Safe Streets That Stay Safe
Safe streets and public spaces belong to everyone.
We should all be able to live without fear in our city.
Public safety policy should be judged by whether disorder declines and people feel safer, not by how many initiatives are announced.
Public Safety for Everyone
I support appropriate policing and enforcement alongside prevention, better public-space design, late-night safety, civilian and health responses where appropriate, and serious action on mental illness and addiction.
People living unhoused also deserve to be safe and are often vulnerable to violence, exploitation and crime. Public safety policy should focus on harmful behaviour, not housing status, while ensuring streets, parks and public spaces remain safe and usable for everyone. Compassion does not require accepting violence, harassment, predatory behaviour or serious public disorder.
Judged by Results, Not Announcements
City Hall should be judged by whether disorder declines, people feel safer and public spaces stay safe and usable over time, not by how many new safety initiatives it announces.
These are my current Safe Streets policy commitments and the direction I intend to pursue. I want to hear from you. Every policy remains open to new evidence, public input and better ideas. My commitment to listening includes establishing a Citizens’ Assembly to give residents a meaningful role in shaping Victoria’s future.