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Public Safety: Goals & Measures
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Indicator Measures
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How are we doing?
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8.5.1 Juvenile crime rates by gender
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Juvenile arrests (under 16 years of age) declined by 23% between 1993 and 2001 but rose by 9% between 2001 and 2003. The number of arrests for violent crime increased by 16% between 1993 and 2001 and by 19% between 2001 and 2003, offset by a steep decline (39% between 1993 and 2001) in “quality of life” crimes. |
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8.5.2 After school programs for boys and girls vs. need
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The Boston After-School for All Partnership, established in 2001, is the largest public-private partnership focused on children in Boston’s history, raising $24 million from 14 partners to expand the availability and quality of Boston’s after-school programs. By 2003, it had created an additional 4,300 new spaces in after-school programs, with 84 of the City’s 106 elementary and middle schools offering programs – up from 69 in 2001. Formalizing this function, a new organization, After-School and Beyond, continues to expand to meet the demands of Boston’s more than 80,000 school-aged children, about 60,000 of whom are in public schools. Older youth are the least well served. |
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8.5.3 School suspension and expulsion rates at Boston Public Schools by level
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Boston’s school drop out rate has improved. The current 21.1% drop out rate is the lowest in 20 years. However, one in five Boston Public School students is not graduating within five years after entering high school, and some experts believe that the rate would be higher if calculated differently. The Boston Private Industry Council is leading efforts, with the BPS, to reduce drop rates. |
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8.6.1 Partnerships with law enforcement agencies by type and by neighborhood
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Between 1994 and 2002, the BPD developed 963 partnerships across a broad range of organizations, from community- and faith-based groups to academic, business and intergovernmental collaborations. Now, of all neighborhoods of the city, partnerships are deepest in the South End, Roxbury and Dorchester. A new Boston initiative, B-Smart, is designed to broaden and deepen collaboration across the city. |
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8.7.1 Respect and trust between residents and Boston police officers
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In 2003, 67% of Bostonians felt that Boston police officers performed a good or excellent job in being fair and respectful, according to the biennial BPD Survey, down slightly from 2001. Confidence in the BPD’s ability to prevent crime declined slightly, from 87% in 2001 to 82%, compared to 60% in 1995. However, responses vary widely by neighborhood.
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