Violence is one common occurrence that affects the youth of South Bronx. When comparing numbers it is revealed that more adolescents were witnesses to a shooting than were sexually abused. That means that more than one in four children saw a shooting in their lives. Equally alarming, by statistics, approximately as many people that were present at a shooting would go on to threaten another person with a weapon. Even fights without a weapon were common occurrences to a large portion of the youth. Females were not only commonly at risk for day-to-day violence, but they were also victims to domestic assault. Harmful substances are also a common and destructive part of life. In South Bronx it is revealed that many young people see the
