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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 (Risk,  High Risk Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) Neighborhood Services (Police)
PS Assessment, Intervention, Victims
1.1.4 Safety, and Engagement)  Outreach Hours Dedicated to IPV
Victims
Summary:
RAISE Victims Served and
Project RAISE (Risk, Assessment, Intervention, Safety,
and Engagement), consists of a victim centered Outreach Hours
Multi‐Disciplinary Team of social service, community, 2,000
and criminal justice agencies partnering together to
address the issues that high‐risk family violence 1,500
victims face. Project RAISE offers a professional
support system to help develop a safe and healthy 1,000
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 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr
each location is evaluated by monitoring the number
of calls, history of violence, and the severity of RAISE Victims Served RAISE Outreach Hours
violence. An in‐depth assessment is completed for
the victim including a 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: The Victim Services Counselors provided assessments,
This quarter, the Victim Services Unit identified 1,336 interventions, and referrals to community stakeholders, with an
victims of IPV. The Victim Services Department overall effort in in decreasing the risk of further violence within
provided responsive interventions with a total of 61 the household.
cases identified as high risk for IPV, in which required
dual response home visit. The VS counselors spent APD virtually staffed a total of 8 high risk cases using the Victim
107 hours serving home visits this quarter. The Centered Multi‐disciplinary staffing model. The team referred a
counselors spent a total of 584 hours working with total of 1,477 cases to One Safe Place for ongoing service
victims of IPV. delivery and case management.

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