Indianapolis Announces Community-Led Public Safety Reform Measures

Community-led public safety reform measures were announced Monday by Indianapolis leaders.

The new efforts will be data-driven and bring together stakeholders from all areas, and track progress through a partnership with the NYU School of Law, Criminal Justice Lab. 

Indianapolis Mayor Joe Hogsett says the city has a long and continued history of racially based criminal injustices.

"The mistrust that we see today has roots that are both shallow and deep," says Hogsett. 

The initiative includes bringing together people from many city departments, agencies and the community to propose change.

"With their combined perspective they will create a new definition of justice and public safety that represents equitable treatment under the law," says Hogsett.

It also includes data tracking to make changes based on findings and hold agencies accountable.

NYU School of Law Criminal Justice Lab founder Anne Milgram says there’s a growing understanding of the flaws in the system.

"That we can’t just be reactive," says Milgram, "that crime is the end result of many other things."

Hogsett also announced an idependent review of the events that took place during the riots in downtown Indianapolis last month, including police use of force caught on video.