The mission of the Milwaukee Safety and Civic Commission is to improve the quality of life in Milwaukee by improving safety and addressing citywide problems through effective, targeted public education and public information.

City of Milwaukee Safety and Civic Commission is comprised of 18 commissioners, 15 appointed by their alderpersons, and 3 mayoral appointments.

The safety and civic commission investigates, advises and reports to the mayor, common council, police department, and commissioner of public works, and other city officials concerning the best methods of providing for the safety and convenience of the public in addressing civic matters of city-wide concern and to give the greatest possible publicity to these matters to educate the public in safety precautions.

The goal of the safety and civic commission is to improve the quality of life in Milwaukee by improving safety and addressing citywide problems through effective, targeted public education and public information efforts to achieve behavior modification to lift the community as a whole.

The matters under the review of the commission include, but are not limited to, traffic safety for motor vehicles, pedestrians, and bicycles, reducing the demand for drugs, raising educational achievement, raising school attendance and graduation rates, addressing parenting, reducing littering, water safety, fire safety, firearm safety, accidental poisoning, and other such topics that affect the health of the city.