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Public Safety

Goal 1: Utilize Targeted Initiatives and Industry
Best Practices and Policies to Foster a Safe Environment
Objective 1: Improve Quality of Life and Place
Project Performance Measure(s) City Service Team (Department)
Core Project RAISE  High Risk Intimate Partner Violence Neighborhood Services (Police)
PS (Risk, Assessment, Intervention, (IPV) Victims
1.1.4 Safety, and Engagement)  Outreach Hours Dedicated to IPV
Victims
Summary:

Project RAISE (Risk, Assessment, Intervention, Safety, and RAISE Victims Served and
Engagement), consists of a victim centered Multi‐ Outreach Hours
Disciplinary Team of social service, community, and
2,000
criminal justice agencies partnering together to address
the issues that high‐risk family violence victims face. 1,500
Project RAISE offers a professional support system to help
1,000
develop a safe and healthy climate for the victim.
500
Project RAISE focuses on the intervention of the high‐risk
intimate partner violence (IPV) locations within each ‐
geographic district per month. The safety risk of each 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr
location is evaluated by monitoring the number of calls, RAISE Victims Served
history of violence, and the severity of violence. An in‐
depth assessment is completed for the victim including a RAISE Outreach Hours
history of violence, barriers to service, needs assessment,

and previous resources. This is accomplished through a Co‐

Responder Team onsite visit. The team consists of a Victim

Services Crisis Counselor and a patrol officer. Safety
planning and crisis intervention is provided to the victim in
order to offer alternatives to a violence‐free household.

Awareness of these ongoing situations provides an

opportunity to intervene.

Update:
This quarter, the Victim Services Department identified
1,432 victims of IPV. The Victim Services Department
provided responsive interventions with a total of 42 cases
identified as high risk for Intimate Partner Violence (IPV).
The counselors spent a total of 900 hours working with
victims of IPV.

The Victim Services Counselors provided assessments,
interventions, and referrals to community stakeholders,
with an overall effort in in decreasing the risk of further
violence within the household.

APD virtually staffed a total of 25 high risk cases using the
Victim Centered Multi‐disciplinary staffing model. The
team referred a total of 616 cases to One Safe Place for
ongoing service delivery and case management.

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