RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- The Raleigh Police Department released its crime statistics for the third quarter, and people invested in the community reacted to the news.

"I was not surprised to see that the numbers are going down," said Gerald Givens, a community advocate who strives to reduce violence in Raleigh.

His organization, Boots on the Ground Raleigh, works as a partner with WakeMed's hospital violence intervention program. Givens knows first-hand the work it takes to make change.

"There were over 225 people who went through the program at WakeMed. There were zero cases of recidivism where someone who was on one end of violence went out to go retaliate against somebody in there," said Givens.

The crime-prevention efforts of grassroots organizations and the Raleigh Police Departmen

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