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For Immediate Release
Thursday, March 30, 2023 |
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MONSE Releases Statement on Johns Hopkins' Safe Streets Baltimore Evaluation
BALTIMORE, MD (Thursday, March 30, 2023) – Today, Mayor’s Office of Neighborhood Safety and Engagement Executive Director Shantay Jackson released the following statement in response to the release of an academic evaluation conducted by Daniel W. Webster, ScD, MPH on Safe Streets, Baltimore’s flagship violence intervention program:
“Safe Streets is an integral component of our city’s community violence intervention (CVI) ecosystem and has utilized a community-based approach to violence reduction in Baltimore since 2007. The evaluation conducted by Dr. Webster underscores the profound impact that Safe Streets has had on reducing homicides and nonfatal shootings across ten catchment zones throughout the city and cited the program to have reduced homicides by 32 percent and nonfatal shootings by 23 percent on average annually since its inception. Safe Streets staff members work tirelessly and selflessly to mediate conflicts in our communities and encourage peace. Accordingly, these results would not be possible without their commitment to our city and fellow neighbors.
Alongside our CVI strategic partners, Catholic Charities and LifeBridge Health Center for Hope, we are driven to deepen this work and continue to deliver improved public safety outcomes for all Baltimoreans. The Scott administration remains committed to supporting and investing in the violence prevention and intervention efforts that have proven effective by fostering a coordinated, interconnected ecosystem that includes victim services, hospital-based violence intervention, mental health, and life coaching supports.”
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