III 
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 227 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
MARCH 1, 2010 
Received and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
Supporting the goals and ideals of National Urban Crimes 
Awareness Week. 
Whereas National Urban Crimes Awareness Week will be 
celebrated the second week in February 2010; 
Whereas 48,430 violent crimes occurred in New York City in 
2008, compared to 28,941 in non-New York City coun-
ties in the State of New York; 
Whereas an estimated 1,382,012 violent crimes occurred na-
tionwide in 2008; 
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Whereas over 6,000,000 people were victims of crime in 
2008; 
Whereas according to the 2008 National Crime Victimization 
Survey, African-Americans experienced higher rates than 
Whites of every violent crime except simple assault; 
Whereas acts of violence and crime cause pain and disruption 
that can have lasting effects; 
Whereas the number of crimes can be reduced if community 
members are taught crime prevention techniques and be-
come more involved in crime prevention activities; 
Whereas neighborhood crime contributes to community ne-
glect and disintegration; and 
Whereas numerous studies demonstrate that evidence-based 
prevention and intervention programs can reduce delin-
quency and serious juvenile crime: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
concurring), That— 
(1) it is the sense of Congress that— 
(A) National Urban Crimes Awareness 
Week provides a special opportunity to educate 
the people of the United States about urban vi-
olence and to take steps to encourage the pre-
vention of urban violence, provide assistance, 
and support to crime victims; 
(B) it is appropriate to properly acknowl-
edge the more than 209,000 men and women 
who have been victims of urban violence in the 
United States each year, and to commend the 
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efforts of survivors, volunteers, and profes-
sionals who work to prevent urban violence; 
(C) national and community organizations 
and private sector supporters should be recog-
nized and applauded for their work in pro-
moting awareness about urban violent crimes, 
providing information and treatment to victims, 
families, and survivors, and increasing the num-
ber of successful prosecutions of its perpetra-
tors; 
(D) public safety, law enforcement, and 
health professionals should be recognized and 
applauded for their hard work and innovative 
strategies to increase the percentage of violent 
urban crime cases that result in the prosecution 
and incarceration of the offenders; and 
(E) victim advocates and criminal justice 
professionals should be recognized, applauded, 
and encouraged for their work to establish ef-
fective programs as alternatives to incarcer-
ation, re-entry interventions for offenders who 
are completing sentences, and rehabilitation 
programs for offenders and victims alike; and 
(2) Congress strongly recommends that national 
and community organizations, businesses in the pri-
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vate sector, colleges and universities, and the 
media— 
(A) promote, through education and pre-
vention measures, awareness of violent urban 
crimes and strategies to decrease the incidence 
of these crimes; and 
(B) support the goals and ideals of Na-
tional Urban Crimes Awareness Week. 
Passed the House of Representatives February 25, 
2010. 
Attest: 
LORRAINE C. MILLER, 
Clerk. 
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