Fairfax County, Va., officials have launched a new dashboard designed to help residents better understand safety, security, and justice within the county.
The Safety & Security Dashboard, the fifth in a series designed to support the countywide Strategic Plan, includes key metrics to evaluate progress toward public safety goals, while also fostering stronger connections between residents and law enforcement.
The new dashboard is part of a broader effort to develop dashboards for each of the 10 Community Outcome Areas outlined in the Fairfax Countywide Strategic Plan, which provides a framework to advance community outcomes through “equity, data integration, and inclusive engagement.”
Specifically, the Safety & Security dashboard focuses on “eight headline metrics related to diversions from arrest, Fairfax alert subscribers, youth who feel safe in their community, positive interactions with police, crimes against persons and property, number of persons arrested and 9-1-1 call processing time for high priority requests.”
According to county officials, “the metrics included in the dashboard help to evaluate the goals of reducing reliance on incarceration when appropriate, expanding prevention and preparedness programs, providing timely emergency services, and strengthening the relationship between public safety and residents so that all members of the community can feel safe and protected.”
The data presented covers the period from 2017 to the end of 2023, with the Safety & Security dashboard set to be updated annually to track trends and assess progress.
All published dashboards are available for public access on the Countywide Data Analytics webpage.
