Jersey City Public Safety Alert System presentation to South Greenville Neighborhood Association
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Open JC, a project of FAF, presented deck on April 28, 2015 to Jersey City South Greenville Neighborhood Association, one of three neighborhood associations participating in the Jersey City Public Safety Alert System's Pilot. Open JC has been has been awarded just over $250,000 from a Google Ideas grant made through the Tides Foundation, to pilot a ‘smart’ crime alert system for Jersey City residents in partnership with the City. Through the pilot program, residents in the selected areas will receive alerts on their mobile devices based on crime incidents from the Jersey City Police Department’s open data from the 911 system.
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- 1. May 6, 2015 STEVEN M. FULOP Mayor of Jersey City Jersey City Public Safety Alert System (PSAS) South Greenville Neighborhood Association Community Briefing Akisia Grigsby | Emmanuel A. Simon
- 2. The Question that got the program started: @weareopenjc #JCPSAS #PublicSafety | /openjc | www.openjc.org | jcpsas@openjc.org | (201) 731-6886 How can we use data from the police department to inform and affect resident behavior? Community Brief
- 3. What is Data? What is Raw Data? What is a Segment of the Data? Definitions: Community Brief @weareopenjc #JCPSAS #PublicSafety | /openjc | www.openjc.org | jcpsas@openjc.org | (201) 731-6886
- 4. 1. already exists 2. is in a standard/open format 3. is valuable to the community 4. is frequently updated & maintained 5. is open and accessible to all We will need data that:Community Brief @weareopenjc #JCPSAS #PublicSafety | /openjc | www.openjc.org | jcpsas@openjc.org | (201) 731-6886 Through our research, 9-1-1 call-for-service data ‘fits the bill’.
- 5. The data we are using: @weareopenjc #JCPSAS #PublicSafety | /openjc | www.openjc.org | jcpsas@openjc.org | (201) 731-6886 What is the 9-1-1 call-for-service data? Community Brief
- 6. About the Call for Service Data:Community Brief @weareopenjc #JCPSAS #PublicSafety | /openjc | www.openjc.org | jcpsas@openjc.org | (201) 731-6886 View sample: http://j.mp/JCPSASsampledata Data includes: Event Number, District, Time Received, Call code, Call Code description, Address
- 7. 1. Raw data 2. Only incoming calls to JCPD 911 call center 3. No indication on police response related to incidents 4. No indication of resolved/unresolved incidents 5. Simply just a log of residents calling into 9-1-1 Other things to note about this data set:Community Brief @weareopenjc #JCPSAS #PublicSafety | /openjc | www.openjc.org | jcpsas@openjc.org | (201) 731-6886
- 8. How to get the data from City Open Data Portal?Community Brief @weareopenjc #JCPSAS #PublicSafety | /openjc | www.openjc.org | jcpsas@openjc.org | (201) 731-6886 Go to Jersey City’s Open Data Portal: http://www.cityofjerseycity.com/data/ Then click “Operational Data” on sidebar nav
- 9. 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 @weareopenjc #JCPSAS #PublicSafety | /openjc | www.openjc.org | jcpsas@openjc.org | (201) 731-6886 It is an algorithm (computer program) that:
- 10. What is the Public Safety Alert System (PSAS) Pilot Program? Community Brief @weareopenjc #JCPSAS #PublicSafety | /openjc | www.openjc.org | jcpsas@openjc.org | (201) 731-6886 PSAS Pilot IS: PSAS Pilot IS: Data driven NOT manually 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. NOT meant to provide direct data on crime incidents
- 11. 1. Find trends in the JCPD data 2. Inform residents how to remain safe and alert based on the crime trends 3. Demonstrate a valuable use of JC’s open data impacting quality of life 4. Encourage and strengthen resident-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 @weareopenjc #JCPSAS #PublicSafety | /openjc | www.openjc.org | jcpsas@openjc.org | (201) 731-6886
- 12. Who we areCommunity Brief @weareopenjc #JCPSAS #PublicSafety | /openjc | www.openjc.org | jcpsas@openjc.org | (201) 731-6886 Akisia Grigsby MarComm, Design & Community Organizing Lead Emmanuel A. Simon Business Management & Product Delivery Lead Jonathan Rhone Software Engineer & Developer Sharad Hegde Engineering & Technical Lead Tim Grandinetti Chief Legal Counsel Madeleine Ramos Admin Patrick Sciarratta Friendship Ambassadors Foundation (FAF) Brian Platt Technology 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 1 2 3 4
- 13. 1. Send your ideas and feedback to jcpsas@openjc.org 2. 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 @weareopenjc #JCPSAS #PublicSafety | /openjc | www.openjc.org | jcpsas@openjc.org | (201) 731-6886
- 14. ExerciseCommunity Brief @weareopenjc #JCPSAS #PublicSafety | /openjc | www.openjc.org | jcpsas@openjc.org | (201) 731-6886 What message would you like to receive as an alert? ?