SAFETYFOCUS GROUP MEETING

July 2013

Welcome and Introduction

CN Goals

Metrics

Resident Survey Findings

Mapping

Discussion on Data Collected

Discussion on Additional Data to be Collected

Next Meeting

AGENDA

Choice Neighborhood GoalsPeople: Support positive outcomes for families who live in the target development and the surrounding neighborhood, particularly outcomes related to residents’ Economic Self-Sufficiency, safety, employment, and mobility;

Housing: Transform distressed public and assisted housing into energy efficient, mixed-income housing that is physically and financially viable over the long-term;

Neighborhood: Transform distressed, high-poverty neighborhoods into viable, mixed-income and sustainable neighborhoods with access to well-functioning services, high quality public schools and Economic Self-Sufficiency programs, high quality early learning programs and services, public transportation, and improved access to jobs.

Comprehensive Needs Assessment

Safety Outcome Residents feel safe in their neighborhood

Metrics to Measure Achievement:

• Part I violent crime rates (per 1,000 residents)

•Number and percentage reporting feeling safer

RESIDENT SURVEY RESULTS

20. Do you feel safe in your neighborhood? Yes 76%; No 24%

21. How would you describe the level of crime in your neighborhood?

6%

9%

30%

34%

21%

Very serious Serious

Tolerable Not a problem

Do not know

22. How has the level of crime in your neighborhood changed in the past year?

14%

11%

35%

40% Increased

Decreased

No Change

Do not know

23. What types of crime are most common in your neighborhood?

Noise

Drugs

Vandalism

Robbery

Assault

Auto Theft

Mugging

Rape

Homicide

Other

0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40%

34%

25%

12%

8%

8%

5%

4%

1%

1%

2%

23. What types of crime are most common in your neighborhood?

24. What could the Housing Authority do to reduce crime in your neighborhood?

Outdoor lighting

Closed circuit cameras

Increased City Police surveillance

Fencing and gates

Improved door and window locks

Resident patrols

Other

0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30%

24%

18%

15%

14%

13%

12%

3%

24. What could the Housing Authority do to reduce crime in your neighborhood?

DATA MAPPED

Discussion on Data Collected

• What are the major findings of the resident survey?

• What do the maps tell us?

Collecting Remaining Baseline Data

Safety Outcome Residents feel safe in their neighborhood

Additional Metrics to Measure Achievement:

•Data from the Kingsport FIRE and Emergency Response;•Data from the Red Cross;•Data from Kingsport Parks and Recreation on crime and vandalism;

Next Meeting Date and Time?

Project Website: http://www.kingsportchoice.com/