The crime problem in communities often is tied to a complex and vicious cycle of decline.
Crime damages the social fabric that makes communities healthy.
Crime increases fear and breeds frustration. Moreover, a relatively small number of neighborhoods suffer disproportionate amounts of crime. Research indicates that about 3 percent of address account for over 50 percent of crime, and that these addresses tend to be concentrated in particular geographic areas. Our Strategy supports community residents, police and other guardians who can maintain order and improve the quality of life. By reclaiming the neighborhoods the hardest hit by crime and drugs, we maximize the State's impact on the overall rate of crime and focus on those citizens whose lives and dreams suffer the most.