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23 <br /> This report was compiled to assist Orange and Chatham Counties in meeting data collection <br /> requirements of the Criminal Justice Partnership Act. A large portion of this data was supplied <br /> to the consultant through Partnership Staff. Data that was not supplied by Partnership Staff was <br /> collected by the consultant at the jails of each county. More specific methodologies regarding <br /> the data was noted where appropriate. The objective of this report was to present the data as <br /> fairly and objectively as possible. In doing this, committee members will be able to use their <br /> knowledge and experience with their local justice system to target specific offender populations <br /> under the Criminal Justice Partnership Act, <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> POPULATION <br /> This data was provided by Partnership Staff and shows a steady increase in Orange County's <br /> population from 1991-93 (see Table la). For 1991, the population was reported as 96,307. In <br /> 1992, the population increased by over 3,000 to 99,790. The population continued to increase in <br /> 1993 and was reported as 101,970. This continued increase is significant because there appears <br /> to be no indication that the population will level off or decrease due to the continued growth of <br /> the Research Triangle area. This should be a concern to those involved in criminal justice <br /> decision making primarily because an increase in population usually indicates an increase in the <br /> number of crimes committed. <br /> Table la <br /> ORANGE COUNTY POPULATION <br /> calendar year(cy) 1991 96,397 <br /> cy 1992 99,790 <br /> cy 1993 101,970 <br /> ARRESTS <br /> The yearly number of arrests was obtained through the annual Uniform Crime Reports (UCR) for <br /> North Carolina. As displayed by the Table 2a below, the number of arrests decreased from 1991 <br /> to 1992, but increased from 1992 to 1993. <br />