National Forum on Youth Violence Prevention City of Philadelphia

Agenda• Introduction• City Overview: • Historical Information• Philadelphia’s Profile• Strengths of Philadelphia

• Proposal• Plan• Key Challenges• Take –A-ways

Introduction: Violence Prevention Collaborative Co-Chairs

Charles RamseyPolice CommissionerPhiladelphia Police

Dept.

Anne Marie AmbroseCommissioner

Department of Human Services

Kevin DoughertyAdministrative JudgePhiladelphia Family

Court

Introduction: City StructureMayor Michael A.

Nutter &

Chief of Staff/Deputy Mayor for Public

Safety Everett Gillison

Violence Prevention CollaborativeLed by Co-Chairs

Prevention Sub-

Committee

InterventionSub-

Committee

EnforcementSub-

Committee

Re-entrySub-

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HistoryBetween 2001 and 2011,

Citywide:• There were a total of

17,032 shooting victims

• There were a total of 3,712 murder victims

Murder And Shooting Victims 2001 - 2011

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2001 309 1,5282002 288 1,4992003 348 1,7002004 330 1,5762005 377 1,6362006 406 1,8572007 391 1,5972008 331 1,3992009 302 1,3612010 306 1,4712011 324 1,408Total 3,712 17,032

City Population 2011: 1.5 million • Up from 2000 Census• Approximately 22% of the population

under 18 years old

Philadelphia’s Profile

Philadelphia’s Profile• One in every four Philadelphians lives below the poverty

line.• Nearly 40% of our children under 18 live in poverty. • Nearly 60% of all children in Philadelphia live in a single

headed household. • 57% of Philadelphia children are eligible for free lunch based

on USDA Food Environmental Atlas 2006• 20% of Philadelphia adults are uninsured based on Small

Area Health Insurance Estimates (SAHIE) 2009• Philadelphia has an unemployment rate of 10.8% as of

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• Philadelphia is much more racially diverse as compared with the national average, although there is a smaller Hispanic/Latino population

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Strengths of Philadelphia• Strong Leadership• Strong Programs• Strong Commitment • Strong Partnerships• Disproportionate

Minority Contact (DMC) Work and Partnerships

• Communication between various agencies and departments

• Community feedback and responsiveness

• Collaboration amongst offices, agencies and departments

Defining the Problem: 2002 – 2011 Homicide

Statistics:• Of 3,403 homicides,

1,334 (39%) were ages 7-24• 22 (0.6%) homicides were

youth ages 7-13• 1,312 (38.6%) homicides

were youth ages 14-24

2002 – 2011 Shooting Statistics:

• Of 15,504 shooting victims, 8,067 (52%) were ages 7-24.• 125 (.8%) shooting victims

were youths ages 7-13• 7,942 (51.2%) shooting victims

were youths ages 14-24

Defining the Problem• 309 homicides and

1,191 shootings in 2012

• 208 people 7-24 years of age were shot in the four targeted districts• 35% of all shootings involving 7-24

year olds occur in these four districts

• 7-24 year olds make up 50% of all shootings for the entire City

Our Proposal • Philadelphia taking a place based approach to focus on

toughest areas of the City:• Focused on shooting and homicide “hotspots” in North Central

Philadelphia (22nd, 24th, 25th, 39th Police Districts)• Intention is that the lessons learned from this surgical, place-

based approach will translate into similar areas of the City• Goal is to create a strategic plan to reduce shootings &

homicides amongst youth & young adults (14-24 years old) in the hotspotsInitiating a comprehensive approach to developing

a youth violence reduction/prevention strategy leads to the City’s ultimate goal to see a 25%

reduction in all shootings and homicides.

Our PlanBuild Partnerships & Raise Awareness

• Seek Foundation & Private Sector Input Support• Youth Development• Community Engagement• Broad Coalition of Government Partners

Gather & Use Data Strategically• Gap Analysis

Utilize the Violence Prevention Collaborative’s recommendations to develop a strategy for implementation while continuously evaluating the effectiveness of our efforts.

Key Challenges: Technical Assistance Needs• Data Collection,

organization, and analysis

• Evaluation of programs and projects

• Connecting program research and program elements

• Creating a trauma informed approach

• Developing a sustainable structure inclusive of government and non-government partnerships

• Structuring focus groups; facilitation

• Connecting with other communities/cities• Access to best practices and how

they are delivered

Take-A-Ways: From Veteran Forum Cities• Did you reach your

goals?

• Who did you partner with? Why?

• How were your strategic planning teams structured?

Take-A-Ways: Philadelphia hopes to learn• How to better engage the

community including philanthropic and academic communities?

• How to balance short-term enforcement and intervention with long-term prevention?

• What are the root causes of youth violence?

• What are the root causes of successful prevention in other communities?

Thank youFor selecting Philadelphia to be part of the

Forum

To our sister Forum cities for providing their time and sharing their expertise

We look forward to working with you all