NE WASHINGTON

Project (low income) housing in NE Washington, DC

Project (low income) housing in NE Washington, DC

1.0 Statement of the Problem

Crime is a major problem all over the world, but we are focusing on the crime problem right here in our own country. We have listed some different statistics, problems, and solutions.

The Washington Low Income Housing Network, incorporated in 1993, is a nonprofit organization that promotes the development and preservation of affordable housing for low-income people through information exchange, policy monitoring and analysis, public education, advocacy, and leadership development.

1.1 Problem Description

Final 1995 crime statistics showed that 13.9 million Crime Index offenses were reported to law enforcement across the Nation. The 1995 total represents a rate of 5,278 offenses for every 100,000 United States inhabitants. The number of crimes was down 1 percent from 1994, while the crime rate declined 2 percent. The number of violent crimes dropped 3 percent, while the rate of violent crimes dropped 4 percent.

Washington Low Income Housing Network is a broad-based diverse statewide coalition representing nonprofit housing developers, shelter and service providers, housing and homeless coalitions, low-income tenants, local governments, housing finance entities, communities of faith, and other concerned groups and individuals (Miles, Berens, 2000).

1.2 Background

In 1995, the Crime Index total of 13.9 million offenses, 1 percent lower than the 1994 total and 7 percent lower than the 1991 total, represented the fourth consecutive annual decline.

Through information exchange, policy monitoring and analysis, public education, advocacy, and leadership development, the Network strives to be an effective leader in promoting community-based change for affordable low-income housing through strong relationships with local, state, and national partners, inclusion and empowerment of people with low income; education of communities and decision makers, and an active grassroots network for policy advocacy(Chamberlain, 2000).

1.3 Need for Research

To estimate the ratio of increase in these problem and carry out solutions to these problems.

1.4 Statement of Benefits

The Network expected to increase the number of people and organizations we could include in our advocacy network. We also expected to improve the quality of information products we produce including educational brochures and analysis of state and federal housing policies. We also expected to have a web page and thereby communicate with others seeking information about low income housing through the web.

1.5 Decision Maker

It took us much longer to convert the database than we anticipated. The conversion required many hours of data entry. The consultant needs for designing the ...