Violence Prevention
The Council is working with local and national partners to prevent and reduce the level of violence in Oakland, Alameda County and Contra Costa County.
Convenings
Alameda County Violence Prevention Initiative
The Alameda County Violence Prevention Initiative Work Group--Urban Strategies Council, The Prevention Institute, and Hill & Company Communications, was tasked by Alameda County to develop the phase II work plan for the county's Alameda County Violence Prevention Blueprint.
The Urban Strategies Council as the program manager of the Violence Prevention Initiative works to implement the recommendations in the phase II work plan.
Alameda County Violence Prevention Initiative: Phase II Work Plan outlines a neighborhood based strategy for reducing violence in six Alameda County neighborhoods
Research and Reports
Alameda County Violent Crime Fact Sheets
Violent Crime in Alameda County Fact Sheet from UCSF
Child Abuse in Alameda County fact Sheet from AC SSA
Homicide Fact Sheet
Place and Crime
Liquor Stores and Crime
A preliminary report on the relationship between off-sale liquor outlets and crime in Oakland.
Contra Costa County
Violent Crime in Richmond
Urban Strategies Council completed an analysis of Violent Crime in Richmond, California from January 1, 2005 to December 31, 2006 in order to understand the context of violent crime as The City of Richmond is setting up an Office of Violence Prevention.