Teen pregnancy is at the root of many problems we face as a city. Children of teen parents generally fare badly: 70 percent of teen mothers typically do not graduate from high school and child support is a responsibility many teen fathers cannot meet. Research demonstrates that children of adolescent mothers are more than twice as likely to be abused and neglected; more likely to have learning disabilities; more likely to be unprepared for school with vocabulary and attention deficits; about five percent of these children will end up in foster care; and children of teen parents are more likely to become teen parents themselves. Sons born to teen mothers are three times more likely to be involved with the juvenile justice system.

Interestingly enough, teen births and juvenile arrests tend to cluster in the same neighborhoods. See for yourself by taking a closer look at the 2005 and 2006 juvenile arrests and the 2005 and 2006 teen births maps. To see both, move your cursor over the map.

For your information we have also provided our map from 2004

Hot Spots Map (July 2004) (439.60 Kb)