Alternatives to Police

Invest in alternatives to police as crime prevention strategies. Every 10 additional organizations in a city:

Reduces the murder rate by 9%
Reduces violent crime rate by 6%
Reduces property crime rate by 4%

Establish non-police alternatives to 911 calls involving people with mental illness. For example, 1 in 5 of the 911 calls in Eugene, OR are diverted to mental health first responders instead of police to respond. A success being scaled in Portland.

Source: The Wall Street Journal

https://twitter.com/AndrewYang/status/1268257771125985280

To:

Police Emails ✖️

Lawmaker Emails ✔️

Subject:

Demanding alternatives to police for crime prevention

Email:

Hello,

My name is ❗insert name❗. I am a resident of ❗State/City❗ and I am emailing today to demand proven alternatives to police for crime prevention.

Every 10 organizations in a city has significant reductions in murder rate, violent crime rate, and property crime rate.

We must also divert 911 calls for people with mental illness to non-police alternatives. This is working in Portland and will work here as well.

Sources: [SAGE Journals](<https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0003122417736289>) / [The  Wall Street Journal](<https://www.wsj.com/articles/when-mental-health-experts-not-police-are-the-first-responders-1543071600>)

Sincerely,
❗your name❗