Challenges

Overcoming the tsunami of devastating effects from redlining and systemic discrimination requires focusing on the social determinants of health–the built environment, education, health, social and community context, and economic stability.

Transforming Neighborhoods

Issues

Devastating Numbers

Numbers in Dayton, Ohio, and the Nation

63%

The percent of youth incarcerated in Ohio Department of Youth Services facilities who are Black. Only 15% of Ohio youth are Black. Self reported crime rates are similar between Blacks and Whites.

4,856

The number of delinquent youth in Montgomery County, the majority are from Dayton, Ohio. This number is highlighted in the 2023 Juvenile Justice Annual Report from the court.

$646

The cost of a DYS detention is $646 per night. With an average stay of 16 months, the cost is approximately $312, 421 per youth (Cincinnati Enquirer, 2023). One in five victims of crime (known to law enforcement) were under the age of 18, nationally.

12.3%

Only 12.3% of Dayton 2016 high school graduates completed college within six years, according to the Ohio School Report cards. The local goal is for more than 60% of youth to have a college degree or high quality certificate.