Goals
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Indicator Measures
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How are we doing?
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8.1 Balanced, Robust Strategies for Public Safety, Regional and Homeland Security |
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8.1.1 Impact of terrorism on local public safety resources |
Cities will have spent more than $2.6 billion in additional security costs between September 11, 2001 and 2002 |
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8.1.2 Collaboration for preventive strategies and emergency preparedness |
48.6% of the 327 public safety departments in the State have developed coordinated management plans with other jurisdictions |
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8.1.3 Trends in local public safety in Metro Boston vs. other metro regions and Boston vs. other large cities |
From 1991 – 2001 crime reduction in Boston outpaced national trends by 18%. Metro Boston and Boston rank 15th out of 50 regions and 50 large cities respectively, in violent crime/100,000 residents |
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8.2 Low Crime Rates in Boston |
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8.2.1 Trends in reported city-wide crime in Part One (Serious) Crime, Part Two (Quality of life) Crimes and for Crimes in Public Housing |
Between 2000 and 2001, Part One (Serious) Crime in Boston increased 4% while Part Two (Quality of Life) Crimes decreased 1%. In 2001, Crimes in Public Housing increased 4% over 2000 levels |
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8.2.2 Trends in reported Part One Crime per/1000 population by Boston neighborhood. |
Between 2000 and 2001 Part One Crime decreased in: South Boston (-9%), Allston/Brighton (-1%), and Jamaica Plain (-1%) and increased in: East Boston (+22%), Dorchester (+11%), and Charlestown (+11%) |
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8.3 Perception Of Public Safety |
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8.3.1 Resident public perception of safety and quality of life ranking by neighborhood |
Neighborhood quality of life ranking increased to 7.35 in 2001. Out alone in the neighborhood, 36.9% people report feeling very safe and 40.9% feeling somewhat safe |
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8.3.2 Public perception of threats to community |
Residents cite litter and trash, car break-ins, kids hanging around, noise and vandalism as the top five concerns in a 2001 survey |
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8.4 Strong Civic And Social Networks |
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8.4.1 Residents who trust their neighbors, by neighborhood |
See Civic Health section 1 for details |
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8.4.2 Domestic violence by neighborhood |
In 2001, citywide domestic violence dropped 17%, a five-year low, with several neighborhoods Roxbury, North and South Dorchester seeing a major drop, while central Boston and South Boston saw some increases |
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8.4.3 Trends in reported citywide hate crimes |
Hate crimes against Middle Easterners increased from 1 in 2000 to 49 in 2001 |
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8.5 Supportive Environment For Youth And Children |
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8.5.1 Juvenile crime rates by gender |
Between 1997 and 2001 juvenile crime arrests decreased 25%, the most significant drop was in homicides (-67%) |
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8.5.2 After school programs for boys and girls vs. need |
See Education section 4 for details |
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8.5.3 School suspension and expulsion rates at Boston Public Schools by level |
See Education section 4 for details |
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8.6 Partnerships for Violence Reduction |
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8.6.1 Partnerships with law enforcement agencies by type and by neighborhood |
963 organizations partnered with Boston Police to understand and reduce crime. Spread throughout Boston’s neighborhoods, they include athletic, faith-based, civic, university, non-profit, business, labor and municipal, and state and federal organizations |
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8.7 Police and Community Relations |
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8.7.1 Respect and trust between residents and Boston police officers |
In 2001, 69.8% Bostonians felt the BPD is fair and respectful to people |
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8.8 Public Funding and Support |
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8.8.1 Trends in federal, state and city funding for public safety |
Data not available at this time |
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