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Tucson outlines Safe City approach as partners report declines in gun violence at target sites
Summary
City staff outlined Safe City, a coordinated prevention–intervention–enforcement framework; partners reported up to 80% reductions in targeted ‘VIVA’ sites, a high conviction rate (86%) in gun cases, and 1,825 crime guns recovered, while staff announced a hospital‑linked intervention with Goodwill and noted legislative work on firearm destruction and regulation.
The City of Tucson on Feb. 3 presented the first of recurring Safe City initiative updates focused on gun‑violence prevention, intervention and targeted enforcement.
Assistant City Manager Liz Morales said the initiative aligns prevention, intervention and enforcement across departments and community partners to reduce fragmentation and improve deployments. Oscar Medina, the city’s newly hired violence‑prevention and intervention manager, described a multi‑year 2026–2030 roadmap and said the approach will be data‑driven and evidence‑based.
Tucson Police Department Assistant Chief Diana Duffy described…
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