CHICAGO RESIDENTS HAVE RAISED THEIR CONCERNS OVER PUBLIC SAFETY ACROSS THE CITY.

>> WELL, VIEWS ON HOW TO ADDRESS PUBLIC SAFETY ARE DIVIDED.

MAYOR BRANDON JOHNSON ANNOUNCED HIS NEW PLAN TODAY WHICH HE SAYS WILL ADDRESS THE ROOT CAUSES LEADING THE EFFORT IS GARY AND GATE WITH THE DEPUTY MAYOR OF COMMUNITY SAFETY AND GARY GATEWOOD JOINS US NOW TO TALK MORE ABOUT THE PLAN.

THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.

NOW, FIRST QUESTION, YOU'VE CALLED THIS THE PEOPLE'S PLAN FOR COMMUNITY SAFETY.

TAKE ME THROUGH THE LAST 6 MONTHS OF LOOKING THROUGH DATA AND TALKING TO PEOPLE.

THAT'S OVER THE LAST 6 MONTHS.

WE'VE HELP.

>> OVER 29 MEETINGS WITH NEARLY 300 STAKEHOLDERS TO REALLY DEVISE A PLAN ON HOW WE'RE GOING TO APPROACH SAFETY FROM A COMPREHENSIVE, A COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH FOR THE CITY.

LOOK AND WE PARTNER WITH THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY, PHILANTHROPIC COMMUNITY, FAITH LEADERS, COMMUNITY LEADERS, YOUTH, YOU NAME IT.

WE'VE ALL COME TO WE REALLY SET THE PARAMETERS ON WHAT WE CAN WORK ON.

THEN MORE IMPORTANTLY, WE STARTED PARTNERING WITH THE ALDERMAN AND ALL THE WOMEN AND THE COMMUNITIES THAT WILL BE SELECTING TO REALLY DO A DEEP DIVE INTO IT.

THEY'VE BEEN ABLE TO IDENTIFY LEADERS IN YOUR COMMUNITY TO REALLY BRING TO THE TABLE THAT WAY WORKING HAND IN HAND.

COMMUNITY LEADERS ARE REALLY PUSHED PEOPLE PLAN FOR AND WHAT STOOD OUT TO THE MOST THROUGHOUT THIS JOURNEY.

I WILL SAY THE LEVEL OF EXCITEMENT, THINK THE MOST.

THE MORE WE TALKED ABOUT WHAT SAFETY MEANS AND SAFETY NOT JUST BEING NUMBERS ABOUT BY WAS HOW WE HAVE A HOLISTIC APPROACH TO SAFETY.

THAT'S WHAT STOOD OUT TO ME.

THE MOST EXCITING THAT PEOPLE HAVE PEOPLE.

WANTED TO BE ON A JOURNEY WORK WITH US TO ACTUALLY MAKES CHICAGO THE BIGGEST SAFEST CITY IN THE WORLD.

GOING TO TALK TO YOU NOW.

CAN YOU EXPLAIN WHAT YOU MEAN BY THE 2 APPROACHES OF THIS INITIATIVE?

PEOPLE BASED IN PLACE BASED?

ABSOLUTELY.

SO PEOPLE BASE REALLY THINKING ABOUT HOW WE INVEST IN PEOPLE.

>> AROUND THE CITY, WE'RE LOOKING AT 3 KEY POPULATIONS, YOUTH AND ADULTS OF HIGHEST PROMISE.

AND I KNOW THIS NEW TERMINOLOGY OR SO.

BUT BASICALLY WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT IS NO LONGER CALLING YOUTH AND ADULTS HIGH RISK.

RIGHT?

BECAUSE LABELS MATTER, LANGUAGE MATTERS.

AND ALSO REALLY THINKING ABOUT THE FOLKS THAT HAVE BEEN PURPOSELY DISINVESTED IN WHO ARE CAUGHT IN A REPEATED CYCLE HAR AND ALSO VICTIMS AND SURVIVORS OF CRIME.

HOW DO WE MAKE SURE WE BUILD IN IN SERVICES SUPPORT FOR THOSE VICTIMS AND SURVIVORS OF CRIME.

ALSO LIFTING UP THOSE KEY POPULATIONS.

SO THAT'S THE PEOPLE PORTION WE THINK ABOUT THE PLACE MAKES COURSE WE LOOK, WE'RE LOOKING AT DIFFERENT PILLARS.

WE CAN REALLY INVEST IN PEOPLE AND PLACES AND THOSE IN THE CITY BEEN PURPOSELY DISINVESTED.

SO WE HAVE 7 KEY PILLARS.

I'LL BE QUICK ON KNOWS EDUCATION HEALTH, ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY AND UPWARD MOBILITY.

COMMUNITY VIOLENCE INTERVENTION, POLICING, HOUSING AND HEALTH CARE.

YOU CAN SEE MORE ABOUT THE PLAN ON OUR WEB SITE.

I WANT TO TAKE TOO MUCH TIME TO GO CAUSE LOT LATER LIFE.

I DO WANT TO PLAY A CLIP FROM CHICAGO POLICE SUPERINTENDENT LARRY SELLING AT TODAY'S ANNOUNCEMENT.

LET LET'S TAKE A LOOK.

>> WHAT WE DO.

AFTER THAT INDIVIDUAL IS ARRESTED.

WHAT ARE WE PROVIDING?

WHAT RESOURCES ARE OUT THERE?

FOR REFORM.

WELL, THIS IS DIVISION.

THAT'S THE ONLY WAY WE'RE GOING TO GET TO THE BOTTOM OF THIS.

WE CAN STOP ARRESTS.

MADE WITHOUT ENGAGEMENT IS A LOSING GAME.

CBD IS PARTNERING WITH OUR COMMUNITIES IN EVERY CITY AGENCY.

>> TO MAKE THE CITY SAFER.

>> AND I CHOSE CLIP BECAUSE MUCH OF MY MY WORK ON FOCUS SCHOOL, MUCH OF YOUR PREVIOUS WILL FOCUS ON HELPING USE IN ADULTS.

AVOID THE JUSTICE SYSTEM AND SUPPORT THOSE RE-ENTERING SOCIETY AFTER INCARCERATION.

WHAT HAVE THE DEPART WOULD HAVE A DIFFERENT APARTMENT CONVERSATIONS BEEN LIKE I'M CHANGING THIS APPROACH.

YEAH.

THOSE ARE ACTUALLY MEN, SOME OF THE MOST INCREDIBLE WORK THAT WE'VE BEEN ENGAGED IT.

>> SO THE CONSENT DECREE, THE CONSENT DECREE REQUIRES A PUBLIC SAFETY CABINET MEETING TO MEET QUARTERLY.

WE DIDN'T THINK THAT WAS ENOUGH.

SO WHAT WE'VE DONE IS WE'VE LAUNCHED A COMMUNITY SAFETY CABINET AND BIWEEKLY UNLOCKS ALL CITY AGENCIES.

SO EVERYBODY STARTS TO UNDERSTAND THE ROLE THAT THEY PLAN SAFETY.

WE'LL TAKE DIFFERENT PARTS OF CITY.

DIFFERENT ISSUES THAT WE'VE SEEN HAS BEEN BROUGHT TO US BY COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND WE BRING THOSE ISSUES TO BEER AMONGST THE COMMUNITY SAFETY CABINET.

EACH OF THESE MEMBERS WHAT THEIR ROLE IS A SAFETY.

WHEN I SAY TO THESE TALKING D CASE, PARKS, STREETS AND SANITATION, YOU NAME IT.

THE CLERK'S OFFICE REALLY COMING TO THE TABLE TOGETHER.

REALLY THINK ABOUT HOW WE ADVANCE SAFETY, HOW HAVE FOLKS UNDERSTAND THE SAFETY IS NOW ONLY FOR CPD CITY, ENTIRE CITY OF CHICAGO, WHICH JUST SEEMS LIKE EVERYONE'S COMING TOGETHER SOMETHING DIFFERENT.

YEAH, IT IS DIFFERENT, RIGHT?

SO NOT ONLY BIG EVERYONE IN THE CITY AGE COMING TOGETHER, BUT YOU ALSO SEE COMMITMENTS FROM THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY, THE PHILANTHROPIC COMMUNITY, THE FAITH COMMUNITY REALLY COALITION AROUND.

WHAT WE SEE IS THE NUMBER ONE PRIORITY IN THE CITY SAFETY.

>> SAFETY IT.

AND YOU KNOW, I AND WORKED ON SEVERAL STORIES WHERE PEOPLE HAVE LOST SOMEONE TO GUN VIOLENCE OR HAVE GOT ROBBED ARE AMONG OTHER CRIMES.

THEY'VE TALKED ABOUT THE DISINVESTMENT IN THEIR COMMUNITIES, BUT ALSO THE FRUSTRATION ABOUT THOSE COMMITTING THE CRIMES, RIGHT BEING SO YOUNG NOW, KHALID DEPARTMENTS PLENTY TO WORK WITH THESE INDIVIDUALS TO CREATE IS A CHANGE.

YES.

SO ONE, WE HAVE TO LISTEN TO THOSE INDIVIDUALS.

>> SO AS A PART OF OUR WORK, WE REALLY STARTED TO BUILD LARGER YOUTH GROUP.

SO WE CAN UNDERSTAND MORE FROM THE EXPERTS ON YOUTH.

RIGHT.

CAUSE WAS A BIT EXPERT YOU AND FOLKS THEMSELVES REALLY LISTEN HEAR AND UNDERSTAND WHAT IS HAPPENING IN THEIR COMMUNITIES.

FROM YOUR PERSPECTIVE AND WHAT DO THEY NEED?

NO, THAT'S A PART OF OUR PARTNERSHIPS THAT CONTINUES TO GROW.

WE'LL CONTINUE ADVANCE AN ADEPT AT WORKING.

ALSO SAME AS WE CONTINUE TO BUILD OUT OUR CONTINUUM OF CARE FOR OUR VICTIMS AND SURVIVORS.

WE REALLY WANT TO LEAN IN SUPPORT THEM.

AND I WORK AS WELL TOO.

EXPAND RESOURCES.

THE VICTIMS SURVIVORS.

WE'RE ALSO GOING TO CONTINUE LOOK AT WAYS WE CAN NOT ONLY HOLD FOLKS ACCOUNTABLE BUT CREATE BETTER PATHWAY FOR THOSE THIS INVEST IN COMMUNITY.

AS YOU MENTIONED, THERE'S BEEN ORGANIZATIONS OF PEOPLE WHO'VE BEEN DOING THIS WORK.

>> FOR YEARS.

ABSOLUTELY.

WE HAVE TO BRING TO THE TABLE.

WOULD ALSO HAVE TO BRING NEW VOICES TO THE TABLE AS WELL.

AND I CAN TELL YOU HOW MANY TIMES WE'VE HEARD ALWAYS THE SAME FOLKS AT THE TABLE.

WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THERE'S A SEAT AT THE TABLE FOR EVERYBODY.

SO WE'RE COMING TO THE FIRST SETS OF COMMUNITIES AND WILL BE DOING THIS DEEP DIVE WORK IN WHEN IT'S TIME EVOLVE AND GO TO THE SENSE OF COMMUNITIES.

WE WANT VOICES AT THE TABLE SO WE CAN ALL WORK TOGETHER TO PUSH FOR TO GET TO THE CITY THEY WANT TO SEE.

SO YOU'RE REALLY TIRED OF PEOPLE, CHICAGO.

HEY, WE'RE LISTENING TO YOU.

NOT ONLY ARE WE TELLING WE'RE LISTENING TO YOU.

WE TELL YOU TO COME IN AND HELP US AS WELL.

THIS IS WHY DOORS OPEN.

THIS IS WHY CALLED THE PEOPLE'S PLAN FOR COMMUNITY SAFETY.

>> AND MAYOR JOHNSON HAS PUSHED FOR A MORE HOLISTIC APPROACH OF MENTIONED THAT TO ADDRESSING CRIME.

AND THIS IS REALLY HIS FIRST INITIATIVE AS MAYOR TO BE PROACTIVE IN THIS WAY.

SO WHY TAKE THIS PROCTOR PROACTIVE APPROACH OPPOSED TO BEING REACTIVE TO CRIME BECAUSE WE CAN ACTED.

WE'VE BEEN REACTIVE THE CRIME FOR SO LONG.

AND THIS IS WHY WE HAVE 4 MILLION PEOPLE.

>> IN THE STATE OF ILLINOIS WITH THE REST RECORDS, IF WE CONTINUE TO BE REACTIVE, WILL CONTINUE TO BE IN THE SAME CYCLE.

YOU SEE SOME ID IN HIS ROLE 20 YEARS FROM NOW HAVING THE SAME CONVERSATION.

AND THAT'S ACTUALLY START ADDRESSING THE ROOT CAUSES ALSO HAVING RAPID RESPONSES TO THINGS THAT WAS IN THE CITY.

>> AND YOU DID SAY TODAY WE WILL HAVE TIME TO TAKE TO KEEP REINVENTING THE WHEEL AND SAID YOU LOOKED AT WHAT WAS AND WASN'T WORKING.

WHAT HAVE YOU FOUND?

HASN'T BEEN WORKING.

>> THERE'S BEEN A FEW THINGS AHEAD.

NETWORK MASS INCARCERATION HASN'T WORKED, TRY.

AND YOU KNOW, YOU HIS CPD SAY THAT AND ALSO SAY THAT OVER-RELIANCE ON THE CHICAGO POLICE DEPARTMENT, WE ENTIRELY TOO MUCH.

SO NOW IT'S TIME FOR OTHER FOLKS UNDERSTAND THE ROLE THAT WE PLAN SAFETY.

I MEAN, THE PEOPLE WHO COME IN HERE ON THE MEASURE, EVEN PEOPLE WHO TWEET KENTUCKY ABOUT WHAT'S HAPPENING CHICAGO.

EVERYTHING.

EVERYTHING.

SO HOW DO WE BRING EVERYBODY TO THE TABLE TO WORK TOGETHER?

WE WANT TO ALWAYS GET A LOAN.

BUT WHAT WE ALL CAN AGREE ON WE WANT A SAFER CITY.

>> AND YOU TALKED ABOUT A LITTLE BIT, BUT YOU ALSO ADDRESSED VICTIMS OF VIOLENCE IN THIS PLAN.

WHAT NEEDS TO HAPPEN?

SUPPORT THESE INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES THERE'S MANY?

YEAH, IT IS MANY WE NEED TO LISTEN TO THEM.

WE NEED TO LISTEN.

AND THEN WE NEED TO PROVIDE MORE SUPPORT.

AND WE'VE ALSO HAD LEADERS IN EXPERTS AND VICTIMS AND SURVIVORS, VICTIMS AND SURVIVORS OF CRIME.

>> REALLY GUIDING US ON OUR WORK REALLY GODNESS ON CREATING THOSE PILLARS AND REALLY MAKING SURE THAT ALL OF OUR WORK FOCUSES AGAIN ON THOSE 3 KEY POPULATIONS AND PEOPLE YOU THAT HIGHEST PROMISE A DOSE OF HIGH AS WELL VICTIMS IS ABOUT AND WHAT DO YOU WANT TO TELL THOSE USED ARE SUFFERING IN SITUATIONS AND >> DISINVESTED COMMUNITIES?

WHERE WOULD YOU LIKE TO TELL THEM?

I LIKE TO TELL THEM THE DOORS OPEN FOR US TO WORK TOGETHER AND WE'RE LISTENING AND WE WANT TO HELP AND WANT YOU TO HELP US.

HOW ABOUT THOSE FAMILIES AND PARENTS WHO'VE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS TYPE OF CHANGE?

IS HERE NOW AND WE CAN WORK TOGETHER ACTUALLY BUILT THIS.

WE HAVE A CHANCE TO BUILD SOMETHING INCREDIBLE HERE WE WANT YOU TO DO WITH THIS.

WE'RE NOT GOING TO EXPERTS AND EVERYTHING BECAUSE YOU FOR NEW COMMUNITY.

>> SO GIVE US AN OPPORTUNITY WORK WITH YOU.

BRING THE FULL FORCE OF PARTNERS IN PHILANTHROPY, PARTNERS IN BUSINESS.

YOU LOOK AT THE PLACES WHERE THE BUSINESS COMMUNITIES DOUBLING DOWN AND MAKING LARGE INVESTMENTS.

WE WANT TO LISTEN TO PEOPLE WANT TO BUILD WITH PEOPLE.

WE GET OUT OF THIS.

AND LAST QUESTION I HAVE FOR YOU HERE IS WHAT'S NEXT.

WHAT'S NEXT IS THE NEXT PART OF THE ROLLOUT.

SO WE WANT TO BE INTENTIONAL ABOUT WHAT WE ROLL OUT GOING FORWARD.

WE'LL TALK MORE ABOUT THE COMMUNITIES WILL DO THOSE, THE DATA THAT WE USED TO DO.

THOSE DEEP DIVES AND WE'RE BUILDING IN THOSE CAN TELL YOU, OBVIOUSLY WILL BE IN ENGLEWOOD.

WE DO A DEEP DIVE IN GARFIELD PARK AUSTIN, IN LITTLE VILLAGE.

SO REALLY WORKING WITH COMMUNITIES.

AND WITH THOSE AND THOSE COMMUNITY LEADERS, THE STAND AS WORKED UP.

START PUSHING THANK YOU SO MUCH.

YOU HAVE A LOT OF WORK AHEAD OF YOURSELF.

WE ALL WE ALL DO THAT THROUGH.

WE'LL DO