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Smart City Case Studies

Case studies on smart city trends and initiatives to balance privacy, security and public safety.

#StopGBV

Gender-based Violence in the U.S. affects 1 out of 3 women in their lifetime.

Domestic Terrorism

Hate crimes and misogynistic violence are not limited to mass violence events.

A City's Journey to Smart Solutions

A deep dive into the City of Oakland provides many teachable moments for other cities looking to balance privacy, security and public safety in the future smart city.

in Oakland, California

Formation of the
Privacy Advisory Commission

From Defund to Refund in 6 months

A Public Safety Crisis
in the City of Oakland

Racially/Ethnically Motivated Violent Extremism

Impacts of Asian Hate
on Oakland Chinatown

As Featured on Homeland Security Today

Smart News

A City's Journey to Smart Solutions: The Oakland Series

Oakland Chinatown
A City’s Journey to Smart Solutions (3): How Hate Crimes Fueled Citizens’ Call for Surveillance
1 July 2022

After the Covid-19 global pandemic began in 2020, Oakland Chinatown quickly became an epicenter of anti-Asian hate, reflecting a nationwide rise in anti-Asian hate crimes and incidents, amid a public safety crisis that wracked the entire city of Oakland with violent crime.         

Oakland City Hall
A City’s Journey to Smart Solutions (2): A Swinging Pendulum during a Public Safety Crisis
21 June 2022
The Oakland City Council vote to reverse the planned expansion of the DAC would not be the only time the pendulum swung within the City Council on issues pertaining to public safety in the city, after receiving federal funding for purposes specifically related to that.
security cameras
A City's Journey to Smart Solutions (1): Birth of the PAC
14 June 2022
Each city’s path towards leveraging smart technologies to improve efficiency and the quality of life is unique, but when it comes to initiatives involving surveillance cameras, public pushback over privacy concerns has certainly been a common thread in numerous cities.
Center of Public Safety for Women (CPSW)

CPSW Issues.

Gender-based Violence (GBV) is a critical challenge worldwide and affects 1 in 3 women in the U.S.

Campus Safety

1 in 4 females experience sexual assault while in college

Safe Space

1 in 3 women have experienced stalking at some point in their lives

Gun control

Loopholes in gun laws leave survivors of domestic abuse and stalking vulnerable to future gun violence

Immigration

Immigration reforms are needed for protections for survivors to feel safe coming forward in any case involving GBV

#StopGBV

GBV is pervasive in the United States.

What is GBV?

GBV encompasses verbal and physical actions, sexual harassment and assault, rape and other forms of abusive behavior.

Data on GBV is Challenging

Many do not report sexual assault and data is widely considered to be underreported.

Women ages 18-24

in college are 3 times more likely than women in general to experience GBV.

Impacts of GBV

Rape survivors are the largest group of persons with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

68seconds
Every 68 seconds

someone in the United States is sexually assaulted

81%
Women

report experiencing sexual harassment and/or assault in their lifetime

3+Trillion
Population Economic Burden

in medical costs, lost work productivity, criminal justice costs and other.

463634
Victims

of rape and sexual assault each year in the U.S.

As Defined by the FBI

Domestic Terrorism

The US Government divides Domestic Terrorism (DT) threats into several threat categories.

Two of these categories include:



Racially or Ethnically Motivated Violent Extremism: This threat encompasses the potentially unlawful use or threat of force or violence in furtherance of ideological agendas derived from bias, often related to race or ethnicity, held by the actor against others or a given population group. Racially or Ethnically Motivated Violent Extremists purport to use both political and religious justifications to support their racially- or ethnically-based ideological objectives and criminal activities.

All Other Domestic Terrorism Threats: This category encompasses threats involving the potentially unlawful use or threat of force or violence in furtherance of ideological agendas which are not otherwise defined under or primarily motivated by one of the other Domestic Terrorism threat categories. Such agendas could flow from, but are not limited to, a combination of personal grievances and beliefs, including those described in the other Domestic Terrorism threat categories. Some actors in this category may also carry bias related to religion, gender, or sexual orientation.

Gender-Based Violence

#StopGBV

Confronting GBV on Campus
The Other Pandemic: Sexual Assault
Racially/Ethnically Motivated Violent Extremism

#StopAsianHate

Anti-Asian Hate Incidents
National Trends regarding Anti-AAPI Incident Reporting
Cyberbullying vs. In-Person Bullying
Reasons for Unreported Hate Crimes
The Covid-19 Effect and Mental Health Impacts