Safe Streets, Strong Roots Framework (EO 004)

The problem

Too many Tampa families feel public safety is something that happens to them, not with them. Trust has worn thin in the neighborhoods that need protection most, and a patchwork of old policies doesn't add up to a plan anyone can explain.

The plan

On Day One, the Mayor signs Executive Order 004, recommitting the city to the Safe Streets, Strong Roots framework — a public promise that safety and community trust rise together.

The order launches a full public-safety policy review across the Police Department and Mobility Department, so every General Order, deployment plan and street-safety policy gets measured against one standard: does it make residents safer and earn their trust?

How you’ll know it’s working

• Executive Order signed and published on Day One
• Completed public-safety policy review with public findings
• Resident trust survey showing the direction of change
• Regular public reporting on framework commitments

From the Blueprint

• EO 004 requires MOUs between TPD, 911 dispatch, and social service providers within 90 days.
• MOUs set co-response protocols for behavioral health crises, housing emergencies, and nonviolent calls.
• Owners: Mayor's Office, TPD, and Civic Insights; success means fewer targeted calls for service.
• Neighborhood roundtables co-design pilot interventions and define measurable outputs.

Tampa's approach to public safety will be defined not by how many people we arrest, but by how many crises we prevent.