Kingston Violence Prevention Board
Data-Driven Community Safety Through the Cardiff Model
About the KVPB
The Kingston Violence Prevention Board (KVPB) was developed from the application of the Cardiff Model for Violence Prevention. The Board brings together key stakeholders working on violence prevention in communities surrounding the Kingston Public Hospital — utilizing both hospital and law enforcement data.
Board Members Include
- ✓Jamaica Constabulary Force
- ✓Ministry of National Security
- ✓Kingston Public Hospital
- ✓Ministry of Education, Youth and Information
- ✓Ministry of Health and Wellness
- ✓Jamaica Social Investment Fund
- ✓Violence Prevention Alliance
- ✓Mona Geoinformatics Institute
- ✓The University of the West Indies
- ✓Pan American Health Organization / WHO
How Data Drives Decisions
Injuries are routinely cross-referenced against police major crimes data, and combined to create hotspot models for each review period. These are cross-referenced with asset and point-of-interest data to target key ground features for direct intervention.
Spatially-mapped injury data are weighted by severity, context and outcome — allowing for differential pattern analyses that pinpoint where and how violence is occurring, so resources can be directed where they are needed most.