Risk and Resiliency Factors
While data and statistics profile the trends of violence, they do not explain the factors that influence its occurrence. Risk factors are traits or characteristics which increase the relative risk of an individual or community being affected by or perpetrating violence. Resiliency factors are traits or characteristics which protect an individual or community from violence. Effective violence prevention strategy must take these factors into account. In Salinas, participants identified the most critical risk factors, as well as conditions that foster resiliency through questionnaires, interviews, and community meetings. Participants’ viewpoints, in conjunction with national data were instrumental for devising the recommendations that appear in the final section of this report.

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