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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This was posted on AEM:

At the Drug Awareness program in September with the Yorktown Civic Assn, the school safety officer provided the following stats: Of the 68 drug arrests, 47% involved Yorktown students. Of 24 cases that involved distribution, 63% were committed by Yorktown students. Of the 19 cases that involved hard drugs, 52% of them were by Yorktown students. Those stats included numbers which combine numbers from all the middle schools and high schools[/quote]

I saw this on AEM and wonder about the 68 drug arrests.  Is that for the whole county -- as in 47% of drug arrests in Arlington involve Yorktown students?  Or is it of the 68 drug-arrests taking place in Arlington county schools, 47% involve Yorktown students.  Neither scenario is good, but I'd like to know which it is.[/quote]

I think that was over like a three-year period, too. It wasn't 68 drug arrests in a single year. And you wonder if that was separate perps or mulitple charges on the same perp or what. [/quote]

I'm the PP -- even more reason to release the data.  It makes it too easy to dismiss nebulous numbers as a scare tactic, which benefits no one.  I've got an elementary kid zoned for Williamsburg/Yorktown and have heard a lot of non-specific talk about drug problems at both schools.  Considering they are rezoning middle school boundaries, it would be helpful to see real data.  Depending on what it shows, it might not be so bad to shake up the schools.

(I know, I know.  Walkability.  But it is worth considering.)[/quote]

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