Sentinel City Community Assessment PDF

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Demographics, Neighborhood/Safety, and Scavenger Hunt Assessment Tools Demographics Assessment 1. Population of Sentinel City: 663,862 2. Age Percentage breakdown of population of Sentinel City: Under 5 = 7.4% Under 18 = 21.7% 18 to 64 years old = 60.4% 65 and up = 10.5% 3. Race Percentage breakdown of population of Sentinel City: White alone = 80.6% Black/African American alone = 10.4% American Indian/Native American alone = 2.0% Asian alone = 3.7% Native Hawaiin/Other Pacific Islander alone = 0.2% Two or More Races = 3.1% Hispance or Latino = 31.5% White alone, not Hispanic or Latino = 52.7% 4. Median Household Income of Sentinel City: $49,091 5. Percentage of Sentinel City residents living below the poverty level: 18.9%

6. Population of each of the four neighborhoods: Nightingale Square: 103,974 Acer Tech Center: 168,390 Casper Park District: 352,643 Industrial Heights: 38,855

7. Median Household Income of the four neighborhoods: Nightingale Square: $269,550 Acer Tech Center: $166,300

Casper Park District: $80,134 Industrial Heights: $24,672

8. Percentage of non-insured residents in each of the four neighborhoods: Nightingale Square: 0.7% Acer Tech Center: 1.5% Casper Park District: 22.7% Industrial Heights: 37.5%

Neighborhood/Safety Assessment 1. Describe any safety hazards seen (i.e. pollution, stray animals, buildings in disrepair, etc.) There are safety hazards in the city, more specifically in the Industrial Heights are. There were street rats running around the buildings. There was trash build-up in the alleyways. Many of the buildings in the area were vandalized or had graffiti on them. Many of the buildings needed to be remodeled. 2. Summarize data related to drug use in the city. Use of alcohol = 26% of the population Use of tobacco = 24% of the population Marijuana = 12% of the population Heroin = 7% of the population Cocaine = 5% of the population CNS depressants = 5% of the population Club drugs = 2% of the population Methamphetamine = 0.5% of the population 3. What are the EMS response times? Fire Response Team = 6.5 minutes EMS = 7.5 minutes Advanced Life Support = 7.5 minutes 4. What types of crime are occurring in the area?

Most of the common arrests in the city were warrants (23%). People were also getting arrested for battery (17%), possession of controlled substance (16%), reckless conduct (9%), criminal trespassing (6%), and public intoxication (6%). 5. Is there gang violence? Describe. Yes, there is gang violence. Aggravated assault was the highest violent crime committed by gang members (100 incidents). There were about 40 incidents of robbery and simple assault last year. Homicide was the lowest violent, gang-related crime in the city.

Scavenger Hunt Describe the services offered by each of the following community resources. Summarize any other pertinent data found at the site: 1. Parks and Recreation Offers education programs, swimming classes, food/gardening resources, fitness classes, summer camps for kids, and sporting activities 2. Healthcare System-Elderly Services For the elderly: Meals on Wheels, transportation, various housing centers for older adults, transportation, service pets 3. City Hall-Social Services Legal help, therapy, emergency funding, resources for assault/battery victims, homeless shelters 4. Better Health Clinic Sex education and resource documents/pamphlets, STD treatment/services, contraception, screenings and preventative care 5. Soup Kitchen Food for the low-income, homeless, and disabled veterans population 6. Affordable Housing Project Low-income housing for people/families in need; based on income...