Dayton receives What Works Cities silver certification; staff credited for data-driven improvements
Feb 4, 2026
Feb 4, 2026
City manager and staff announced Dayton achieved What Works Cities Silver certification, meeting 22 of 43 assessment criteria; the recognition cited cross-departmental data use including a real-time crime center, housing condition survey, and public-works data efforts.
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Dayton city leaders on Feb. 4 announced that the city achieved What Works Cities Silver certification, a recognition from Bloomberg Philanthropies and Results for America that benchmarks a city's use of data and evidence to improve government operations.
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