The forum was organized by several community organizations, including the Indiana Drug Enforcement Association and the Indianapolis Recorder.

The Indianapolis City-County Council's Public Safety and Criminal Justice Committee advanced a proposal that will add community voices to a General Orders Committee for the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department.

Safety ambassadors are part of a new initiative to improve downtown public safety efforts.

Plans to address public safety in downtown Indianapolis were announced Wednesday. The city will contribute an additional $750 thousand in TIF money to efforts.

Indianapolis City-Council members hosted the first in a series of community conversations on public safety Thursday in an attempt to engage more voices.

Residents in Indianapolis will have an opportunity to give input on public safety during the first in a series of meetings.

The city recently signed a five-year, $9 million contract, and will start outfitting more than 1,000 officers next month.

Indianapolis leaders provided a public safety update in the face of surging violence in the city.
Homicides are up 39 percent over where they were last year in Indianapolis.

Indianapolis Mayor Joe Hogsett and Marion County Public Health Department (MCPHD) Director Dr. Virginia Caine gave free face coverings Thursday to families through a partnership with Gleaners Food Bank of Indiana. The free face coverings were distributed in support of the countys new public health order, requiring all individuals to wear face coverings in public.

Indianapolis Mayor Joe Hogsett announced further details regarding the independent review of the public safety response to protests. This follows criticism from the Marion County GOP.