Ward 5 Public Safety Plan.pdf

Streamlined communication, targeting hot spots, expanding safety tools, community connection, policy improvements.
- Short-term Actions:
- Launch Ward 5 Crime Prevention Task Force.
- Establish regular coordination meetings with local offices, ANCs, and public safety agencies.
- Conduct targeted neighborhood outreach and create community safety hubs.
- Develop a digital information hub on the Ward 5 Council website.
- Identify neighborhood and block captains for information dissemination and response coordination.
- Long-term Actions:
- Pass and fund the School Safety Enhancement Act to expand school capacity for violent incidents.
- Pass and fund the Establishment of Reasonable Controls for the Firearm Industry Amendment Act to create a private right of action against gun manufacturers.
- Improve MPD, OUC, and DFS efficacy through policy oversight.
- Work with the Attorney General's office to enforce effective consequences for District juveniles.
- Advocate for local authority over the US Attorney's Office.
- Implement rolling safe passage monitoring for school travel.
- Direct DBH and MPD resources to neighborhood hot spots based on community input.
- Advocate for improved camera quality and motion light detector inclusion in MPD rebate program.