Salinas, CA Community Alliance for Safety and Peace leveraged resources to reduce youth violence

Salinas, CA strategically reducing youth/gang violence

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The City of Salinas and Montgomery County created the Community Alliance for Safety and Peace (CASP) Strategic Work Plan committee to leverage resources to reduce youth violence. CASP collaborated with the Monterey County Public Health Department to launch a program which actively tracks 24 major data points to inform youth/gang violence prevention, intervention, and enforcement strategies.

Data Public Safety Health & Human Services Youth Services Strategic Planning Community Services

Salinas, CA

Municipality in California

United States

Governments Involved

Monterey County, CA

United States

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About CASP | CASP

The Community Alliance for Safety and Peace (CASP) is a cross-sector collaboration forged to reduce youth violence and to change the pervasive culture of violence that currently harms the families, neighborhoods, and communities of Salinas and Monterey County as a whole. CASP’s strategy for doin...

CASP | CASP

The Community Alliance for Safety and Peace is dedicated to reducing violence and building a better future for the children of Salinas and Monterey....

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TRACKING OUR SUCCESS | CASP

From 2006 to 2015 youth, violence in Salinas is down 60%! We have also seen significant drops in youth homicides, suspensions, expulsions, and youth arrests and incarceration in the same period. This success has not been due to the work or programs of any one agency but of a collective of over worki...

Bloomberg Philanthropies Recognizes 10 U.S. Cities for Excellence in Using Data and Evidence | Bloomberg Philanthropies

Bloomberg Philanthropies today announced the 10 new cities awarded What Works Cities Certification in recognition of their exceptional use of data to inform policy and funding decisions to improve residents’ lives. What Works Cities Certification recognizes and celebrates U.S. local governments that are leading the nation in the use of data and evidence to improve services, create operational efficiencies, and engage residents. These data-informed strategies have enabled these newly Certified cities to increase resident satisfaction, create employment opportunities for residents, help local businesses thrive, decrease youth and gang violence, and more. This new cohort brings the total number of U.S. cities certified for outstanding data practices to 50 since 2017.

Project Succeeded

The program has seen a 60% drop in youth violence alongside significant drops in youth homicides, suspensions, expulsions, youth arrests, and incarceration. The city of Salinas was awarded a What Works Cities Certification from Bloomberg Philanthropies for Excellence in Using Data and Evidence.

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