Orange County Citizens Safety Task Force announces updated community survey

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. — Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings is once again asking the community to help find solutions to recent violent crime.

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At the Orange County Board of Commissioners meeting Tuesday, Demings will announce an updated 2023 Community Crime Survey as part of the Citizens Safety Task Force Initiative.

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The first crime survey was administered in 2021 and led to more than $14 million in grants to local nonprofit agencies that provide “critically needed” services.

The results of the 2023 survey are meant to help guide the task force as they continue working to develop solutions to the community’s public safety needs. It’ll also provide an opportunity to revisit the recommendations made in 2021 and modify them if needed.

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The new survey will be available online here after Mayor Demings officially announces it during the board meeting Tuesday morning. It will be offered in English, Spanish and Creole.

The next meeting of the Citizens Safety Task Force is scheduled for April 18 at 10 a.m. at the Barnett Park Recreation Center’s Orlando magic Gymnasium.

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To see the full results of the 2021 crime survey, click here.

Video: Orange County task force lays out plans to curb violent crime The Orange County's Citizen Safety Task Force formed in late 2020 in response to seven shootings, including one tjat killed a 3 year old. (Phylicia Ashley, WFTV.com)

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