3rd Annual
Safety Of Our Cities
Conference 2025
Save the Date
August 27 - 29, 2025
Hotel Albuquerque
800 Rio Grande Blvd NW
Albuquerque, NM 87104
Public safety has evolved, and relying solely on traditional law enforcement is outdated. The Safety of Our Cities Conference explores the transformation of policing, highlighting innovative strategies, technology-driven solutions for restoring balance and security. It stresses the need for collaboration between law enforcement, technology experts, and communities to drive engagement and create more effective, equitable safety strategies. Embracing new tools and approaches are key to lasting change.
A message from the Chief
On behalf of the Albuquerque Police Department and Chief Harold Medina, we are honored to announce The One Albuquerque Fund in partnership with APD will be hosting the 3rd Annual Safety of Our Cities Conference, which will take place from August 27 to 29, 2025. This year marks the first time the conference will be held in the United States, and we are excited to be the host city.
Building upon the success of the inaugural meeting in Edmonton and last year’s gathering, hosted by Peel Regional Police, we continue to advance the conversation around community safety and well-being.
The conference will bring together law enforcement agencies and multi-sector stakeholders to collaborate and explore innovative solutions to the root causes of the challenges faced by cities. By working together, we can create safer, more resilient communities.
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We all share a responsibility to ensure the safety and well-being of the communities we serve, work in, and live in.
We look forward to welcoming you to Albuquerque for this vital conference.
Harold Medina
Chief, Albuquerque Police, Albuquerque, NM, USA
In Partnership
Thank you to our sponsors
CONFERENCE OVERVIEW
Wednesday, August 27th, 2025
Coming soon!
SPEAKERS
More speakers coming soon
2025 Chief's Round Table​​
Chief Stacey Graves- Kansas City Police Department
Chief Stacey Graves, a lifelong Kansas Citian, began her career at KCPD in 1997 as a civilian records clerk. After joining the police academy in December of 1997, she held multiple assignments as a police officer including Central Patrol Division, East Patrol Division, the Drug Enforcement Unit and the Career Criminal Section. Graves was promoted to Sergeant in 2007. During her tenure as a Sergeant, she was assigned to Patrol, the Media Unit as a Public Information Officer and she was an Operations Sergeant in the Chief’s Office serving under Chief Darryl Forté. Promoted to Captain in 2014, Graves was assigned to Internal Affairs, returned to the Media Unit and Patrol. In 2018, she was promoted to Major. As Major, Graves was the Commander of Shoal Creek Division, Human Resources and served as the Executive Officer in the Patrol Bureau Office.
On December 15, 2022, twenty-five years after starting the police academy, Graves was selected to be the chief. At 48 years old, Graves became the 48th Police Chief in KCPD’s 148-year history also becoming the first woman as permanent chief.
Graves obtained her Associates Degree from Penn Valley. Graves went on to earn a B.A. in Administration of Justice from the University of Missouri-Kansas City and an Executive Master of Business Administration with an emphasis in Leadership from Benedictine College.
COMING SOON
COMING SOON
Judge Cindy Leos
Second Judicial District Court
Young Adult Court Diversion Program
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Judge Cindy Leos, from Albuquerque, New Mexico, has a diverse legal background, including civil defense in Chicago and Albuquerque, as well as experience as a Children’s Court Attorney for Child Protective Services. She served as a Felony Attorney for the New Mexico Office of the Public Defender before establishing her own criminal defense practice. Elected in 2016 to the criminal division of the Second Judicial District Court, Judge Leos also presides over the Young Adult Court diversion program, which she helped develop in 2017.
Jodie Esquibel
Director
Albuquerque Community Safety
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Jodie Esquibel is the Director of Albuquerque Community Safety (ACS), where she leads innovative initiatives to address mental health crises, homelessness, and substance use. With nearly two decades of experience in emergency medicine and public service, Jodie has a deep commitment to making Albuquerque a safer community. She looks forward to sharing her expertise in community safety at the "Safety of Our Cities" conference.
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