No. 1 BALTIMORE, MARYLAND
Built MONSE from the ground up to a team of nearly fifty — designing the staffing structure, funding strategy, cross-sector partnerships, and operational framework that helped position Baltimore for long-term violence reduction. A pilot launched under Shantay Jackson's leadership later expanded throughout the city as Baltimore experienced significant reductions in violent crime.
60% Drop in Homicides (2021 to 2025)
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Under Shantay's leadership, NOVPN membership grew from 45 jurisdictions to nearly 90, spanning cities, counties, and state offices in every region of the country. The Network became the primary peer-learning infrastructure for the field — giving OVP directors access to practice-grounded training, executive coaching, and a thought partner who had actually built and run a government office of violence prevention herself.
96% Increase in Member Jurisdictions Over Two Years
View case study → No. 3 MICHIGAN
Delivered a 184-page statewide gun violence assessment with jurisdiction-specific findings now informing Michigan's CVI investment and implementation strategy. The assessments established baseline data, identified consistent risk patterns across all four jurisdictions, and provided the evidentiary foundation for targeted intervention — the kind of structured problem analysis that effective violence reduction infrastructure requires.
4 Jurisdiction-level gun violence assessments delivered
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