The Fight
For Black
liberation
At Unlocking Safety, we use data to reduce harm caused by systemic racism in policing. Collaborating with Black-led communities, we address racist behaviors and policies in law enforcement, and support efforts to enhance public safety and achieve justice for all.
Unlocking Safety's North Star is protecting, empowering, and supporting vulnerable communities—particularly Black and brown communities—to redesign their public safety systems.
Unlocking Safety provides decision-makers with data, stories, and relationships to facilitate bold, innovative, and lasting change.
We do science to promote justice.
Scientific Research
Our
Approach
Peer-Reviewed Research And Evaluation
Applied Research And Technical Assistance
Justice Partnerships
Relationships and coalition building are the key to any forward-facing progress. Dedicated Unlocking Safety teams strategically engage with stakeholders in law enforcement, community-based organizations, and government agencies to consider and test innovations for safer, more just communities.
Unlocking Safety works collaboratively with vulnerable communities to provide partnerships, products, and services that support their advocacy efforts, reduce the harm done to their communities, and empower them to redesign their public safety systems.
Learn more about our Community Engagement work.
Unlocking Safety supports policymakers and their communities by providing data-driven analyses, resources, and policy solutions to improve public safety systems. Our resources contain science-backed recommendations that can be readily adopted to drive change. No matter their focus and scope, these resources are grounded in evidence that supports the interrelated goals of achieving equity, justice, and safety.
Learn more about how we provide support to policymakers, elected officials, and staff members seeking to implement new approaches to public safety.
Unlocking Safety leverages relationships with law enforcement agencies to facilitate data-informed changes that reduce the harms caused by inequitable policing and eliminate racial disparities within public safety. We use advanced analytics to diagnose disparities in policing, shed light on police behavior, and answer questions police and communities have asked for years about building a healthy relationship.
Learn more about the processes and approaches used to reduce harm and redesign systems.