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Violent crime continues to be a major concern in the District of Columbia. In 1999, the District recorded 14,871 violent incidents against 16,372 victims. Nearly 12,000 individuals were assaulted and almost 4,000 robbed. To inform efforts to reduce violence in the city, the Mayor's Office and the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council (CJCC) convened a small "data team" in mid-July, 2000. Composed of representatives from the Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia (MPDC), the Urban Institute, the Mayor's Office, and the CJCC, the team was charged with analyzing violent incidents in the city by identifying trends and patterns that characterize violent incidents, victims, and offenders.

This report describes capacity and needs assessments of youth services in the District of Columbia. These assessments were conducted by the Urban Institute, Georgetown University, and the University of the District of Columbia (UDC) in the Summer of 1999. (Available in CD-ROM format only).

This report describes capacity and needs assessments of youth services in the District of Columbia. These assessments were conducted by the Urban Institute, Georgetown University, and the University of the District of Columbia (UDC) in the Summer of 1999. DC mayor Anthony Williams requested these assessments to help guide the allocation of additional funds in this area. This report describes various indicators of need across geographic regions of the city, results from a survey of providers, and interviews with service providers, parents, and youth related to early childhood development, K-12 academic achievement, post-school success, health and well-being, and crime.

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