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Home My WebLink AboutGun Violence FrameworkGun Violence M I T I G A T I O N P A R T N E R S H I P S G UN VIO LENCE PREVENTIO N FRAMEWO RK | AUG UST 20 21 Fra me work Pre ve ntion C I T Y O F R O A N O K E Report Contents Pa rt 1: Curre nt Situa tion a nd Conte xt Pa rt 2: Working with the Community to Re spond Pa rt 3: O bje ctive s Pa rt 4: Wha t We Are Curre ntly Doing to Addre ss G un Viole nce Pa rt 5:Monitoring Progre ss Pa rt 6:Ke e ping the Community Informe d G UN VIO LENCE PREVENTIO N FRAMEWO RK | AUG UST 20 21 M I T I G A T I O N P A R T N E R S H I P SC I T Y O F R O A N O K E Current Situa tion a nd Conte xt Pa rt 1: G UN VIO LENCE PREVENTIO N FRAMEWO RK | AUG UST 20 21 2021 VA G UN VIO LENCE CHARLOTTESVILLE 22 LYNCHBURG 25 SUFFOLK 22 PORTSMOUTH/ NORFOLK 142 RICHMOND AREA 173 HAMPTON/ NEWPORT NEWS 144 FREDERICKSBURG 25 STAUNTON/ HARRISONBURG 16 Source : https:/ / www.gunviole nce a rchive .org / PETERSBURG 49 DANVILLE 9 ROANOKE40 * G UN VIO LENCE PREVENTIO N FRAMEWO RK | AUG UST 20 21 *Incide nts whe re victim wa s struck by gunfire . O the r a re a s a re a ll incide nts involving gunfire . MARTINSVILLE 12 516 injured 180 killed 4th of July weekend 2021 GUN VIOLENCE IN AMERICA Source: https://www.gunviolencearchive.org/ CHICAGO : A 40 -ye a r -old ma n wa s kille d on Frida y night a fte r a ne ighbor compla ine d a bout his music. AUSTIN:Two police office rs we re a lso shot e a rly Monda y morning while dispe rse crowds in the city's South Austin ne ighborhood. NYC: O ne ma n wa s kille d a nd two pe ople we re hospita lize d a fte r gunfire e rupte d a t a Fourth of July block pa rty CINCINATTI:Two me n shot a nd kille d e a ch othe r, injuring thre e othe rs a t the city's Sma le Rive rfront Pa rk DALLAS: Five pe ople shot, 3 of which die d a fte r gunfire e rupte d a t a Fourth of July block pa rty NORFOLK: 15 - ye a r -old boy wa s cha rge d in the shooting of four childre n be twe e n the a ge s of 6 a nd 16 LA:Twe lve pe ople die d a cross the city in va rious shootings PORTLAND:police found more tha n 80 ca sings following a July 3 shooting in the Albe rta ne ighborhood. G UN VIO LENCE PREVENTIO N FRAMEWO RK | AUG UST 20 21 GSW & Homicide G SW Homicide G UN VIO LENCE IN RO ANO KE G UN VIO LENC E INC IDENTS: JANUARY 1, 20 21-AUG UST 8, 20 21 RO ANO KE PO LIC E DEPARTMENT F O R L A W E N F O R C E M E N T U S E O N L Y Informa tion ge ne ra te d from the following De pa rtme nt re cords a nd re ports: CAD-DSS; Police -Pa k; HOST; offe nse re ports prima rily UC R Pa rt 1 offe nse s; Da ily Bulle tin; Inte rne t; Listse rve s LEANALYST a nd CRIMEMAP; Evide nce Te chnicia n Re ports a nd simila r a dditiona l da ta obta ine d from outside re source s such a s othe r la w e nforce me nt a ge ncie s a nd priva te orga niza tions. Crime Ana lysis—A. Re e ce G UN VIO LENCE PREVENTIO N FRAMEWO RK | AUG UST 20 21 DRUG O VERDO SES IN RO ANO KE 177 ove rdose s 26 ha ve be e n fa ta l DRUG O VERDO SES 0 1.0 1.21-0 7.26 .21 G UN VIO LENCE PREVENTIO N FRAMEWO RK | AUG UST 20 21 DRUG OVERDOSES & GUN VIOLENCE IN ROANOKE G UN VIO LENCE PREVENTIO N FRAMEWO RK | AUG UST 20 21 DRUG O VERDO SES & G UN VIO LENC E 0 1.0 1.21-0 7.26 .21 UNNATURAL DEATHS IN VIRG INIA The le a ding me thods of unna tura l de a th in Virginia since 20 0 7 ha ve be e n motor ve hicle collisions,gun -re la te d de a ths , a nd fa ta l drug ove rdose s. The re we re 1,191 gun -re la te d de a ths in Virginia in 20 20 a nd 2,297 drug -re la te d de a ths. TO TAL NUMBER O F G UN AND DRUG RELATED FATALITIES BY YEAR O F DEATH, 20 0 7 -20 20 * f O ffice of the Chie f Me d ica l Exa mine r. Fa ta l Drug O ve rd ose Q ua rte rly Re p ort. Virg inia De p a rtme nt of He a lth. http s:/ / www.vd h.virg inia .g ov/ content/ up loa d s/ site s/ 18/ 20 21/ 0 4/ Q ua rte rly-Drug -De a th -Re p ort -FINAL-Q 4 -20 20 .p d f. G UN VIO LENCE PREVENTIO N FRAMEWO RK | AUG UST 20 21 CASE STATUS # OF CASES Active 20 Close d by Arre st 6 Close d Exce ption 3 Ina ctive 11 TOTAL 40 CITY LOCATION # OF CASES Zone 1 (Southe a st)5 Zone 2 (Northe a st)10 Zone 3 (Southwe st)1 Zone 4 (Northwe st)24 TOTAL 40G UN VIO LENCE IN RO ANO KE AG G RAVATED ASSAULTS AG G RAVATED ASSAULTS (DO MESTIC) Under 18 (6)19-21 (2)22-25 (4)30-35 (4) 0 1.0 1.21-0 8.0 8.21 OFFENDERS BY AGE Under 18 (14)19-21 (3)22-25 (9)26-29 (4) 30-35 (5)36-39 (2)40-45 (5)46-49 (3) 0 1.0 1.21-0 8.0 8.21 VICTIMS BY AGE (16) (45) HO MICIDES 0 1.0 1.21-0 8.0 8.21 INCIDENTS WHERE VICTIM WAS HIT BY GUNFIRE 0 1.0 1.21-0 8.0 8.21 AGGRAVATED ASSAULTS OR HOMICIDES WHERE VICTIM WAS HIT BY GUNFIRE G UN VIO LENCE PREVENTIO N FRAMEWO RK | AUG UST 20 21 4 9 26 31 1 1 20 20 (31) 20 21 (41) Part 2: WO RKING WITH THE CO MMUNITY TO RESPO ND G UN VIO LENCE PREVENTIO N FRAMEWO RK | AUG UST 20 21 Roa noke Police De pa rtme nt COMMUNITY NAACP for G un buy-ba ck progra m Crime pre ve ntion pa rtne rships with Community G roups, Apa rtme nt Comple x Ma na ge me nt, Home owne rs in a re a s with high crime history. O a kla nd Blvd, La nsdowne , The Hunts, Villa ge s a t Lincoln, Ashton He ights a nd The Vie w Apa rtme nts a re a fe w e xa mple s of pa rticipa nts this ye a r PRO JECTS Youth Enga ge me nt Proje cts like We st End Run, LEA Youth O utdoor Ba ske tba ll Le a gue Pa rtne ring with Socia l Se rvice s & othe r Me nta l He a lth Age ncie s including Community Policing Ma na ge me nt Te a m O pe ra tiona l Pla nning with la rge community e ve nts like Blue Ridge Ma ra thon, Ironma n, 4th of July G UN VIO LENCE PREVENTIO N FRAMEWO RK | AUG UST 20 21 GUN VIO LENCE •Continue d ne ighborhood outre a ch from the RESET volunte e r te a m,le d by Lloyd Me rcha nt,a nd the Roa noke Police De pa rtme nt conne cting with ne ighbors e xpe rie ncing the tra uma of viole nce . •Continue d Ra pid Re sponse long -te rm ca re for fa milie s who ha ve e xpe rie nce d loss a nd tra uma with a dditiona l re source s for support . •A mobile public a rt proje ct tra ve ling to ne ighborhoods throughout the City to provide cre a tive e xpre ssion in a ddre ssing viole nce a nd cre a ting sa fe r ne ighborhoods . •An a fte r -school a nd summe r pilot progra m on Positive Action –te a ching our childre n a nd youth how to honor a nd va lue the mse lve s while honoring a nd va luing e a ch othe r a nd finding pe a ce ful wa ys to re solve conflict . •Ba sic Tra uma Tra ining Workshops for the Community –te a ching how to re cognize tra uma a nd how to work with e a ch othe r to ca re fully na viga te pa thwa ys to he a ling . •Community Outre a ch e ve nts,including youth summits,to re ce ive input on the Community Asse ssme nt a nd to cre a te opportunitie s for youth to work a nd pla y sa fe ly right whe re the y live .We a re se e king to conne ct with community pa rtne rs who a re willing to host a nd/ or support the se e ve nts . •A Se rie s of conve rsa tions with loca l busine sse s on how you ca n pa rtne r with the Commission to provide workforce opportunitie s a nd me ntoring with our youth PREVENTIO N RECO MMENDATIO NS The purpose of the Gun Violence Prevention Com m ission is to study the issue of gun violence in the com m unity, recom m end stra tegies for prevention, intervention a nd response to reduce incidents of gun violence a nd a ddress its effects on the com m unity, a nd to work with citizens a nd com m unity pa rtners in developing progra m s tha t crea te m ea ningful opportunities for positive non -violent pa thwa ys for hea lth a nd wholeness. COMMISSION G UN VIO LENCE PREVENTIO N FRAMEWO RK | AUG UST 20 21 PREVENTION COMMISSION G UN VIO LENCE Mini - Gra nts The G un Viole nce Pre ve ntion Commission a pprove d 65,0 0 0 in mini-gra nts to 17 community orga niza tions for inte rve ntion a nd pre ve ntion progra ms Gra nts DCJS a wa rde d the City of Roa noke two g ra nts 25,0 0 0 gra nt to comple te a Youth a nd G a ng Viole nce Community Asse ssme nt for the ide ntifica tion , pre ve ntion , a nd inte rve ntion of youth a nd ga ng viole nce 50 0 ,0 0 0 gra nt for a G un Viole nce Inte rve ntion Progra m to hire a Youth a nd G a ng Viole nce Pre ve ntion Coordina tor a nd two O utre a ch Worke rs who will be re sponsible for re a ching out to high risk youth a nd young a dults $ $ $ GUN VIOLENCE PREVENTION FRAMEWORK | AUGUST 2021 OUR Re duce G un Viole nce with the inte nt of e limina tion Use RESET a sse ts to he lp citize ns fe e l comforta ble e nough to pa rtne r with police a nd provide a ssista nce with inve stiga tions, crime re duction, e tc. Re duce fe a r within the community O BJECTIVES G UN VIO LENCE PREVENTIO N FRAMEWO RK | AUG UST 20 21 What we are curre ntly doing to a ddre ss gun viole nce Pa rt 4: 12 G UN VIO LENCE PREVENTIO N FRAMEWO RK | AUG UST 20 21 Identifying the most violent offenders for focused enforcement Spe cia l ope ra tions tha t ta rge t viole nt offe nde rs a nd ga ng me mbe rs Crimina l inve stiga tions a fte r a cts of viole nce to ide ntify pe rpe tra tors Inte llige nce ga the ring through inte rvie ws of victims, offe nde rs, ga ng me mbe rs, fa mily me mbe rs a nd informa nts with the goa l of ide ntifying ba d a ctors, ga ng culture , proble m loca tions, e tc. Offe nde r Ba se d Stra te gie s Re se a rch, Da ta & Te chnology Pa rticipa ting in Fe de ra l ta sk force ’s to include ATF, FBI, DEA, USMS Working close ly with ATF to tra ce fire a rms use d in gun viole nce in a tte mpt to ide ntify purcha se rs a nd stra w purcha se rs Pa rticipa ting in Fe de ra l initia tive s such a s Proje ct Sa fe Ne ighborhood Utilizing re giona l la w e nforce me nt sha re d te chnologie s like Sma rtForce to fa cilita te re a l time a ccura te informa tion sha ring Da ta drive n ide ntifica tion a nd monitoring of offe nde rs a nd ide ntifica tion of a re a crimina l a ctivity hotspots Evide nce ba se d Stra tifie d Policing mode l focuse d Submitting she ll ca sings from viole nt incide nts to compa re with NIBIN Community Pa rtne rships G un Viole nce Commission RESET Te a m Crime pre ve ntion e fforts through our Community Re source O ffice rs working with code e nforce me nt, ne ighborhood groups, a pa rtme nt comple xe s, home owne rs, DRI, e tc. La w Enforce me nt Pa rtne rships G UN VIO LENCE PREVENTIO N FRAMEWO RK | AUG UST 20 21 Re te ntion Increased starting salary for Police Recruits from 38,639 to 42,50 0 Incre a se d e fforts to re cruit curre ntly ce rtifie d police office rs with highe r sta rting sa la ry (48,0 0 0 ), signing bonuse s a nd 5% pa y a djustme nt a t the discre tion of the Chie f Substa ntia l ne w inve stme nt in public sa fe ty compe nsa tion Imple me nta tion of a multi-pha se public sa fe ty pa y pla n tha t utilize s ste ppe d pa y sca le s tha t ra ise sa la rie s a nd offe r a cle a re r, more pre dicta ble progre ssion for e xpe rie nce Incre a sing e ligibility for police ta ke home ca r progra m 3% ra ise to a ll City e mploye e s Re cruitme nt STRENG THING O UR TEAM G UN VIO LENCE PREVENTIO N FRAMEWO RK | AUG UST 20 21 BARRIERS TO Cha nge s to motor ve hicle a nd crimina l la ws a ffe cting ta ctics a nd pra ctice s Re va mpe d se nte ncing guide line s Ma npowe r shorta ge s Ne ga tive se ntime nt towa rds la w e nforce me nt La ck of community coope ra tion in inve stiga tions Issue s with juve nile offe nde rs a nd the juve nile justice syste m SUCCESS G UN VIO LENCE PREVENTIO N FRAMEWO RK | AUG UST 20 21 Monitoring Progre ss Pa rt 5: 12 G UN VIO LENCE PREVENTIO N FRAMEWO RK | AUG UST 20 21 HOW DO WE MO NITO R Fre que nt Sta tistica l Ana lysis PRO G RESS Inte rna l e va lua tions of stra te gie s (succe sse s a nd fa ilure s) Citize n fe e dba ck G UN VIO LENCE PREVENTIO N FRAMEWO RK | AUG UST 20 21 Part 6: Ke e ping the Community Enga ge d 12 G UN VIO LENCE PREVENTIO N FRAMEWO RK | AUG UST 20 21 KEEPING THE CO MMUNITY Incre a se d publicity of wins a ga inst viole nt crime a nd crimina ls utilizing socia l a nd tra ditiona l me dia ENG AG ED Crime ma pping a nd tra nspa re ncy through Roa noke va .gov Continue to provide sta tistica l upda te s to G un Viole nce Commission, community groups a nd othe r ke y sta ke holde rs Continue d public notifica tion through pre ss re le a se s whe n incide nts do occur G UN VIO LENCE PREVENTIO N FRAMEWO RK | AUG UST 20 21 KEEPING THE CO MMUNITY ENG AG ED Volunte e r O pportunitie s Consiste nt Enga ge me nt with the Me dia Provide incre a se d re source s for witne ss to fe e l sa fe in coming forwa rd Be ing tra nspa re nt a nd a ccounta ble G UN VIO LENCE PREVENTIO N FRAMEWO RK | AUG UST 20 21