Renaissance Village
4/28/ 2 10:33: QKW_RITE: GatherM3Ms: Data ID 3157
Needs Statement for Renaissance Village (tables w/ LN)
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The FBI publishes "Uniform Crime Reports" every year reporting in greatest detail for "indexed crimes".
Indexed crimes include violent crimes (murder & nonnegligent manslaughter, forcible rape, robbery, and
aggravated assault) and property crime (burglary, larceny-theft, motor vehicle theft, and arson). (Note:
arson is normally not included in the "crime index" because it is inconsistently reported by various
jurisdictions, but it is included in the "modified crime index".)
Teenagers are 3.5 times for more likely to commit serious crimes than the average American.
The highest crime rate of all is for youngsters 16 and 17 years old, four times the rate for
all Americans.
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Crime Rate by Age (total U.S., 1990)
| |
Crimes |
Population |
Crimes/1000 People |
| Under 9 |
19474 |
36453622 |
0.5 |
| 10 - 12 |
73167 |
10489917 |
7 |
| Subtotal 12 & under |
92641 |
46943539 |
2 |
| 13 - 14 |
169630 |
6624332 |
25.6 |
| 15 |
120903 |
3321609 |
36.4 |
| 16 |
134482 |
3304890 |
40.7 |
| 17 |
137721 |
3410062 |
40.4 |
| 18 |
133622 |
3641238 |
36.7 |
| 19 |
118435 |
4076216 |
29.1 |
| Subtotal 13-19 |
814793 |
24378347 |
33.4 |
| 20 |
99501 |
4009414 |
24.8 |
| 21 |
86814 |
3817220 |
22.7 |
| 22 |
77921 |
3731226 |
20.9 |
| 23 |
74258 |
3731226 |
19.9 |
| 24 |
72062 |
3731226 |
19.3 |
| Subtotal 20-24 |
410556 |
19020312 |
21.6 |
| 25 - 29 |
337643 |
21313045 |
15.8 |
| 30 - 34 |
268812 |
21862887 |
12.3 |
| 35 - 39 |
174187 |
19963117 |
8.7 |
| Subtotal 25-39 |
780642 |
63139049 |
12.4 |
| 40 - 44 |
97441 |
17615786 |
5.5 |
| 45 - 49 |
51184 |
13872573 |
3.7 |
| 50 - 54 |
29455 |
11350513 |
2.6 |
| 55 - 59 |
19000 |
10531756 |
1.8 |
| 60 - 64 |
13548 |
10616167 |
1.3 |
| 64+ (99) |
18961 |
31241831 |
0.6 |
| Subtotal 40 & over |
229589 |
95228626 |
2.4 |
| Total |
2328221 |
248709873 |
9.4 |
|
"Between 1985 and 1995, violent crime arrest rates increased substantially for all ages..., with the
rates for juveniles ages 14, 15 or 16 up more than 80%. The violent crime arrest rate for 17-year-olds
increased more than 70%." The only other age group with with increases this great was the 35-39 year old
age group. Regardless of the age of those arrested, property crime arrest rates changed little between
1985 and 1995.
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Trends in Juvenile Crime Arrest Rates by Age
| Age |
Violent Crimes - 1985 |
Violent Crimes - 1995 |
Violent Crimes - % Change |
Property Crimes - 1985 |
Property Crimes - 1995 |
Property Crimes - % Change |
| Under 12 |
56.39 |
88.56 |
157 |
774.56 |
729.94 |
94.2 |
| 12-14 |
251.91 |
460.2 |
182.7 |
2495 |
2825 |
113.2 |
| 15 |
446.1 |
808.99 |
181.3 |
3549 |
3882 |
109.4 |
| 16 |
565.91 |
1023 |
180.7 |
3778 |
4151 |
109.9 |
| 17 |
651.12 |
1114 |
171.1 |
3756 |
3900 |
103.8 |
| 18 |
649.47 |
1162 |
179 |
3361 |
3554 |
105.8 |
| 19 |
622.49 |
995.28 |
159.9 |
2695 |
2652 |
98.4 |
| 20 |
590.74 |
902.39 |
152.8 |
2202 |
2048 |
93 |
| 21 |
585.9 |
884.79 |
151 |
1933 |
1787 |
92.5 |
| 22 |
568.19 |
845.34 |
148.8 |
1748 |
1596 |
91.3 |
| 23 |
541.55 |
784.29 |
144.8 |
1587 |
1474 |
92.9 |
| 24 |
523.4 |
727.37 |
139 |
1434 |
1368 |
95.4 |
| 25-29 |
434.3 |
656.54 |
151.2 |
1182 |
1265 |
107 |
| 30-34 |
310.69 |
547.1 |
176.1 |
872.61 |
1092 |
125.2 |
| 35-39 |
219.64 |
409.25 |
186.3 |
600.89 |
842.26 |
140.2 |
| 40-44 |
159.5 |
266.62 |
167.2 |
414.67 |
565.54 |
136.4 |
| 45-49 |
112.74 |
165.36 |
146.7 |
310.34 |
333.95 |
107.6 |
| 50-54 |
76.43 |
106.06 |
138.8 |
244.52 |
201 |
82.2 |
| 55-59 |
50.54 |
67.99 |
134.5 |
179.02 |
128.49 |
71.8 |
| 60-64 |
31.78 |
43.4 |
136.6 |
131.53 |
87.08 |
66.2 |
|
Teenage gangs are becoming an increasing threat to the safety of responsible teens and to the
futures of young people drawn into gangs. Increasing gang activity is reported even in prosperous
communities like Boca Raton, Florida, and Santa Barbara, California.
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In March, 1994, "local youth gang experts" estimated that Broward had 30-40 gangs
(with up to 60 smaller, less developed gangs) and as many as 3000 youths affiliated
with a gang (including youths classified as associates or "wannabe's" who had not
yet reached full membership).
In December, 1993, 63 youth gangs were charted by Broward County law enforcement
agencies throughout the County. Gang infiltration was discovered in 18 Broward cities
and in unincorporated Broward County. Some type of gang activity was found in almost
every community within Broward County.
Police estimates show an enormous increase in street gang activity in Broward County since
organized gangs were first detected in 1987, when there were an estimated 5 gangs. In 1995,
that estimate had increased to 60 gangs in Broward County.
From an interview of 50 randomly selected Broward County youth who were active gang
members during late 1992 and 1993, the respondents, representing a cross-section of
23 different gangs, reported that:
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89% of their fellow gang members had been arrested at least once since joining;
66% of respondents had been arrested 1-10 times (average 8); of these, almost two-thirds
had been arrested for at least one violent felony crime;
76% sold drugs (of these, 38% reported they sold drugs on a daily basis);
47% admitted they personally owned at least one gun (of these, almost 91% of the
weapons were more lethal than small-caliber handguns); and
two-thirds admitted that most of their fellow gang members owned guns.
(from the Interim Report of the Broward County Grand Jury, Fall Term, 1993, on Youth Gang Investigation).
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"Six percent (of murders in the U.S. in 1995) were juvenile gang killings, which were up 38%
over the past 5 years." 96% of juvenile gang killings in 1995 were by means of firearms.
(FBI, Uniform Crime Reports, 1995, pages 17, 20, 21, 58).
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Trends in Indexed Crimes
| |
1991 |
1992 |
1993 |
1994 |
1995 |
| Total number |
|
|
|
|
|
| Juvenile gang killings |
840 |
813 |
1145 |
1157 |
1157 |
| Total murders |
21676 |
22716 |
23180 |
22084 |
20043 |
| Total indexed crimes |
14872900 |
14438200 |
14144800 |
13989500 |
13867100 |
| % change vs. 1991 |
|
|
|
|
|
| Juvenile gang killings |
|
-3.2 |
36.3 |
37.7 |
37.7 |
| Total murders |
|
4.8 |
6.9 |
1.9 |
-7.5 |
| Total indexed crimes |
|
-2.9 |
-4.9 |
-5.9 |
-6.8 |
|
The following table was excerpted from the "Monitoring the Future Study" and published in Newsweek
Magazine, August 26, 1996, page 56).
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Eighth Graders Who Have Used Drugs in their Lifetime
from a 22 year study conducted by the Univ. of Michigan
(in percentages of all eighth graders)
| |
1991 |
1995 |
% change |
| Crack |
1.3 |
2.7 |
208 |
| Heroin |
1.2 |
2.3 |
192 |
| Marijuana |
10.2 |
19.9 |
195 |
| Cocaine |
2.3 |
4.2 |
183 |
| Hallucinogens |
3.2 |
5.2 |
163 |
| Stimulants |
10.5 |
13.1 |
125 |
| Tranquilizers |
3.8 |
4.5 |
118 |
| Cigarettes |
44 |
46.4 |
105 |
| Been drunk |
26.7 |
25.3 |
95 |
|
According to the Center for Disease Control, suicide rates for youths 15-19 quadrupled
in this country between the years of 1950 (2.7 per 100,000) and 1988 (11.3 per 100,000).
As part of the 1990 Youth Risk Behavior Survey of U.S. high school students in grades 9-12,
students in the study were asked whether they had seriously thought about suicide in the
previous 12 months, whether they had made a specific plan about how they would accomplish
suicide, how many times they had attempted it, and whether the suicide attempt(s) required
medical attention. 27.3% of U.S. high school students reported they had thought seriously
about suicide, 16.3% had made specific plans, 8.3% had made one or more suicide attempts,
and 2.1% had required medical attention because of their suicide attempt(s).
Suicide is the second leading cause of death in Broward County of persons 15-24 (accidents
being the leading cause). The rate per 100,000 population for persons 15-24 is 15.3 in
Broward. In Florida, the rate is 14.4 and is the third most frequent cause of death (Florida
Vital Statistics, 1993).
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The fastest growing age group in Florida in the past 15 years was kids below
fifteen years of age. Now those kids are becoming teenagers and young adults. The
fastest growing segment of the Florida population between now and the year 2010 will be kids 15-19.
There were 1.2 million teenagers in 1995 in Florida and there will be nearly 1.7 million by the year 2010,
an increase of 36%. The total population of Florida is expected to increase by 26% during this time
(from 14.1 to 17.8 million). (Florida Demographic Estimating Conference database).
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Florida Population by Age Group and Fifteen Year Growth
| |
1980 |
1995 |
2010 |
| Population |
|
|
|
| Under 4 |
570287 |
993051 |
1058176 |
| 4 - 9 |
621601 |
898399 |
1028316 |
| 9 - 14 |
685082 |
855167 |
1062673 |
| 14 - 17 |
482915 |
453959 |
648444 |
| 17 - 19 |
328494 |
347803 |
491743 |
| 19 - 24 |
811475 |
895074 |
1112793 |
| 25+ |
6247107 |
9705864 |
12433926 |
| All people |
9746961 |
14149317 |
17836071 |
| Percent change |
|
|
|
| Under 4 |
100 |
174.1 |
106.6 |
| 4 - 9 |
100 |
144.5 |
114.5 |
| 9 - 14 |
100 |
124.8 |
124.3 |
| 14 - 17 |
100 |
94 |
142.8 |
| 17 - 19 |
100 |
105.9 |
141.4 |
| 19 - 24 |
100 |
110.3 |
124.3 |
| 25+ |
100 |
155.4 |
128.1 |
| All people |
100 |
145.2 |
126.1 |
|
The Florida Kids Count Data Book is published annually by the Florida Center for Children
and Youth in Tallahassee and the Florida Mental Health Institute at the University of South Florida.
It provides information for each county in Florida on population by age, education, birth
indicators, children in poverty, child well-being, and youth and the law. The following
information is provided for the eight counties of southeast Florida.
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Status of Children
| |
Total |
Indian River |
Okeechobee |
St. Lucie |
Martin |
Palm Beach |
Broward |
Dade |
Monroe |
| Population (1994) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Total Population |
4756877 |
97415 |
32325 |
166803 |
110227 |
937190 |
1340220 |
1990445 |
82252 |
| Children <18 |
1069788 |
18686 |
9049 |
38900 |
20484 |
191935 |
281056 |
494907 |
14771 |
| Children 15-19 |
253696 |
5063 |
2295 |
9251 |
4858 |
43510 |
66252 |
119144 |
3323 |
| Persons age 20-24 |
272722 |
4766 |
2183 |
9071 |
5352 |
45526 |
71752 |
129655 |
4417 |
| Education (94/95) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Student enrollment (pre-K to 12) |
717911 |
13165 |
6305 |
26213 |
13654 |
127506 |
199362 |
322326 |
9380 |
| Graduation rate (%) |
71 |
66 |
67.6 |
63 |
79.8 |
66.2 |
70.6 |
73.9 |
66.5 |
| Non-promotions |
25932 |
476 |
349 |
903 |
483 |
6364 |
3869 |
13328 |
160 |
| Dropouts |
11117 |
135 |
123 |
397 |
117 |
1872 |
1699 |
6637 |
137 |
| Number of disciplinary actions |
116123 |
3675 |
1564 |
6072 |
3155 |
17424 |
28856 |
53854 |
1523 |
| Corporal punishments |
132 |
63 |
69 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| In-school suspensions |
62008 |
2106 |
493 |
2578 |
1783 |
8532 |
14626 |
30997 |
893 |
| Out-of-school suspensions |
53828 |
1485 |
981 |
3392 |
1372 |
8882 |
14230 |
22857 |
629 |
| Other disciplinary actions |
155 |
21 |
21 |
102 |
|
10 |
|
|
1 |
| Birth indicators (1994) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Births |
70837 |
937 |
478 |
2212 |
1137 |
12758 |
19488 |
32913 |
914 |
| Birth rate (per 1000 population) |
14.8 |
9.5 |
14.7 |
13.1 |
10.3 |
13.5 |
14.5 |
16.5 |
11 |
| Births to unwed mothers |
26310 |
324 |
177 |
838 |
413 |
4350 |
6568 |
13349 |
291 |
| Births to unwed mothers (%) |
37.1 |
34.6 |
37 |
37.9 |
36.4 |
34.1 |
33.7 |
40.6 |
31.8 |
| Births to unwed mothers <20 |
6598 |
131 |
67 |
252 |
120 |
1177 |
1607 |
3189 |
55 |
| Births to unwed mothers <20 (%) |
9.3 |
14 |
14 |
11.4 |
10.6 |
9.2 |
8.2 |
9.7 |
6 |
| Births to unwed mothers over 20 |
19702 |
193 |
110 |
586 |
292 |
3172 |
4958 |
10155 |
236 |
| Births to unwed mothers over 20 (%) |
27.8 |
20.6 |
23 |
26.5 |
25.7 |
24.9 |
25.4 |
30.9 |
25.8 |
| Births to mothers <20 |
7986 |
163 |
115 |
332 |
147 |
1405 |
1837 |
3909 |
78 |
| Births to mothers <20 (%) |
11.3 |
17.4 |
24.1 |
15 |
13 |
11 |
9.4 |
11.9 |
8.5 |
| Teen birth rate age 15-19 |
65.6 |
66.8 |
107.7 |
71 |
63.2 |
63.7 |
54.2 |
65.1 |
54.5 |
| Births with early prenatal care |
57065 |
713 |
370 |
1719 |
858 |
10095 |
16149 |
26379 |
782 |
| Births with early prenatal care (%) |
81.4 |
77.1 |
77.7 |
77.9 |
75.7 |
79.9 |
84.7 |
80.8 |
86.6 |
| Low birth weight births |
5589 |
55 |
38 |
168 |
82 |
1024 |
1582 |
2585 |
55 |
| Low birth weight births (%) |
7.9 |
5.9 |
7.9 |
7.6 |
7.2 |
8 |
8.1 |
7.9 |
6 |
| Child well-being (1994) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Child deaths age 1-14 |
323 |
9 |
7 |
15 |
6 |
53 |
82 |
147 |
4 |
| Teen violent deaths age 15-19 |
174 |
2 |
1 |
6 |
4 |
30 |
41 |
88 |
2 |
| Teen violent death rate age 15-19(/10k) |
6.9 |
3.9 |
4.3 |
6.4 |
8.2 |
6.9 |
6.2 |
7.4 |
6 |
| Runaways |
14405 |
348 |
129 |
690 |
290 |
2758 |
4188 |
5840 |
162 |
| Children in poverty (1990) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Children in poverty age <18 |
190594 |
2087 |
2253 |
7301 |
2417 |
25176 |
37717 |
111739 |
1904 |
| Children in poverty age <18 (%) |
20.5 |
12.4 |
29.5 |
21.4 |
14 |
15.1 |
15 |
24.3 |
14.5 |
| Youth and the law (94/95) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Delinquency cases received |
51127 |
1020 |
487 |
1839 |
1037 |
8594 |
15090 |
22538 |
522 |
| Delinquency cases received-youths |
30817 |
665 |
283 |
1280 |
651 |
5243 |
8907 |
13453 |
335 |
| Juvenile detentions |
8522 |
198 |
122 |
514 |
161 |
2026 |
2776 |
2615 |
110 |
| Juvenile detentions-youths |
5623 |
126 |
72 |
374 |
99 |
1331 |
1763 |
1769 |
89 |
| Transfers to adult court |
2486 |
15 |
18 |
77 |
52 |
525 |
432 |
1352 |
15 |
| Transfers to adult court-youths |
1784 |
14 |
16 |
60 |
36 |
383 |
321 |
945 |
9 |
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