Community Safety

Our Mission

Establish Common Ground

To develop a shared understanding of Community Safety through the lens of public health and social benefit.

Assemble Collective Strengths

To leverage City resources and relationships toward creating safe environments to live, learn, work and play, building a strong, successful community.

Innovate Through Insight and Intervention

To improve safety and quality of life for Racine residents by using evidence-informed, community-driven interventionsIntentional action to change a situation, with the aim of improving it or preventing it from getting worse. to reduce instancesAn example or single occurrence of something. of community violence.

Our Values

Empathy — We listen, learn and share insights with the community to inspire empathy, understanding and collaboration among our diverse population.

ResilienceThe capacity to withstand or to recover quickly from difficulties; toughness. — Through all challenges, we stay focused on the positive impact we can make for Racine’s communities and residents.

Ingenuity — We approach community challenges and inspire positive change through unconventionalDifferent from what is usual or from the way most people do things, innovative thinking and action.

Collaboration — We aim to pool the collective talents and abilities in Racine’s diverse agencies, departments, community groups and businesses — driving impactful outcomes for our communities.