For the Highlawn Community of Huntington, WV

1. Drug and Crime Issues In District 8: Suggestions to Help
Improve the Quality of Life for the Residents
 Javier Agudelo
 Bryce Dolin
 Adam Hanna
 Harold Sowards

3. Things Highlawn Does Well
 Active Neighborhood Watch
 Prevents properties from becoming Rentals
 Dedicated Residents
 Not a lot of drug offenses compared to other districts

4. Problem Properties
 Condemned Houses: 224
 Vacant houses: 144 (19.54%)
Avg: WV (15.95)
US (12.45)

5. Examples of the Houses
27th
and
Guyan

6. Solution for Houses
 Tear them down
 Enforce city ordinances by calling 304.781.8334
 Repaint them
 Remove unnecessary shrubbery
 Haul off the garbage
 Hold homeowners accountable

7. Problem: Poor Lighting
 Lampposts aren’t working and/or are broken
333
Willard
Ct
240-
292
28th
Street
Behind
the
Speed
way
2590
5th
Ave
2590
5th
Ave

8. Solution for Poor Lighting
 Contact AEP at 800.982.4237
 Increase property taxes to cover new lights
 Put up pedestrian lighting
 Retrofit all lights to LEDs

9. Problem: Underutilized Areas
 American Car and Foundry Company, INC (ACF)
 Surrounding areas of the district
Enslow
Middle
School

10. Solution for Underutilized Areas
 Brownfield Initiative Grants
 Parking Lot Diaries (Lexington, KY)
 Collaborate with Pittsburgh
 Community Garden (Portland, OR)

11. Vehicle Break-Ins
 A. Residents leaving things in cars
 B. Quality of our neighborhood
 C. No lights
 D. Systematic Street Layout
 How many?
 67 Vehicles in 2016 alone*

12. Map for Vehicle Break-Ins in Highlawn

13. District Comparison For B&E Auto
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80
District 1
District 2
District 3
District 4
District 5
District 6
District 7
District 8
District 9
B&E Auto

14. Solution for Vehicle Break-Ins
 1. More lights (street/home)
 2. Learn from Hoover, Alabama PD, by working with and educate the public about
how to reduce auto break-ins (such as parking under street lights, removing
valuables from vehicles, etc)
 Increased Police Presence

15. Larceny
 Why?
 A. Age of Residents
 How many?
 132*
14.024.33
3.65
District 8: Age in the Danger Zone
for Commiting Larceny
10 to 14
15 to 19
2o to 24

16. District Comparison for Larceny
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1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
Larceny

17. Solution for Larceny
 Educate the Public
 Encourage Pawn Shops to hold people accountable for pawned goods
 Florida Pawnbroking Act
 WV House Bill 4736

18. Burglary
 Why
 A. Cost of Houses
 B. Lack of lighting
 How many?
 56*
0
20,000
40,000
60,000
80,000
100,000
120,000
140,000
160,000
District 8 District 3 District 6 District 7
Costofhousing(in$)
Districts
Price of Houses

19. District Comparison for Burglary
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1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
Burglary

20. Solution for Burglary
 1. More lights (street/home)
 2. Target Hardening
 3. Ask Police for a Safety Check
 4. Natural Surveillance

21. This is What You Can Do
 Problems include: Automobile Break-Ins, Larceny and Burglary
 How to fix them: More lighting, Utilize empty spaces, Fix dilapidated buildings, fill
code enforcement positions, educate the public on theft