Jersey City Public Safety Alert System presentation to South Greenville Neighborhood Association

May 6, 2015

STEVEN M. FULOPMayor of Jersey City

Jersey CityPublic Safety Alert System (PSAS)South Greenville Neighborhood AssociationCommunity Briefing

Akisia Grigsby | Emmanuel A. Simon

The Question that got the program started:

@weareopenjc #JCPSAS #PublicSafety | /openjc | www.openjc.org | [email protected] | (201) 731-6886

How can we use datafrom the police departmentto inform and affect resident behavior?

Community Brief

What is Data? What is Raw Data? What is a Segment of the Data?

Definitions: Community Brief


1. already exists2. is in a standard/open format3. is valuable to the community4. is frequently updated & maintained5. is open and accessible to all

We will need data that:Community Brief


Through our research, 9-1-1 call-for-service data ‘fits the bill’.

The data we are using:


What is the 9-1-1 call-for-service data?

Community Brief

About the Call for Service Data:Community Brief


View sample: http://j.mp/JCPSASsampledata

Data includes:Event Number, District, Time Received, Call code, Call Code description, Address

1. Raw data2. Only incoming calls to JCPD 911 call center3. No indication on police response related to incidents

4. No indication of resolved/unresolved incidents5. Simply just a log of residents calling into 9-1-1

Other things to note about this data set:Community Brief


How to get the data from City Open Data Portal?Community Brief


Go to Jersey City’s Open Data Portal:http://www.cityofjerseycity.com/data/

Then click“Operational Data” on sidebar nav

1. receives 9-1-1 call-for-service data periodically 2. analyzes the data for property crime trends (burglary, robbery, theft, vandalism) over a period of time (eg. weekly)

3. sends SMS alerts to residents with relevant public safety reminders specifically to the their location

What is the Public Safety Alert System (PSAS) Pilot Program? Community Brief


It is an algorithm (computer program) that:

What is the Public Safety Alert System (PSAS) Pilot Program? Community Brief


PSAS Pilot IS: PSAS Pilot IS:

Data driven NOTmanually operated

Community led (we are JC residents just like you) + City supported (mayor’s office and JCPD) NOT a government nor private-company led program

Set to operate within national, state and city safety policies and guidelines

NOT using Personally Identifiable Information (PII), nor putting residents/ JCPD at risk

Trend-based for periods of time (eg. weekly) NOT focused on emergency nor real-time information

Property crimes specific (burglary, robbery, larceny (theft), vandalism) NOT focused on personal crimes (assault, homicide, battery, etc)

Delivers insights-based public safety recommendations and reminders to help keep you safe. NOTmeant to provide direct data on crime incidents

1. Find trends in the JCPD data2. Inform residentshow to remain safe and alert based on the crime trends

3. Demonstrate a valuable useof JC’s open data impacting quality of life

4. Encourage and strengthenresident-to-police relationship in JC, despite the current tense conditions in cities (e.g. Ferguson, Baltimore)

5. Provide a platform for Jersey City government to collaborate with and support residents

Goals of PSAS PilotCommunity Brief


Who we areCommunity Brief


Akisia GrigsbyMarComm, Design &

Community Organizing Lead

Emmanuel A. SimonBusiness Management &Product Delivery Lead

Jonathan RhoneSoftware Engineer &

Developer

Sharad HegdeEngineering & Technical Lead

Tim GrandinettiChief Legal Counsel

Madeleine RamosAdmin

Patrick SciarrattaFriendship Ambassadors

Foundation (FAF)

Brian PlattTechnology Liaison to JC Mayor’s Office, Director of JC I-Team

Historic Paulus Hook Association

South Greenville Neighborhood Association

Bayview Park Neighborhood Association

Residents just like you

A non-profit partnering with

JC Mayor’s Office + JCPD

Supported by great partners

Collaborating with 3 Neighborhood Associations for the pilot program

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1. Send your ideas and feedback to [email protected]. Visit openjc.org for program updates and more information

3. Be apart of the beta test launch in the early fall 2015

How to participate in the PSAS pilot programCommunity Brief


ExerciseCommunity Brief


What message would you like to receive as an alert? ?

@weareopenjc

[email protected](201) 731-6886

/openjc

#JCPSAS#PublicSafety

openjc.org

How to contact us?

Jersey City Public Safety Alert System presentation to South Greenville Neighborhood Association

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