Albuquerque Community Safety seeks $3.3M to expand school-based violence-intervention program

Oct 8, 2025

Albuquerque’s Community Safety Department told the committee its school-based violence intervention program served over 150 high-school students with an 83% senior graduation rate for participants and requested $3.3 million to expand to more high schools; ACS also outlined a $6.2M staffing ask for citywide field-response staffing.

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City of Albuquerque officials told the Legislative Health & Human Services Committee that the Albuquerque Community Safety (ACS) Department’s School-Based Violence Intervention Program (SBVIP) has shown measurable student outcomes and needs recurring funding to sustain and scale.

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