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Tucson and Pima County officials tout Safe City work and preliminary SAFER sobering-center results
Summary
City and county leaders updated a joint meeting on the Safe City initiative and the SAFER sobering center pilot, citing deployments, diversion outcomes and early evaluation data showing 113 admissions through Feb. 21 and variable transition-to-treatment rates that will guide an external evaluation.
Tucson and Pima County officials on March 3 described coordinated steps to address street homelessness, substance use and public-safety concerns, highlighting the Safe City initiative's deployments and early data from a new SAFER sobering center pilot.
Assistant City Manager Les Morales said the Safe City Task Force, launched in November, is moving the effort "from a coordinated response" toward "a structured framework built around measurable outcomes." Morales described targeted police deployments and outreach that pair enforcement with diversion to services and said the city is circulating a draft Safe City Action Plan for public…
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