Designing community safety for a modern city: Tempe takes the lead

The City of Tempe is turning community recommendations into action with open strategies and transparent progress on an array of public safety reform measures in a comprehensive Community Safety Strategic Plan. Inspired by recommendations from the Public Safety Advisory Task Force led by Mayor Corey Woods, Tempe’s Community Safety Strategic Plan builds on six thematic pillars linking strategic directions, strategies, actions and data to increase trust between the Police Department and the community. The plan focuses on policies, hiring, use of technologies, training, and how the city engages with people who are black, Indigenous and people of color, and those with mental health challenges.

Strategic Partners: Grand Canyon Institute, ASU College of Law, Northern Arizona University