V ITAL S IGNS I NDICATORS 2011 & B EYOND Roundtable Discussions Crime and Safety Children and Family Health and Well-Being 1.

VITAL SIGNS INDICATORS 2011 & BEYOND

Roundtable DiscussionsCrime and Safety

Children and Family Health and Well-Being

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NATIONAL NEIGHBORHOOD INDICATORS PARTNERSHIP-URBAN INSTITUTE

• Began 20 years ago

• Advanced information systems with integrated and recurrently updated information on neighborhood conditions in their cities

• Overcome the resistance of local public agencies to sharing data

• Indicators of quality of life• Ex: births, deaths, crime

• “Democratization of Data” 2

BNIA-JFI: VITAL SIGNS, 2000-2010

◦ Project funded by the Annie E. Casey Foundation◦ Longitudinal database of 110 indicators

• US Census & American Community Survey• Housing & Community Development• Children and Family Health & Wellbeing• Crime and Safety• Workforce & Economic Development• Sanitation• Urban Environment & Transit• Education & Youth• Neighborhood Action & Sense of Community

◦Available at the CSA data FREE on BNIA-JFI website

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2010 BALTIMORE CITY CSAS

2010 - - -

NUMBER - 55

BASED ON 2010 CENSUS BOUNDARIES

AGGREGATIONS OF CENSUS TRACTS (RESPECTFUL OF NEIGHBORHOODS)

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PURPOSE OF TODAY’S MEETING

1. Trends in Crime and Safety, Children and Family Health indicators

2. Discuss Vital Signs Indicators for 2011 and beyond

Focus first on existing sources of data, Indicator can be updated at least annually, Community representation/variation

3. Discuss potential new indicators New data sources available to track

indicators Indicators needed for plan monitoring Indicator important at the regional level

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CRIME TRENDS Predictive Policing

Operation Crime Watch/Block Watch

Increased coordination BCPD

Mayor’s Office of Criminal Justice Community crime prevention

C-Safe

BCPSS

Others

Public Awareness – media/blogs/online mapping 6

CRIME AND SAFETY TRENDS Part1 crimes, violent

crimes, and domestic violence calls for service declined from 2000-2010

Consistently highest rates of Part 1 from 2000-2010 were concentrated downtown: Downtown/Seton Hill, Washington Village, Inner Harbor/Federal Hill CSAs

Greatest decreases in Part 1 crime from 2000-2010 in Downtown/ Seton Hill, Midtown, and Fells Point

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CRIME AND SAFETY DATA SOURCES Existing

Baltimore City Police Department

New? Baltimore City Fire Department

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CRIME AND SAFETY INDICATORS

Existing Part 1 crime rate per 1,000

residents (murder, rape, aggravated assault, robbery, burglary, larceny, auto theft)

Violent crime rate per 1,000 residents (murder, rape, aggravated assault, robbery)

Domestic violence calls for service (911) per 1,000 residents

Juvenile (10-17) arrest rate per 1,000 juveniles

Juvenile arrest rate for drug-related offenses per 1,000 juveniles

Juvenile arrest rate for violent offenses per 1,000 juveniles

Juvenile arrest rate with prior arrest per 1,000 juveniles

New Property crime rate (burglary,

larceny, auto theft)

Adult arrests

Part 2 crimes (drugs, common assaults, sex offenses, disorderly conduct, etc.)

Non-fatal shootings

Fire and EMS calls (per 1,000 persons)

Blue light camera density9

HEALTH TRENDS Community-based health

Community Health Profiles

B’More for Healthy Babies

Healthy Baltimore 2015

Maryland State Health Improvement Process

Environmental Public Health Tracking

Health Enterprise Zones

Preventative Health Care

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act10

CHILDREN AND FAMILY HEALTH TRENDS

Since 2006, the number of children tested for elevated levels of blood lead have increased by 7.7%

The number of children hospitalized for asthma decreased from 1,034 in 2000 to 751 in 2010.

The % of persons with vaccine-preventable diseases decreased from 13.4% in 2000 to 4.9% in 2010.

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The teen birth rate in declined from 83.3 in 2000 to 51.1 per 1,000 teens in 2010

CHILDREN AND FAMILY HEALTH DATA SOURCES

Existing MDE U.S. Census Maryland DHMH Health Services Cost Review Commission

(HSCRC) Baltimore City Health Dept. Baltimore Substance Abuse Systems (BSAS)

New? U.S. Health Resources and Services

Administration Vital Statistics (DHMH) Maryland DHR InfoUSA (already have in house)

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CHILDREN AND FAMILY HEALTH INDICATORS - EXISTING Number of Children Tested for Presence of Lead in their

Blood Percent of Children with Elevated Blood Lead Levels Percent of Individuals Living Below the Poverty Line Percent of Families with Children Under 18 Living Below

the Poverty Line Percent of Births Where Mother Received Early Prenatal

Care* Percent of Births Delivered at Term* Percent of Babies Born with a Satisfactory Birth Weight* Teen Birth Rate* Number of Children Hospitalized for Asthma or Asthma-

Related Illnesses Percent of People with Vaccine-Preventable Diseases Number of Drug Treatment Clients

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CHILDREN AND FAMILY HEALTH INDICATORS - NEW

Percent of families receiving TANF* Percent of persons receiving SNAP* Infant/fetal mortality Life expectancy Liquor outlet density per 1,000 persons Fast food outlet density per 1,000 persons Percent of CSA designated as medically

underserved (MUA/MUP)

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NEW INDICATORS

Roundtable conversationsJuly 24: Education

July 26: Sustainability

July 31: Economic Development/Arts & Culture

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QUESTIONS?

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