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Your State - Crime Statistics
Disaster Center Crime Rates in West Virginia from 1960 to 1997 www.disastercenter.com/crime/wvcrime.htm
Statistical Analysis Center Harry Boone, Director Criminal Justice & Highway Safety Division 1204 Kanawha Boulevard East Charleston, WV 25301 Phone: 304-558-8814 Fax: 304-558-0391 URL: www.wvdcjs.com/cjsac
Teen Violence Prevention Programs
Southeast Center for the Application of Prevention Technologies (CAPT) Chris Gilmer, Project Director Developing Resources for Education in America, Inc. (DREAM) 310 Airport Rd., Ste. D Jackson, MS 39208 Phone: 800-233-7326/ 601-933-9199 Fax: 601-933-1138 E-mail: dream@ cenaccsys.com URL: www.secapt.org	The fundamental mission of the national CAPT system is to bring research to practice. The CAPT system is designed to work with States and local communities, policymakers and local leaders, agencies and task forces to apply the science-based prevention technology that works. This group works in Alabama, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virgin Islands, and Virginia.
Hate Crime Prevention Programs
United Gays and Lesbians of Wyoming (UGLW) John Little, Director PO Box 6837 Cheyenne, WY 82003-6837 Phone: 307-778-7645 Fax: 307-638-4924 E-mail: info@uglw.org URL: www.uglw.org	Mission: United Gays and Lesbians of Wyoming (UGLW) is an organization that seeks to enhance the lives of gays, lesbians, and bisexuals in the Equality State through: Education of the general public and our membership concerning gays, lesbian, and bisexual issues; protection and promotion of the civil rights of gays, lesbians, and bisexuals to socialize and meet other gays, lesbians, and bisexuals; and establishment of a statewide network for dissemination of information regarding gay, lesbian, and bisexual issues and events.
West Virginia Hate Crimes Task Force Bill Mahan 1321 Plaza East Room 108A Charleston, WV 25301 Phone: 888-676-5546 Fax: 304-558-2616 E-mail: hatecrimes@wvhrc.state.wv.us URL: www.state.wv.us /hatecrimes/	The West Virginia Hate Crimes Task Force is a working group organized under the auspices of the West Virginia Human Rights Commission. The Task Force plans and carries out initiatives addressed at bias-motivated crime and similar manifestations of intolerance in the state. The Task Force includes representatives from the Human Rights Commission, the Attorney General's Civil Rights Division, the State Police, municipal human relations commissions, municipal police agencies, local universities, state-level civil rights organizations and other groups with similar concerns.
Community Crime Prevention Programs
West Virginia Division of Criminal Justice Services Norbert Federspiel, Director 1204 Kanawha Blvd., East Charleston, WV 25301 Phone: 304-558-8814 Fax: 305-558-0391 E-mail: wvdcjs@citynet.net URL: www.wvdcjs.com
Check with your local police department for more crime prevention resources in your area.
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