ALBANY – The counties of Dutchess,
Orange, Rockland, Ulster and Westchester will be receiving funds from
the state’s Gun Involved Violence Elimination initiative.
The second year funding requires the use of proven strategies to reduce
shootings and firearm-related homicides in communities.
Dutchess County will receive $341,211 for the City of Poughkeepsie Police
Department, District Attorney and Probation departments and the Sheriff’s
Office. The money will be used for hot-spots policing and Crime Prevention
Through Environmental Design (CPTED).
Orange County will receive $753,379 primarily for the City of Newburgh
Police and a lesser amount of that total for Middletown Police, as well
as the District Attorney and Probation department and Sheriff’s
Office. The cities will use the money for hot-spots policing and CPTED
and Newburgh will also use some of its funding for focused deterrence.
Rockland County will receive $77,000 for the Spring Valley Police Department,
Sheriff’s Office, Intelligence Center and Probation Department,
the money to be used for hot-spots and focused deterrence.
Ulster County will receive $179,175 for the Kingston City Police Department,
District Attorney and Sheriff’s offices and Probation Department.
They money will be used for hot-spots and CPTED.
Westchester County will receive $1,253,049 for the Yonkers and Mount Vernon
police departments, the Sheriff’s and District attorney’s
offices and Probation Department. The money will be used for hot-spots
policing, focused deterrence and CPTED.
The Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design program identifies how
buildings, vacant lots, traffic patterns and other environmental factors
in a neighborhood may influence criminal activity.
