Cleveland, OH – Violent crime continues to plague the streets of Cleveland, with no end in sight. But thanks to a $10 million award from the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) and the Office of Justice Programs’ Bureau of Justice Assistance, local law enforcement is getting a boost to combat the issue.
The COPS Office, through its COPS Hiring Program (CHP), awarded a total of $51 million to be used to hire 214 sworn law enforcement officers for state and local law enforcement task forces. Of that amount, Cleveland area law enforcement will receive approximately $10 million in awards.
The award breakdown for Cleveland area law enforcement is as follows:
- Cleveland Division of Police – $7,968,944 for funding 30 positions.
- Ohio State Highway Patrol & Ohio Investigative Unit – $1,281,658 for funding 5 positions.
- Ohio Division of Adult Parole Authority – $752,014 for funding 4 positions.
These awards will allow for the hiring of additional law enforcement officers to combat violent crime through the Operation Relentless Pursuit initiative. Launched on Dec. 18, 2019, ORP aims to intensify federal law enforcement resources into seven American cities with violent crime levels several times the national average – Albuquerque, Baltimore, Cleveland, Detroit, Kansas City, Memphis, and Milwaukee.
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Key Facts
- State: Ohio
- Category: Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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