PUBLIC SAFETY

Las Vegas is striving to become one of the safest, most prepared, and resilient cities in the nation.

Objective

Enhance public safety by increasing community support, funding, innovative programming, and staffing to the City’s first responders.

1 Establish an action plan to improve community public safety through employee retention and recruitment

  • Explore funding opportunities for additional community and behavioral health programs.
  • Explore alternative modes of service delivery to the community.
  • Improve community engagement around a unified message.

2 Leverage and implement technology as a force multiplier to improve public safety efforts

  • In the spirit of transparency, expand open data and dashboarding efforts around public safety.
  • Implement speed safety technology and deploy resources to assist with traffic and pedestrian safety.

3 Establish an action plan to improve community public safety through employee retention and recruitment

  • Prioritize morale improvement among first responders.
  • Hire additional police officers through continuous police academies.
  • Determine and prepare preliminary models to enhance & upgrade LVPD Training Academy.

4 Expand community outreach and engagement efforts

  • Execute a regional public awareness campaign around fire safety.
  • Improve community engagement strategies by partnering with community leaders and focusing on positive engagement.

5 Identify funding for two additional fire stations

  • Identify funding for two additional fire stations
Performance Metrics Increase number of total first responders; measurable expansion of community and behavioral health programs or services; community engagement metrics; improve public safety response times.
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