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82G� Program Narrative i Problem Statement (See Instructions on pages 13a and 13b.) " Beginning in the spring of 1991, The City of Paris began to experience some gang related activity. As a result of all of this, all aspects of our 'local crime rate began to escalate rapidly. Some of the violent crimes have been directly related to the gang activity as well as the increase in the other areas of crime such as the thefts and burglaries. All of this also ties into the drug traffic than is largely lead by the gangs. Therefore, the victims of these crimes and the citizens of our community are continually at a higher risk of injury and have becomie exlremneiv concerned and fearful of the growing possibility of becoming a victim of a violent crime in their own homes. The areas of which this crime. prevention grant will apply are in the City of Paris as well as throughout Lamar County. The crime prevention at the Paris Police Department is the only one that serves this area. We also get request to serve communities in Red River County as well. Red River and Lamar Counties are directly between Texarkana to the east and the Sherman /Denison area to the west. Both counties border Oklahoma. This fact alone has caused our community some problems in that Hugo and Idabel Oklahoma have an even worse gang problem than we do in Paris. lie have been able to document some problems from the overflow from gangs in those areas into our area. There are several other programs that the city of Paris has C unitted to in order to address these problem areas. The Police 2letic League of Paris is one that provides an alternative to young people that roam the streets by providing individual sport activities. We are also into our third year of a D.A.R.E. program. T e s *al b sco t xolores no wi ur department. riiisortcats8aa (fee Insrrucions on pacfes f'3a ar'1�3b`� _ In 1991, the crime rate rose a staggering 22.2 %. There was an increase of 742 class I crimes.. In 1992, the crime rate dropped 17.4%. with the aid of this crime prevention grant. There was a decrease of 713 class I crimes. That crime rate put on the roar back to a crime rate in 1990. In 1993, the crime rate in the City of Paris rose.a moderate 0.8 %. There was an increase of only -26 class I crimes. I believe that these figures that the crime prevention program in our department is a very successful program. With the support of this last year of eligible funding, the city will have had the opportunity to complete it's five year plan. LUse continuation page(s) as necessary for any section.