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Description
Mayor Walsh, Police Commissioner Gross, District Attorney Rachel Rollins, and elected officials gather at Boston Police Headquarters in anticipation for the summer. Statistically, crime rates are highest in the summer months. BPD partners with many other agencies, nonprofits, and community based programs to ensure the safety and well being of the community.
A
A
I
want
to.
Let
me
do
this
first
stop
by
thanking
everyone
for
covering
this,
as
you
do
every
year,
covering
this
summer
safety
meeting
that
we
have
here
in
the
boss,
Police
Department.
We
just
spent
about
an
hour
and
a
half
going
over
statistics
and
numbers.
How
do
we
get
ahead
of
the
violence
and
the
city
of
Boston?
A
We've
had
the
numbers
have
been
relatively
on
a
decline
over
the
last
several
years
and
were
in
this
period
of
decline
again
this
year
and
one
of
the
things
that
we
thought
was
surprising
that
we'll
find
in
the
the
number
of
victims
is
getting
older
in
the
city
of
Boston.
We
focus
generally
on
youth,
the
new
violence
we
focus
on
teenagers
when
we
look
at
over
the
last
several
years
of
the
the
age
of
the
victims
of
violence
in
the
city
of
Boston.
A
The
number
has
gone
from
twenty
four
Everage
age
of
25
in
2013
to
almost
30
years
old
in
2018,
and
we
had
a
long,
lengthy
discussion
about
reaching
out
to
that
target
population.
And
how
can
we
create
better
services
to
increase
their
we're
going
to
come
back
with
a
plan
working
with
the
Boston
Police
Department
working
with
the
district
attorney's
office,
working
with
the
clergy
and
other
elected
officials
with
us
today,
health
image
services
to
really
dive
into
it?
A
I'm
gonna
turn
the
microphone
over
to
the
commissioner
who's
going
to
talk
a
little
bit
about
the
meeting
and
about
some
of
the
strategy
we'll
turn
over
the
district
attorney
after
that,
and
then
we'll
open
up
for
questions.
I
also
want
to
thank
city,
councilor,
Anitra,
sabe,
Jorge
who's
with
us
today,
secon
Sophia,
garrison
with
us
today
and
we
were
joined
earlier
by
the
president
of
City
Council
Andre.
Campbell
is
also
here
today
to
sit
in
on
a
meeting
with
other
city
staff,
so
I'm
going
to
turn
the
microphone
over
to
the
commissioner.
B
So,
quite
frankly,
the
meeting
we
have
today
we
talked
about
some
of
the
programs
that
we
have
in
place
that
are
successful
as
pertains
to
the
youth,
to
prevent
senseless
youth
violence,
to
provide
job
opportunities
and
to
bring
the
community
together
as
a
whole,
whether
it's
peace
walks
with
the
clergy,
youth
least,
dialogue
dialogues
with
the
DEA
and
folks
here,
especially
our
city
counselors,
to
see
what's
happening
out
in
the
city
and
how
we
can
work
together
and
again
make
this
to
save
this
summer.
Possible.
B
We've
also
identified
an
age
range
from
like
25
to
30,
plus
we're
gonna
have
to
find
programs
and
services
and
services
for
these
individuals
as
well
and
again.
This
is
the
reason
we're
having
these
meetings,
where
your
input
is
expected
and
your
input
is
welcome.
So
we
can
move
forward
again
and
come
up
with
strategies
and
initiatives
to
make
sure
that
we're
going
to
see
that
week.
Indeed,
next
I'll
turn
it
over
to
district
attorney
Robinson.
C
Thank
You,
commissioner,
and
mayor
really
excited
about
the
meeting
today,
having
just
returned
and
been
with
approximately
20
or
30
other
district
attorneys
from
around
the
United
States.
This
is
unique.
We
are
lucky
to
have
a
mayor,
a
commissioner
in
a
district
attorney
that
speak
to
each
other.
Often
that
show
up
at
the
same
events,
I've
seen
our
mayor,
unfortunately
at
homicide
scenes,
but
he
shows
up
there.
The
Commissioner
is
there.
We
are
actively
involved.
We
want
the
community
to
know
that
we
are
working.
C
D
A
We
had
we
had
actually
representative
Bromley
heat
the
task
for
tenants
task
force
dear
today,
we
worked
very
closely
with
the
different
tenants
task
for
us
in
all
of
our
housing
authorities.
That
was
a
that
was
a
situation
with
to
two
individuals:
a
shot
random,
shooting
somebody
walking
by
driving
by
shot
into
a
courtyard
and
killed
two
people,
two
innocent
people.
We
spent
a
lot
of
time
after
that,
focusing
on
creating
opportunities
for
employment
from
people
we're
able
to
get
about
16
people
from
the
Bromley
Heath
development
a
job
last
summer
and
work
with
them.
A
D
B
Thank
you
for
bringing
that
up,
so
we
initially
had
a
meeting
at
local
7,
the
ironworkers,
where
we
had
a
meeting
with
all
of
the
licensed
premise,
owners
and
city
hall
and
BPD.
As
a
result
of
that
meeting,
we
arranged
for
a
committee,
the
committee
met
recently
and
what
we're
coming
up
with
pretty
much
folks
is
a
guidebook
protocol
for
responses
to
what
happens
in
the
licensed
premises,
anything
from
unruly
customers
to
possible
kidnappings.
B
Quite
frankly,
how
can
we
work
together
to
prevent
the
tragedies
that
we've
encountered
in
the
last
seven
months,
especially
with
our
young
women?
So
pretty
soon,
you
will
see
the
collaborative
efforts
of
those
meetings
that
we've
had
with
this
committee,
how
to
communicate
with
the
police?
Are
we
utilizing
the
best
technology
that
we
can
have
in
the
21st
century?
License
readers
surveillance
all
the
while
making
sure
that
whatever
we
utilize
is
not
too
intrusive
on
someone's
personal
rights
and
privacy?
But
again
this
is
for
across
the
city,
not
just
downtown
or
the
South
End.
B
We
want
to
send
a
clear-cut
message
to
those
fredda
ters
and
those
hunters
that
not
on
our
watch.
So
therefore,
you
have
the
city
of
Boston,
you
have
BPD
and
the
licensed
premises.
Owners
and
the
patrons
working
together
ensure
that
again
we're
going
to
have
the
safest
environment
that
we
can
for
for
folks
that
want
to
champion
the
nightlife.
B
So,
quite
frankly,
in
the
wintertime,
sometimes
the
crime
is
lower
because
more
people
are
in
the
house
summer
strategy.
You
have
more
people
out
more
people
visiting
the
city.
So
if
you
go
on
past
statistics,
there
is
an
uptick
in
violence
in
the
summertime.
So
why
be
reactionary?
We're
saying
be
proactive.
C
B
Yeah,
some
of
the
specifics,
quite
frankly,
we'll
start
with
the
youth
right.
We
have
programs
in
place.
The
mayor
helps
provide
for
over
up
to
10,000
jobs
a
year
for
youth
and
that's
with
the
private
sector.
You'll
see
each
and
every
one
of
our
city
counselors
out,
addressing
and
working
with
the
BPD,
the
Boston
Public
Health
Commission
in
Boston
Center
for
youth
and
families
to
have
our
programs
and
initiatives
like
tina,
teen,
police
academy,
citizens,
police
academy,
National,
Night,
Out,
and
you
have
peace
walks
and
operation
exit.
B
Definitely
is
one
of
the
best
plans
that
we
have
out
there,
because
what,
if
you
were,
you
did
have
issues
in
the
past
and
you've
had
challenges,
and
you
think
hey,
there's
nothing
for
me.
So
the
mayor
works
with
us
in
the
communities
in
identifying
individuals,
they're
kind
of
driving
the
numbers
that
are
high
risk
and
we
introduce
them
into
the
Union
trade
apprenticeships,
just
a
change
of
lifestyle.
If
you
show
people
that
there's
a
different
way,
then
hopefully
they'll
meet
you
halfway,
and
that
goes
a
long
way
towards
having
a
safe
summer.
D
B
So
we
have
11th
district
captains,
and
you
know
some
of
our
areas
that
have
the
most
challenges
of
Roxbury,
Mattapan,
Dorchester,
Southend
and
Jamaica
Plain
Mission
Hill.
Trust
me
folks,
there's
only
one
and
a
half
to
two
percent
that
are
actually
driving
the
numbers
to
the
negative.
So
we
will
we
will
deploy
accordingly
every
Wednesday.
We
have
a
deployment
meeting,
so
we
don't
wait
for
things
to
happen.
Every
week
we
have
a
deployment
meeting
where
we
go
over.