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✓ places that are safe and secure for students to use ✓ increased employment opportunities ✓ teacher - mentors ✓ self- esteem and peer pressure strategies /workshops At the forum, the youth responded to the following question "If feeling safe is a priority to you, what streets or places do you try to avoid in order to be safe ?" The responses are in the table below. Table 2. SAUSD student identified areas to avoid Streets Schools Parks Myrtle Near Spurgeon Salvador Park Bishop Intermediate Delhi Park Harbor Near Santa Ana Jerome Center Highland High School Townsend Pacific From the above information, it was clear that both the youth and youth service providers have a sense of what is needed to keep the youth of Santa Ana healthy and engaged. The discrepancy is found when we look at the resources and coordination available in certain communities to support these goals. Data & GIS maps Data from GIS maps and other analysis shed light on three particular components pertinent to the YFMP: crime, children's health and open space and joint use. Crime indicators GIS maps from the SAPD and the Orange County Probation Department were used to paint a picture of where crimes and perpetrators are located in Santa Ana. In particular, it was our belief that a better understanding of where crimes and /or crime perpetrators are located would suggest ideas for possible geographic locations for further interventions. The Santa Ana Police Department (SAPD) does not track the number of juvenile offenders annually; nor do they use Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to map the locations where the offenders live. 14 Orange County Probation Department provides data on juvenile offenders but also does not use GIS to map the location of the communities in which they live. In 200615, 10% of all juvenile referrals to Orange County Probation were from the SAPD. Of these Santa Ana referrals, 55% (584) were for felonies based on the most serious offense level, and 45% (479) were for misdemeanors. Orange County Probation also shared information regarding youth referrals to Probation. Overall, they reported 1,711 Santa Ana youth were referred to Probation in 2008, at an average age of 16 years old. This is equal to18.2% of all youth referred to OC Probation in 2008. When a youth is referred to Probation, the referral disposition can include up to 5 offenses. For 2008 Santa Ana referrals, there were 3,653 offense charges total. 16 The most frequent were: 1. Vandalism- 15% 2. Probation violation- 10.8% 14 Communication with SAPD 11.19.08, 2.11.09 and 3.09.09. 15 Data from 2006 Juvenile Court and Probation Statistical System (JCPSS), compiled by Probation Research staff for a Memo to Tom Serafin, SAPD dated 5.09.07. 16 Memo from Dr. Shirley Hunt, PhD, Orange County Probation, April 22, 2009.