Ensuring a Safe and Secure Community through a Commitment to Public Safety and Justice
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What Works Cities Certification
Patient Transfer of Care (1.03)
Achieve average times from Tempe Fire Medical Rescue contact with patient to transfer of care to the hospital for stroke incidents of less than 15 minutes and recognition of S-T Elevation Myocardial Infarction heart attack incidents of less than or equal to 5 minutes.
Baseline:
Transfer of Care for Stroke Incidents: 10 minutes, 52 seconds (CY 2016)
Recognition of S-T Elevation Myocardial Infarction Heart Attack: 10 minutes (CY 2016)
Target:
Transfer of Care for Stroke Incidents: Less than 15 minutes by CY 2025
Recognition of S-T Elevation Myocardial Infarction Heart Attack: Less than or equal to 5 minutes by CY 2025
Fire Services Satisfaction (1.04)
Achieve ratings of "Very Satisfied" or "Satisfied" with the "Quality of Local Fire Services" greater than or equal to the top 10% of the national benchmark cities as measured by the Community Survey and the Tempe Fire Medical Rescue Department Customer Service Survey.
Baseline:
Community Survey: 91.5% (CY 2016)
Tempe Fire Medical Rescue Customer Service Survey: 96.97% (CY 2016)
Target: 95% annually, by calendar year. (Based on 2023 benchmark)
Feeling of Safety in Your Neighborhood (1.05)
Achieve ratings of “Completely Safe” or “Mostly Safe” for "feeling of safety in your neighborhood" that is greater than or equal to the quarterly average of the benchmark cities as measured by the police sentiment survey.
Baseline: 63% (Jan – Mar 2024)
Target: 58% (Jul - Sep 2024)
Crime Reporting (1.06)
Achieve responses of "Yes" for property and violent crimes reported to police as measured by the Community Survey greater than the percentage of crimes reported in the National Crime Victimization Survey.
Baseline:
Violent Crimes: 77.6% (CY 2018)
Property Crimes: 73.1% (CY 2018)
Target:
Violent Crimes: 53% annually, by calendar year
Property Crimes: 65% annually, by calendar year
Police Services Satisfaction (1.07)
Achieve ratings of "Very Satisfied" or "Satisfied" with the “Quality of Local Police Services” greater than or equal to the top 10% of the national benchmark cities as measured in the Community Survey.
Baseline: 81.4% (CY 2016)
Target: 93% annually, by calendar year (Based on 2023 benchmark)
Victim of Crime (1.09)
Achieve response ratings of “No” relating to whether or not respondents or their household members were victims of crime greater than or equal to the National Crime Victimization Survey benchmarks as measured by the Community Survey.
Baseline:
Violent Crime: 92.2% (CY 2018)
Property Crime: 81.7% (CY 2018)
Target:
Violent Crime: 97.9% annually, by calendar year
Property Crime: 88.1% annually, by calendar year
Worry About Being a Victim (1.10)
Achieve ratings of “Never” and “Rarely” for those who responded that they worry about “a) being victimized by a robbery/physically assaulted; b) being burglarized when not there; c) being attacked or threatened with a weapon; d) having car stolen or broken into; or, e) being a victim of identity theft” greater than or equal to the Gallup Poll benchmark as measured by the Community Survey.
Baseline:
Being victimized by a robbery/physically assaulted: 66.2% (CY 2017)
Having your home burglarized when you are not there: 44.3% (CY 2017)
Being attacked or threatened with a weapon: N/A (CY 2017)
Having your car stolen or broken into: 45.4% (CY 2017)
Being a victim of identity theft: 31.9% (CY 2017)
Target:
Being victimized by a robbery/physically assaulted: 70% annually, by calendar year
Having your home burglarized when you are not there: 57% annually, by calendar year
Being attacked or threatened with a weapon: N/A annually, by calendar year
Having your car stolen or broken into: 57% annually, by calendar year
Being a victim of identity theft: 30% annually, by calendar year
Starting in 2023, the value is based on the question "being victimized by a robbery/physically assaulted." Previous years used "getting mugged," measuring similar concerns.
Feeling of Safety in City Facilities (1.11)
Achieve ratings of "Very Satisfied" or "Satisfied" with the "Feeling of Safety in City Facilities" greater than or equal to 90% as measured by the Community and the Employee Surveys.
Baseline:
Community Survey
Overall feeling of safety in the City: 75.3% (CY 2016)
City athletic and recreational faculties (daytime): 78.1% (CY 2016)
City athletic and recreational facilities (nighttime): 60.6% (CY 2016)
Tempe Public Library complex (daytime): 85.9% (CY 2016)
Tempe Public Library Complex (nighttime) 72.1% (CY 2016)
Employee Survey
I feel physically safe in my work unit: 84.2% (CY 2020)
Target: 90% CY 2030
The baseline for the question, "I feel physically safe in my work unit," has been updated to reflect responses starting in 2020, when the question was introduced. Previously, the question "My physical work environment (building) is safe, clean, & maintained in good operating order" was used, with a baseline established in 2016.
Community Supervision Success Rate (1.17)
Achieve participant completion rates that are greater than or equal to a) the rate of Pinal County's diversion program and b) the rate of 60% for the supervised probation program.
Baseline:
Diversion Program: 80.1% (FY 2022/23)
Supervised Probation Program: 58.1% (FY 2022/23)
Target:
Diversion Program: 86% by FY 2029/30
Supervised Probation Program: 60% by FY 2029/30
Kid Zone Participation (1.18)
Achieve a community program participation rate per capita of Tempe youth during out-of-school hours greater than or equal to the national standards published by the Arizona After 3 PM and America After 3 PM Afterschool Alliances.
Baseline: 24% (SY 2011/12)
Target: 30% by SY 2047/48
Youth Drug Use and Misuse (1.21)
Achieve rates of zero for alcohol use, nicotine vaping, marijuana use and prescription drug and opioid misuse by 8th, 10th and 12th grade students in Tempe as measured by the biennial Arizona Youth Survey.
Baseline:
Past 30-Day Use
Alcohol: 15.2% (CY 2022)
Marijuana: 13.9% (CY 2022)
Nicotine Vaping: 11.7% (CY 2022)
Prescription Drug Misuse: 3.0% (CY 2022)
Lifetime Use
Opioids: 10.5% (CY 2022)
Target: 0% by CY 2030
Feeling of Safety in Parks (1.23)
Achieve ratings of “Very Satisfied" or "Satisfied" with the "Feeling of Safety in Parks," greater than or equal to the top 10% of the national benchmark cities as measured by the Community Survey.
Baseline:
Neighborhood Parks Day: 74.7% / Night: 43.4% (CY 2017)
City Parks Day: 81% / Night: 51.9% (CY 2017)
Desert Parks Day: 69.4% / Night: 36% (CY 2017)
Target:
90% for each park type (Day and Night) by 2029
Timely Case Management - Misdemeanors (1.28)
Achieve rates for case conclusions of less than 180 days for 93% of Misdemeanor Driving Under the Influence and for 98% of Misdemeanor Non-Driving Under the Influence as benchmarked by Arizona Supreme Court’s Time Standards.
Baseline:
Misdemeanor Driving Under the Influence: 73.67% (FY 2023/24)
Misdemeanor Non-Driving Under the Influence: 92.14% (FY 2023/24)
Target:
Misdemeanor Driving Under the Influence: 93% annually, by fiscal year
Misdemeanor Non-Driving Under the Influence: 98% annually, by fiscal year
Breaking Cycle of Violence (1.29)
Achieve ratings of "Strongly Agree" or "Agree" with responses of “having a better understanding of trauma associated with violence and its impact on the well-being and safety of my family” greater than or equal to 95% as measured by the CARE 7 Trauma Education and Support Services Survey.
Baseline: 83% (CY 2023)
Target: 95% by CY 2026
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