Albuquerque's Bold Plan for Safety and Housing | Albuquerque News

Albuquerque Mayor Tim Keller unveiled a bold blueprint for the city’s future, centered on safety, efficiency, and community empowerment. With crime declining but residents still craving security, police are laser-focused on violent crime and drugs. A groundbreaking mentorship program for teens is slashing crime and boosting grades by 80%, now expanding citywide. Meanwhile, the new Community Safety Department handles non-violent calls—already managing 150,000—and is drawing national attention from cities like Chicago and Seattle. On homelessness, Albuquerque is shifting to personalized care, diverting people from jail and connecting them to housing, addiction support, and transit through the new Gateway System of Care, now serving 1,200 nightly. Housing affordability gets a major boost too: vacant city land can be leased for as little as $1/year for housing or gardens, childcare centers get free access to underused buildings, and community spaces open later for evening and weekend use—all designed to make Albuquerque safer, smarter, and more inclusive. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/c7a0748a48a403a5