Descriptive information about local program sites was obtained through a review of grant documents and reports, and through interviews with program coordinators and local staff. This section emphasizes the program components most directly funded with Virginia Weed and Seed monies. Existing services within each project site may be noted but are not discussed in detail.

In general, the program components for each locality included law enforcement activities, community policing, and prevention / intervention / restoration activities. The program summaries that follow include a brief description of each Weed and Seed community and a summary of each locality’s overall three-year program strategy, followed by detailed information that describes the third-year grant activities. Grant activity information includes a list of items funded by the third-year budget, descriptions of the program activities, and a review of the community’s continuation plan, if applicable. Specifically, suppression strategies and community-oriented policing activities are included in the discussion of Weed activities. Information regarding prevention, intervention, and treatment strategies, as well as neighborhood restoration strategies, are included under Seed activities.

A review of relevant local target area data and Incident-Based Reporting (IBR) arrest statistics was also conducted for each program locality. Based on this review, each target area’s most frequent arrest data and other supplemental findings are examined. Notable implementation challenges encountered in each locality are also discussed. Next, local program coordinators provided their comments and perceptions about the Weed and Seed program in their communities. Finally, reported plans for continued program activities are discussed.

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