The National Network’s approach has attracted significant media attention over the years. This page features the most recent coverage of our work and a searchable archive of media about the National Network’s projects around the nation and abroad.
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As Violent Crime Falls in Dallas, Answers Go Beyond Policing
When the Dallas Police Department brought on a new chief in February 2021, his mandate was clear: Reduce violent crime ...
City faces uphill battle in shutting ‘Iron Pipeline’ of illegal guns
"We must stop the flow of illegal guns in our city," Mayor Eric Adams said in a speech Monday announcing ...
Group Violence Intervention In Philadelphia
The City of Philadelphia launched a pandemic-modified version of the Group Violence Intervention (GVI) strategy in August 2020 as part ...
Theodore Decker: 2021 may be over, but the deadly violence tearing at our city remains
Now is the time when, with a year like 2021 squarely in the rearview mirror, a big city administration feels ...
Davenport Hires Group Violence Intervention Consultants
Davenport will spend nearly $400,000 to reduce violent crime and help criminals become productive members of society. Last week, the ...
EPD partnering with national organization to combat violent crime
The National Network for Safe Communities is working together with the Evansville Police Department to combat crimes people commit as ...
Metro Council gets update on a new approach to curbing Louisville’s rising violence
Last year, Mayor Greg Fischer and former United States Attorney Russell Coleman joined community leaders, Louisville Metro Police and Metro ...
GVI team-led program to prevent violence in Columbus
Stevenson has been trying to “correct” violence for years after being released from federal prison for drug convictions. He was ...
Report claims 17 gangs with about 480 members behind nearly half of Columbus 2020 homicides
A team of six researchers at the National Network for Safe Communities worked with the Columbus Division of Police to ...
Gangs next door: ‘It’s becoming the norm’: Decades of gang violence rooted in some Hudson Valley neighborhoods
"We've seen so much gun violence in our community over the years," said Schnekwa McNeil Parker, a longtime Newburgh anti-violence ...
Why a Swedish city with a violent crime problem looked to US for solutions
Since the start of the project, severe violence has fallen consistently in Malmö. In 2020, there were only 20 shootings ...
Accountable and Inclusive Policing: Three Perspectives on Diversity and Equity
Dr. Paul David Smith, High School Principal (Ret.), Directory of Reconciliation, National Network for Safe Communities: "While facilitating a meeting ...
