InDepth: Central Florida Crime Crisis - Parramore Kidz Zone Offers Solutions
Friday, October 12, 2007
By: Rebecca Morgan
October 12, 2007 -- The murder rate in Orange County has increased by almost 90% in the last two years and robberies have gone up by more than two thirds. One thing is clear about the increase: more than half of the offenders are under the age of 25. The City of Orlando is working in the high-crime Parramore neighborhood to keep kids from turning into criminals
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RELATED WEBSITES: Parramore Kidz Zone CityTeenz P.L.A.Y. Parramore League of Artistic Youth Everett Spruill Harlem Children's Zone
Listen to an expanded version of this story on the October 11th edition of 90.7's Arts Connection
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