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unemployment for communities. Please go to the Bureau of Labor Statistics'LAUS website(http://www.bls.gov/lauldata.htm)to find detailed instructions for looking up your local area's unemployment rate. It may be necessary to select the nearest best match to your jurisdiction(for example,a city of fewer than 25,000 people may report their county level rate). Please see the program Application Guide for additional information and help in using the LAUS data. For jurisdictions not included in the census(e.g., schools,universities,transit, parks),please check the box for"Not Applicable". Please note:All figures must be rounded to the nearest whole percent. Percentage Unemployed for December 2014 6 Not Applicable: 5) Indicate if your jurisdiction has experienced any of the following events since January 1, 2014(Check all that apply) A declaration of natural or other major disaster or emergency has been made pursuant to the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act. (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.) A declaration as an economically or financially distressed area by the state in which the applicant is located. Downgrading of the applicant's bond rating by a major rating agency. Has filed for or been declared bankrupt by a court of law. Has been placed in receivership or its functional equivalent by the state or federal government. Taken on additional law enforcement duties and responsibilities resulting from an agency merger or the disbanding of a neighboring law enforcement agency(which did not result in a new or supplemented funded contract to provide these law enforcement services). 6) In addition to the data collected elsewhere in this application,the COPS Office would like to capture information from jurisdictions that may have faced an unanticipated catastrophic event that had a significant impact on the delivery of law enforcement services or have experienced an unusually large increase in the number of homicides in the past year. Examples of unanticipated catastrophic events include mass shootings,terrorist attacks,natural disasters,or other events leading to mass casualties that would not necessarily be reflected in the UCR crime statistics previously reported. Please note that if your jurisdiction is faced with an unanticipated catastrophic event(e.g.,mass shooting,terrorist attack,other mass casualty event)after submission of this application, but before the application closing date,you should contact the COPS Office immediately at 800- 421-6770 to update your application to include this information. If your agency experienced has an unanticipated catastrophic event or an unusually large increase in the number of homicides in the time period from January 1,2014 to present,check this box. 7)The Promise Zone Initiative is part of the President's plan to create a better bargain for the middle-class by partnering with local communities and businesses to create jobs,increase economic security,expand educational opportunities,increase access to quality,affordable housing and improve public safety. In exchange,these designees will receive the resources and flexibility they need to achieve their goals. The designees have agreed to and must demonstrate a collaborative effort-between private business and federal,state,tribal and local officials;faith-based and non-profit organizations;children and parents-to ensure that hard work leads to a decent living for every American,in every community. To be a Promise Zone,your jurisdiction must have been designated as such by the closing date of this solicitation. If your agency has a designated Promise Zone within its jurisdiction,check the box. D.PropertyNiolent Crime Please select at least one statement below: My agency can report crime data for all 3 years(please input in table below:). My agency cannot report crime data for 2014. My agency cannot report crime data for 2013. My agency cannot report crime data for 2012. 1)Using UCR crime definitions,enter the actual number of incidents reported to your agency in the previous three calendar years (2014,2013,2012)for the following crime types.Note that only those incidents for which your agency had primary response authority should be provided. Please enter 0(zero)to indicate no incidents in a particular year/type. Leave blanks only where data is unavailable. UCR Data 2014 2013 2012 Criminal Homicide a 2 1 Forcible Rape 14 24 15 Robbery 25 29 38 Aggravated Assault 242 252 265 Burglary 485 476 552 r Larceny(except motor 1448 1378 1838 vehicle theft) Motor Vehicle Theft 63 64 71 93