SafeGrowth

SafeGrowth is a people-based planning method for creating 21st Century neighborhoods of imagination, livability, and safety. It develops new relationships between city government and residents in order to prevent crime and plan for the future. While technology and evidence-based practice plays a role, SafeGrowth is based on community building through annual SafeGrowth plans and neighborhood problem-solving teams networked throughout the city. SafeGrowth was founded by Gregory Saville in 2007 to assist the residents and local communities with reclaiming their neighborhoods while improving safety and livability. Today SafeGrowth has over 10 dedicated permanent advocates and practitioners who assist with facilitation and development of the program with a vision of making SafeGrowth a blueprint for planning 21st Century cities.