Nov 14, 2024
AUSTIN (KXAN) -- On Thursday, Police Chief Lisa Davis welcomed a steady stream of reporters to ask about the 100 Day Plan she announced this week. It's centered around the following: Recruitment, retention, morale Community trust and prevention initiatives APD's capacity for excellence and innovation You can read Chief Davis' full plan here. The objective is currently in phase one, the "Engagement and Outreach" phase. PREVIOUS COVERAGE: Lisa Davis named Austin’s next police chief Throughout this process, which she calls a "listening campaign," she said she hopes to make herself visible to both APD and the Austin community as a whole, through things like town halls, ride outs and unit visits with her team, and meeting with businesses, faith-based leaders and social service organizations. She also created a survey about the public's perception of safety in Austin. "I know people cringe when they see 'survey,'" she said. "But it truly is - I'm using that data when it comes to the changes we need to make. What do people need to see, what do they want from their police department?" Once all of this insight is gathered, Davis plans to enter the next three phases of her action plan: Assessment and evaluation Collaborate and formulate Initiate and communicate Using a deeper side of data to impact policing decisions During Davis' initial addresses to the media before she got the job, she spoke about work she did in her previous role in Cincinnati surrounding evidence-based policing and using this information to deter crime. How to look up crime statistics in Austin, new dashboards in APD data portal Below is a transcript of KXAN's interview with her about this. Austin Police Chief Lisa Davis discusses her 100 Day Plan with KXAN public safety reporter Brianna Hollis. (KXAN Photo/Brianna Hollis) Reporter Brianna Hollis: You really talked a lot about using data and evidence-driven police work to address crime hot spots, does that play into your 100 Day Plan? Chief Lisa Davis: Oh, absolutely. One of the things I've seen, the capacity is here. We have some extraordinary talent here. But it's about the way were looking at data and how we get our data that needs to change. Are the commanders using data to address crime and disorder in their sectors. Are the officers able to use the data to know where they're supposed to be tonight? Davis also emphasized the need to take those insights one step further. "A lot of these neighborhoods that we're in, they are some of the most vulnerable communities," she said. "To open up a whole neighborhood to policing, where you're seeing police and they're feeling over-policed, we're seeing that happen throughout the country. That's not something that I want, that's not something the officers want and certainly not something that the community wants."
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