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County reports mixed results on 'Safe Communities' measures; 9-1-1 shifts some crisis calls to 988, Deschutes Alert grows
Summary
County leaders gave the Board of Commissioners a mixed update on public-safety measures: justice court collection rates are tracking above a legacy 50% target, Deschutes 9-1-1 has begun transferring some first-party mental-health crisis calls to 988, and the county's emergency-alert system now has about 63,000 opt-ins.
Deschutes County department leaders presented quarterly updates on performance measures tied to the county's "Safe Communities" objectives.
Justice court: Justice Court staff said the court's long-standing, legacy target—50% of assessed fines collected within 90 days of judgment—has consistently been exceeded in recent years. "That means, you know, the amount assessed on day 1, we've got, 70 to 80% of that back, by day 90," Court Administrator Crystal Cozine said. She and Judge Fadely said the court will update legacy targets for future reporting.
9-1-1 and crisis triage: Deschutes 9-1-1 Operations Manager Chris…
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