Under funding from Detroit Public Safety Foundation, Ceasefire Detroit is active in two districts under National Network advising.
NYC Ceasefire was launched in New York City in December 2014 in collaboration with David Kennedy and the National Network.
Baton Rouge's BRAVE project is focusing on one area of the city at a time to reduce violence, gun offenses, and arrests while involving the community to help spread the “no violence” message and offering help to offenders who want to change.
Mayor Mitch Landrieu’s NOLA FOR LIFE murder reduction strategy aims to reduce group-related gun violence in New Orleans. The Group Violence Reduction Strategy, advised by the National Network, is one of the key initiatives.
Project Longevity is a Connecticut state initiative supported by the Office of the US Attorney. The project recruits law enforcement, community leaders, and social workers to engage in a sustained relationship with group members to reduce group-related violence.
ʺI think people had just resigned themselves to the fact that drug markets and related problems were a way of life and that we were ineffective in trying to stop it. That was reflected in the fact that people in these areas, many times stopped calling the police because they felt we couldn't or wouldn't do anything about it.ʺ-former Deputy Chief Paul Kennedy
Implementing the National Network's strategies requires a strong commitment to work collaboratively with members from a robust partnership. For more information about the strategies and membership, and for general inquiries, please contact us at infoNNSC@jjay.cuny.edu.
Many cities have enlisted the services of the National Network for Safe Communities to gain guidance and advising, develop sustainable crime reduction strategies, and innovate new methods to strengthen partnership between communities and law enforcement.
