this next step in the cultivation of a safer and healthier city for all of those who work, live and play here.”
Members of the public can learn more about the opportunity and register at bit.ly/PSADFeedback.
The dashboard is expected to be accessible on Open Baltimore to the public in February 2023.
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