$1 for the arts saves $9 on other costs.
After school arts programs save cities money. For every $1 spent on afterschool programs, $9 is saved by reducing welfare and crime costs, improving academic performance and increasing kids' earning potential.
Available after school arts programs cause neighborhood crime to drop up to 5%.
Arts programs reduce crime levels. Participation in afterschool arts programs causes juvenile crime to fall by 4.2% on average, and slightly more (5.4%) in lower-income cities.