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Preventing violence: stats hint at size of problem, but real people are hurt
One Boro seeks to launch ongoing prevention task force
Kimberly Billings, right, of Safe Haven, talks during the “Securing Statesboro: Keeping Our City Safe” forum March 6 while Lakeidra Lee, left, of The Teal House awaits the next question.
Kimberly Billings, right, of Safe Haven, talks during the “Securing Statesboro: Keeping Our City Safe” forum March 6 while Lakeidra Lee, left, of The Teal House awaits the next question. - photo by AL HACKLE/Staff
The recent violence prevention forum hosted by the One Boro Commission unpacked several screen-loads of statistics as the victim services and advocacy organizations Safe Haven and The Teal House, as well as police agencies, sought to show the community the size of the problem.
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