WSA_Youth and Family Master Plan Phase I - September 2009

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3. Assaultlbattery- 8.6% 4. Theft (excludes motor vehicle)- 8.5% 5. Weapons- 8% 6. Burglary- 6.6% 7. Drugs- 6.3% 8. Promotelparticipate incrime (gangs)- 6.2% Because exact residence locations were not known for all the 1,711 Santa Ana youth referred, for the 1,151 Santa Ana youth with accurate address information, OC Probation mapped residences using the Thomas Brothers guide.17 This analysis showed that the 1,151 youth reside in the following area bordered by:17t" St. (on N), Grand (on E), Warner (on S) and Fairview (on W). Within that area, the highest numbers of youths referred were located between Raitt & Bristol and Flower & Main (see Appendix B). These locations correspond loosely to grid areas identified by the SAPD as having "high" (over 3,399) calls for service in 2008. These areas were identified as Grid #146 (area bordered by: Bristol, 1St St., Flower and McFadden) and Grid # 186 (area bordered by: Main, 1St St., Grand and McFadden Ave.). Most other areas of "medium" calls for service (1,700-3,399) were within the overall border of Fairview, 1st St., Grand and Warner) (see Appendix C). Children's health indicators In terms of the health of Santa Ana children, several key data sources are relevant to this assessment. Santa Ana has a child obesity/overweight rate of 34.8%; this is the second-highest in California for a city of its size (over 100,000 residents). Furthermore, California Physical Fitness Test (PFT) data were used to estimate healthy body composition among over 12,000 5th, 7th, and 9th grade students in SAUSD during the 2007-2008 school year. PFT data are derived from direct assessments of student achievement in 6 key physical fitness domains, including body composition, using the Fitness grammethod. Using criteria consistently implemented across the State, student body composition was classified as falling into a Healthy Fitness Zone based on that student's height and weight for their particular age and sex. The attached map (Appendix D), produced by the Orange County Health Care Agency, shows the spatial distribution of healthy body composition among 5th grade students across the Santa Ana Unified School District by school catchment area. These data suggest inequities in the prevalence of healthy body composition among students in SAUSD school catchment areas. In particular, we noted particularly low proportions of health body composition (between 47 - 55%) among students at the following schools. 17 Orange County Probation does not have geographic information technology at this time to generate GIS maps.