BUILD report shows 13% decrease in violence around Austin campus

While there was a 9% increase in violence in Austin in 2023, the half mile surrounding the Austin campus of BUILD — or Broader Urban Involvement & Leadership Development, a gang intervention, violence prevention and youth development organization — experienced a 13% decrease, according to the Chicago Data Portal.

The data is a part of BUILD’s recently released annual report, summarizing the organization’s efforts and effects from June 2023 to June 2024.

Since 1969, BUILD has worked to connect young people with each other and support them to overcome barriers and thrive in their communities. BUILD case workers and mentors connect with youth on the West Side in the street, through after-school programs, and from June 2023 to 2024, in a record 20 schools. 

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