Black On Black Crime Coalition

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From January to August of 2003, 30 homicides were committed in Little Rock, 47% of which were committed by blacks against blacks. Nationally, homicide is the leading cause of death for black men ages 15-24, and the second leading cause of death for black women of the same age group. These and other startling statistics have led a group of concerned citizens from a diverse cross-section of Little Rock to assemble and discuss the problem and possible solutions of black on black crime. In January 2003, law enforcement officials, business leaders, faith leaders, neighborhood groups, and youth groups came together to create the

PARTNERS

Little Rock Delegation of the Arkansas Legislative Black Caucus
(Senators Tracy Steele, Irma Hunter Brown; Representatives Linda Chesterfield, Joyce Elliott, and John Lewellen)

Little Rock Black Police Association

City of Little Rock
(Mayor Jim Dailey & City Manager Bruce Moore)

Pulaski County Department of Human Services
(Vicki Weems, County Administrator)

Pulaski County School District
(Don Henderson, Superintendent)

Philander Smith College

Pulaski County Prosecutor’s Office
(Larry Jegley, Prosecuting Attorney)

U.S. Senator Blanche Lincoln

U.S. Senator Mark Pryor

U.S. Congressman Vic Snyder

100 Black Men of Greater Little Rock

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