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Councilman Willie Lightfoot, who chairs the coalition, said the mayor's office, the Rochester Police Department and Brady would meet on March 5 to plan a second gun‑trace data report. \"We have a meeting together for March 5 with myself, him, Brady individuals, and RPD,\" Lightfoot said. He said the aim is to complete a fresh report before the end of summer.

Lightfoot also announced the coalition received 14 applications for five $1,000 scholarships the council is sponsoring. He said winners will be notified next week and their awards will be presented at a city council meeting; the coalition will select five recipients from the 14 applicants.

The coalition's resource committee reported progress on a community resource guide that organizers said should be completed in a few months. The guide is intended to list services across agencies and nonprofits and ease referrals among partners.

Lightfoot described a seven‑point coalition plan that includes procurement policy review, data collection initiatives, community education campaigns and a second youth conference. He said procurement‑policy work is still with corporate counsel while staff explore how the city can avoid purchasing from suppliers whose practices harm the community.

Members discussed community education and outreach plans — including billboards and PSAs targeted at high‑impact ZIP codes identified by crisis and police data — and asked to include ATF and anonymous reporting information on outreach materials. Vice President Lashay Harrison and coalition members suggested linking the city report line and ATF tip options so anonymous reports can be routed appropriately.

Lightfoot said the coalition would convene a larger data meeting in spring to bring together agencies that hold relevant datasets, including county GIS, RPD, crisis services and public health, to identify shared metrics and close gaps.

No formal votes or ordinance proposals were taken during the report; members framed the items as implementation steps and upcoming meetings.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Rochester Against Gun Violence Monthly Meeting 2025-02-11","oneSentenceSummary","Coalition leaders said the mayor's office and RPD will meet with the Brady organization on March 5 to plan a second gun‑trace report; the coalition also received 14 scholarship applications for five $1,000 awards and is advancing a resource guide, youth conference and procurement‑policy review.","taxTitle","Rochester City, Monroe County, New York","taxId",3654,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6339617,"City crisis teams report 204 victims, 657 PIC calls in January; coalition pushes shared‑data effort",308,2225000,2533000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2261007-28c9bf4e8a1fdf5cfac20408f8fafd80&start=2225&end=2533","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2261007-28c9bf4e8a1fdf5cfac20408f8fafd80/thumbnail_2225000.jpg","/articles/6339617/Rochester-City/Monroe-County/New-York/City-crisis-teams-report-204-victims-657-PIC-calls-in-January-coalition-pushes-shareddata-effort","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6339617-acc26534950f1c3a5bb2e5a8f836e03d/orig.mp4?Expires=1776137840&Signature=PdhHggYKKBd2d7EPAxUbajw8YH4WjQNydEGkxUKiJh6tMhBK4Q6v~4wa4VD~MyUJs3XYAa~6LeARae7ApYKuTHNLIdSKUhN4W9OVxd~zLUyRqloc0wGzRlZXvgpM3CG0CItK-1bsxhnexltRKsodBHSxoxov7JdMqp2F1BkXzKx9NINkBdUGbVZenNX8CYImje8pXchmlpq8pl2P8nptx6W4zm4-yROmd06m90mzTrJbJYW2QbUfw7jImasouNWGOr4Yd8PWdyTZeesMnYqLF05cUNYKMZnwlgzHelLqLYsgNrpUcjvFOs5xByven2ciKJqbOFzNS0I2po804MO7Hw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","City crisis‑response staff told the Rock Against Gun Violence Coalition on Tuesday they provided services to hundreds of people in January and urged better data sharing among partner organizations.

\"Our community support team provided service and assistance to a total of 204 victims\" in January, said Aliyah Hinton Williams, who identified herself as a member of Rochester City's Crisis Intervention Services unit. Hinton Williams said the unit's homicide response team provided services to five homicide victims during January.

Leslie Gordon Ogden, supervisor of the Person in Crisis (PIC) team, reported 657 PIC calls in January and said the data are available on the city's dashboard. Hinton Williams and Ogden said the PIC team and community support team provide victim assistance, case management and first‑responder crisis work, including school responses and hospital coordination.

Several coalition members, including Councilman Willie Lightfoot and community advocates, urged more granular sharing of non‑identifying data such as age breakdowns for children and youth services. A coalition member said top ZIP codes served in January included 14609 and 14611, with 14621 and 14613 tying for third; Hinton Williams confirmed those ZIP‑code data during her report.

Council members and service providers described an active data committee that will convene partner agencies to identify shared metrics, reduce duplication and close gaps. \"We're getting ready to put together a group where we're gonna be talking about having a conversation about shared data,\" Lightfoot said, asking agencies that hold relevant records to participate. Speakers emphasized privacy constraints and the need to avoid duplicating existing tools.

Hinton Williams said the PIC team and other crisis services have direct operational partnerships with Rochester Police, Rochester Fire Department, Emergency Medical Services and community organizations such as Rise Up Rochester and SNUG. She said the city can accept referrals and that the team routinely responds to calls at schools.

Coalition members asked whether the Department of Public Health and hospitals were capturing post‑discharge needs and whether injury‑severity or long‑term disability data could be shared; public health and hospital data coverage was described as still under discussion. Hinton Williams said some child/youth breakdowns exist internally but are not usually published at these meetings.

Speakers asked the coalition to consider how shared data could guide targeting of outreach, billboards and services to the ZIP codes most affected by shootings and crisis calls.

The coalition's data subgroup plans a larger meeting this spring to map available data sources and identify feasible, privacy‑compliant sharing approaches.","The City of Rochester's Crisis Intervention Services reported 204 community support victims and 657 person‑in‑crisis calls in January; coalition members said they will pursue a shared‑data committee to connect hospital, police and community service records for targeted prevention.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6339621,"Rochester police report January shootings, ATF warns of rising 'Glock switch' conversions",1540,582000,2122000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2261007-28c9bf4e8a1fdf5cfac20408f8fafd80&start=582&end=2122","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2261007-28c9bf4e8a1fdf5cfac20408f8fafd80/thumbnail_582000.jpg","/articles/6339621/Rochester-City/Monroe-County/New-York/Rochester-police-report-January-shootings-ATF-warns-of-rising-Glock-switch-conversions","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6339621-c6420eb32a80fd1b3659bf0a5b230182/orig.mp4?Expires=1776137840&Signature=cOVcWwXGbv3wC8-HiUAMtPM~Dy55ouMf6e134diZ59WCkGY5c7Ess59T5A7vuCpiKh6k5YvR6ua1BesB19Eas7fzn1WHjoo2tydJHMqe14gKwqPaDDUr22v~1JkZUTMZZq44zgMDb60pcaeoMdevjA6KS5QSuuUaZA5wMhHpEuzyD9l23~3l67v4fJzjBHQHcB7peWG3zbyCwEPKEGYOHICB4O2sK4LBa4syZ2AolgnqTlSsVjMGIXH9zvD7TwHCfHyI-WH3mnCsY1CTMEHOLh3BEeRpfioDcNzIRGgRY8U9~LeVo536yLv4WDhvlTsmFLWVJOh6N6h5b3hrVLU6yQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Rochester Police and federal agents told the Rock Against Gun Violence Coalition on Tuesday that gun violence and weapons trafficking remain active problems in the city.

Captain Murrah of the Rochester Police Department said the department recorded four homicides and \"13 shootings with 14 victims\" in January and that officers recovered 68 firearms during the month: 50 handguns, 15 long guns and three ghost guns. \"We had 37 individuals charged with criminal possession of a weapon in Monroe County,\" Murrah said, and added that 11 of those were held without bail and 20 had cash bail set at $5,000 or less.

The presentation included demographic details Murrah said would be sent to coalition members by email. Murrah gave an age range for people charged in January from 16 to 55, with a concentration in the 20s and 30s; he said the median age of shooting victims was 27.

Agent Michael Curran of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) told the coalition the agency is investigating a sharp rise in machine‑gun conversion devices — commonly called \"Glock switches\" — that attach to pistols to produce fully automatic fire. \"They're very dangerous,\" Curran said. \"You can get 15, 20 rounds off in a second or two.\" He described recent cases in which sellers were sentenced and one regional seizure in which investigators recovered about 400 conversion devices, including a juvenile in possession.

Curran said conversion devices arrive in multiple ways: imported from abroad, posted on clandestine websites or produced locally on 3D printers. He described ongoing cooperation with postal inspectors, Customs and Border Protection, and local police and said ATF maintains an anonymous tip portal on its website.

RPD and ATF officials were asked about juvenile possession and agency coordination. Murrah said juveniles taken into custody are processed under the usual juvenile procedures and that outcomes depend on the judge and case circumstances. Curran said ATF and RPD task force officers review trace data and prioritize cases in which a juvenile's source of a firearm is unclear or involves trafficking.

The presentations prompted questions about federal policy and enforcement. Speakers noted federal law limits related to machine guns dating to 1986 and flagged recent federal attention to firearms rules; Curran said his office enforces current law and that judicial or legislative challenges are addressed in court or through the political process.

The coalition collected requests for additional local detail. Murrah said he would attempt to include injury‑severity information (for example, whether victims were temporarily or permanently disabled) in future monthly reports where possible without revealing identifying information.

The ATF encouraged community members to submit anonymous tips at www.atf.gov (select the firearms or tips link). Coalition members discussed whether ATF staff could participate in a forthcoming Brady gun‑trace meeting; officials said they would raise the invitation with their agencies.

The information was presented as part of regular monthly updates to the coalition; speakers emphasized ongoing multiagency cooperation rather than new policy actions at the meeting.","Rochester Police reported four homicides and 13 shootings (14 victims) in January and dozens of firearms seizures; ATF agents said 3D-printed and imported machine‑gun conversion devices called \"Glock switches\" are a growing local threat and urged anonymous tips via the ATF website.","actionData","errors"]

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