The Little Village Gang Violence Reduction Project in Chicago

Table 10.6Mean Frequencies of Self-Reported a Offenses and Arrests for the Four Violent Offender Types,Comparing Time I and Time IIIOffenses/Arrests bViolence TypesTime I Time III DifferenceT cMean N Mean N Mean NTotal Offenses Most 145.29 31 7.80 30 - 30 -10.81***Above Average 41.59 34 14.63 32 -27.25 32 -5.64***Below Average 15.55 33 8.66 32 -5.22 32 -1.60Least 8.93 29 5.85 27 -1.52 27 -0.27Total Violence Offenses Most 92.16 31 5.63 30 -83.40 30 -9.23***Above Average 19.53 34 10.31 32 -8.81 32 -3.17**Below Average 3.85 33 5.28 32 1.59 32 1.04Least 0.00 29 4.70 27 4.70 27 1.58Serious ViolenceMost 60.39 31 3.07 30 -54.87 30 -7.28***OffensesAbove Average 12.29 34 5.19 32 -6.91 32 -4.21***Below Average 1.91 33 2.50 32 0.69 32 0.74Least 0.00 29 3.41 27 3.41 27 1.46Property Offenses Most 53.13 31 2.17 30 -52.27 30 -5.25***Above Average 22.06 34 4.31 32 -18.44 32 -4.86***Below Average 11.70 33 3.38 32 -6.81 32 -2.48*Least 8.93 29 1.15 27 -6.22 27 -1.40Drug-Selling Offenses Most 7.48 31 1.97 29 -4.48 30 -3.04**Above Average 3.53 34 3.62 33 -0.02 33 -0.01Below Average 3.03 33 3.69 32 0.56 32 0.34Least 2.36 28 1.64 27 -0.84 26 -0.76Total Arrests Most 6.74 31 0.13 30 -6.37 30 -2.74*Above Average 0.68 34 0.56 32 -0.06 32 -0.34Below Average 0.46 33 0.34 32 -0.13 32 -0.61Least 0.24 29 0.15 27 -0.04 27 -0.30Total Violence Arrests Most 3.90 31 0.13 30 -3.50 30 -2.30*Above Average 0.18 34 0.47 32 0.31 32 1.54Below Average 0.03 33 0.22 32 0.19 32 1.29Least 0.03 29 0.00 27 -0.04 27 -1.00Serious Violence Arrests Most 2.23 31 0.10 30 -2.13 30 -1.79Above Average 0.12 34 0.22 32 0.09 32 1.36Below Average 0.03 33 0.19 32 0.16 32 1.09Least 0.03 29 0.00 27 -0.04 27 -1.00Property Arrests Most 2.84 31 0.00 30 -2.87 30 -2.36*Above Average 0.50 34 0.09 32 -0.38 32 -1.93Below Average 0.42 33 0.13 32 -0.31 32 -1.97Least 0.21 29 0.15 27 0.00 27 0.00a Source: Individual Gang-Member Survey.b Same offenses and arrests as in Table 10.1.c For differences between time periods: * p < .05; ** p < .01; *** p < .001.10.45