State of the Cities 2025

CitiesSpeak Podcast: Leading Through Personal Experience with Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott

Transforming Public Safety Through Partnerships: Focused Deterrence in Dallas

By:
  1. Maryam Ahmed
Event

Next Generation 9-1-1: What City Leaders Need to Know Now

Seattle, WA: Community Response Model

Richmond, CA: Community Violence Intervention

Davenport, IA: Group Violence Intervention

Olympia, WA: Community Response Model

Aurora, CO: Hospital-Based Violence Intervention

What Cities Can Learn from Be SMART

By:
  1. CitiesSpeak Guest

Members Only

Municipal Action Guide: Adopting Community Metrics for Public Safety

Members Only

From the Event: How Police Departments Can Support and Strengthen Community Mental Health and Violence Prevention Programming

Event

Safer Communities: How Cities and Retailers Use Technology to Combat Retail Crime Together 

How Ketchikan is Using a Grant to Make Fire Safety More Personal

By:
  1. GrantFinder by Lexipol

How Cities are Creating Paths Forward for Formerly Incarcerated Residents through Green Jobs Programs

By:
  1. Ayesha Mehrotra

Public Service Recognition Week 2025: Now More Than Ever

By:
  1. NLC Partnerships

‘Paw’some Contributions: Celebrating Pets in Cities, Towns and Villages

By:
  1. Jeremy Grossman
Event

National Black Caucus of Local Elected Officials (NBC-LEO) 2025 Summer Conference 

Event

How Police Departments Can Support and Strengthen Community Mental Health and Violence Prevention Programming

Members Only

2025 US Department of Justice Local Government Priorities in the 100 days

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2025 U.S. Department of Homeland Security Local Government Priorities in the 100 days

2025 Federal Action Agenda

Cities Need a Better Answer on Rail Safety from Congress

By:
  1. Brittney D. Kohler

Democratizing Safety in Newark: The Brick City Peace Collective

By:
  1. Ian Grice
Event

From Data to Action: Developing and Using Public Safety Dashboards for Cities

Event

Creating Safe Quiet Zones

Housing for Returning Citizens in Small Cities: Challenges and Solutions

By:
  1. Tony McCright, Jr.

Drones Above Your City — How Cities Engage with Federal Officials on Drones

By:
  1. Brittney D. Kohler
  2. Yucel Ors
  3. McKaia Dykema

19 Tips to Keep Your City Safer This Holiday Season 

By:
  1. NLC Partnerships

Opportunity & Impact: Investing in City & Community Partnerships Toward Safety

6 Things to Know About Rail to Help Your Community 

By:
  1. NLC Partnerships

Project Yellow Light: Giving Youth Voices a Media Platform to Promote Road Safety

By:
  1. NLC Partnerships

Municipal Services & the Public Workforce Over the Past Century

FirstNet: Collaborating for Safer Communities

By:
  1. NLC Partnerships

National League of Cities’ 2024 City Fiscal Conditions Report Finds Municipalities Are Prepared for Post-ARPA Economy

City Fiscal Conditions 2024

Youth and Young Adult Safety and Health: Roles, Considerations and Recommendations for Getting Started

National League of Cities Recognizes Presidential Platforms’ Commitment to Local Public Safety Programs 

By:
  1. Yucel Ors

Municipalities Reimagining Community Safety Through Group Violence Intervention  

By:
  1. Sarah Minster

Promoting Community Civility to Reduce Local Political Violence

By:
  1. Julia Bauer
  2. Julia Glickman
Event

Utilizing Targeted and Evaluated Strategies to Create Community Safety

What Does the Surgeon General’s Declaration on Gun Violence Mean for Cities?

By:
  1. Sarah Weller-Pegna, MPH

State of the Cities 2024

Three Things to Know Video Series: July 2024

Event

Cybersecurity & Infrastructure: An Upskilling Program for City IT Workers

When the Heat is On: How Cities Can Protect At-Risk Residents

By:
  1. Monica Gregory

How Cities Can Pair Audio Detection with AI-Powered License Plate Recognition and Video Technology to Revolutionize Addressing Gun Violence

What is Community Violence Intervention? Innovative Approaches to Reduce Violence in Cities

By:
  1. Emanuel Boo Milton

Boston, MA: Group Violence Intervention

Reimagining Public Safety Impact Updates