The second-ever Chattanooga United to Reduce Violence (CURV) was held on Wednesday.

The discussion panel is an opportunity for the city to come together, address their needs, and find solutions.

One of the topics discussed was crime among Hamilton County's youth and what our community is doing to support those most vulnerable.

"Nobody wants to go to jail. Nobody wants to commit crime. But a lot of the time, our young people don't have the resources, the opportunities and the exposure to do great things,” says Troy Rogers. “It's not that they don't want to, they just don't know that they're out there."

Chattanooga Mayor Tim Kelly told Local 3 in an interview on October that youth crime has decreased in the last year. Despite this, it's still an issue students say they’re seeing in their

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