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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) Department(s)
Core Victim Services Response to • Total Crime Victims Served Police
PS Crime Victims • On-scene Crisis Response
1.1.3
Summary:
Victims of crime, including domestic violence, may be of any
gender, age, sexual orientation, race, religion, or ethnicity. Onscene Response
Victimization may happen to an individual, family, group, or 120
community. The impact of crime on an individual victim, 100
their loved ones, and their community depends on a variety
of factors, but often crime victimization has significant 80
emotional, psychological, physical, financial, and social 60
consequences. 40

Department investigators work quickly to expedite the most 20
serious of cases and those with high-risk indicators. While -
investigators work the criminal aspect of the case, the Victim 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr
Services Unit provides resources to victims and family
members with the goal of lessening the short and long-term Crime Victims Served
trauma experienced as a direct result of the victimization.
Victim Services provides crisis intervention and counseling, 2,800
criminal justice support and advocacy, information and
referral, notification of rights and transportation to shelters 2,600
to all victims of violent crime reported to the Arlington Police
Department. Victim Services counselors are on duty 7 days a 2,400
week to respond to requests for immediate crisis
intervention for victims of domestic violence and other 2,200
traumatic crimes.
2,000
Project RAISE (Risk, Assessment, Intervention, Safety, and 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr
Engagement) consists of a victim centered Multi-Disciplinary
Team of social service, community, and criminal justice Domestic Violence Victims Served and
agencies partnering together to address the issues that high- Outreach Hours
risk family violence victims face. Project RAISE offers a
professional support system to help develop a safe and 2,000
healthy climate for the victim. Project RAISE focuses on the 1,500
intervention of the high- risk intimate partner violence (IPV) 1,000
locations within each geographic district per month. The
safety risk of each location is evaluated by monitoring the 500
number of calls, history of violence, and the severity of -
violence. An in-depth assessment is completed for the victim 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr
including a history of violence, barriers to service, needs
assessment, and previous resources. This is accomplished Domestic Violence Victims Served
through a Co-Responder Team onsite visit. The team consists Domestic Violence Outreach Hours
of a Victim Services Crisis Counselor and a patrol officer.

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