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District of Columbia Code Division IV. Criminal Law and Procedure and Prisoners. § 22-4271. Comprehensive Public Safety Plan.

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

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(a) The Executive Office of the Mayor shall develop and publish a Comprehensive Public Safety Plan (“Plan”) no later than one year after the applicability date of this section.

(b) The Plan shall include decisions and assessments based on evidence and research on:

(1) Crime statistics that include collection of data on violent crimes, property crimes, other various types of crime, and geographic distribution of crimes;

(2) Community perception surveys, which include surveys from citizens of the District about the perception of safety, concerns with law enforcement entities, feedback on police effectiveness, and trust in law enforcement; and

(3) Data on socioeconomic factors including data on education attainment, employment status, housing stability, poverty rates, and graduation rates to identify a correlation and understand the contribution between such factors and crime.

(c) The Executive Office of the Mayor shall develop and publish an updated Plan no later than 4 years after the publication of the initial plan, and every 4 years thereafter.

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