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Violence in the Community

The objective of the research reported in this study is to examine violence in the communication and specifically violence in Philadelphia, PA 19403 and surrounding suburbs.

The Metropolitan Philadelphia Indicators Project -- Youth: Suburban Children at Risk (2007) reports that it has been held traditionally that children who grow up in suburban areas or outside of the city "are shielded from the harsh social environments that many inner-city children must confront…" however, this is not the case as most suburban youths have a quite different experience. It is reported that the Brookings Institution stated in 2006 "for the first time in U.S. history, the number of suburban poor people now exceeds the number of urban poor, by at least a million persons." (Metropolitan Philadelphia Indicators Project, 2007)

Identification of Community

The area at focus in this study is Norristown a neighborhood in the Philadelphia, PA area.

Demographic and Epidemiological Data

The total population of Norristown, PA 19403 is stated at 42, 370 in 2010 and Norristown is reported to cover 23.29 square miles. 51% of Norristown residents are male and the median age in Norristown is stated at 39.20 years of age.

Figure 1 -- Population Growth and Population Statistics

2010 Population Growth and Population Statistics

Pennsylvania

United States

Total Population

42,370

12,625,200

308,455,134

Square Miles

23.29

44,816.61

N / A

Population Density

1,819.00

87.20

Population Change Since 1990 12.97%

6.23%

24.

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02%

Population Change Since 2000

2.97%

2.80%

9.61%

Forecasted Population Change by 2014

1.65%

1.81%

4.52%

Population Male

21,651

51.10%

6,152,962

48.74%

152,625,766

49.48%

Population Female

20,719

48.90%

6,472,238

51.26%

155,829,368

50.52%

Median Age

39.20

38.80

35.60

Source: CLR Choice (2010)

In a report on the highest level of education attained for Norristown, PA residents it is stated that approximately 8% of residents did not complete high school while approximately 30% of Norristown resident did complete high school and approximately 17% attended college. Norristown residents who completed an Associate Degree are reported at approximately 8% and those completing a bachelor's degree at 30%. Norristown residents reported to have completed a graduate degree is stated at approximately 12%. Therefore, Norristown, PA is comprised primarily by a nearing middle-age group in which only a small percentage have graduated high school and even a smaller percentage have attended or completed college.

In a quality of life indicators study findings show that Norristown resident's quality of life was higher than in the whole of Pennsylvania and the United States. Quality of life indicators for Amusement was reported higher than the whole of Pennsylvania and the U.S., as was the quality of life indicator on culture, religion, and restaurant dining. Norristown fell behind Pennsylvania as a whole on the indicators of culture, although only slightly behind, and indicators on risk of earthquake, educator, medical and mortality indicators.

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