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FY 2008 WEED AND SEED COMMUNITIES APPLICATION E~ _ l ~v -'l The percentage of juvenile burglaries occurring in the proposed area increased from 15.1% of the total in 2004, to 32.1% of the total in 2006. The percentage of juvenile sex offences occurring in the proposed area increased from 2.8% of the total in 2004, to 23.8% of the total in 2006. The percentage of juvenile vandalism occurring in the proposed area increased from 10.3% of the total in 2004, to 19.2% of the total in 2006. Description: Part 1 Crimes (Data 2003, 2004, 2005) See attached table of Part 1 Crimes data for 2003-2006 for adults III A 1. Description: Part 2 Crimes (Data 2003, 2004, 2005) See attached table of Part 2 Crimes data for 2003-2006 for adults III A 2 Number of serious/violent adult and juvenile offenders returning to community over the past 3 years, and number anticipated to return during the coming 5-year period: During a recent three year period (2004-2006) the state Indiana Department of Corrections (IDOC) reported: 1,412 adult ex-offenders returned to St. Joseph County. . Of those, 1,121 (79.4 percent) returned to South Bend. • Of those, 184 (16.4 percent) returned to the proposed area. IDOC reports that based on the earliest possible release dates for the years 2008-2012: • 524 adult ex-offenders expect to return to St. Joseph County. • Of those, 393 (75 percent) expect to return to South Bend. Of those, 48 (12.2 percent) expect to return to the proposed area. The numbers are deceptively low because they do not include crimes/incarceration/releases that haven't occurred yet. Similar figures for youth are not available in this jurisdiction. III. B. Social Problems and Needs Description of social problems that contribute to crime in the Weed and Seed area, including data from 2003, 2004, and 2005: The W&S area is challenged by the unemployment, poverty and educational status of many of its residents. Each of these creates an individual situation but collectively frames a population that has difficulty with quality of life issues, lack of opportunity for living wages, and inability to maintain decent housing. Additionally, many who may have moved beyond this stage have been caught in the housing opportunities of the recent past that may now be failing. The physical condition of the area, given it contains one third of all vacant and abandoned homes in the city, is indicative of significant problems. According to the 2000 Census, in the proposed area: Unemployment = 13% Poverty = 26% F:\DATA\SHARE\DPND\Wecd&Seed\2008 Application\2008 Application\Final format for application.doc