Jun 2025
Webinar: Overview of the City of Chicago’s Violence Reduction Dashboard
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The Crime Lab hosted a webinar that explored the City of Chicago’s Violence Reduction Dashboard—a publicly available tool launched to support efforts to reduce gun violence through transparent, real-time data.
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This event provided an in-depth look at how the Violence Reduction Dashboard brings together key data on shootings and homicides to help community organizations, policymakers, and other stakeholders make data-informed decisions and better target resources. The conversation also highlighted opportunities for other cities to make similar datasets and tools publicly available.
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The webinar featured insights from dashboard experts, CVI leaders, and community partners, including:
- Garien Gatewood, Deputy Mayor of Community Safety, City of Chicago
- Eric Balas, Senior Data Analyst, Metropolitan Peace Initiatives
- Maritza Moran, Data Analyst, Metropolitan Peace Initiatives
- Javier Lopez, Analytics Manager, Crime Lab
Moderator: Katie Hill, Executive Director, Crime Lab
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