ALBANY – The counties of Dutchess, Orange, Rockland, Ulster and Westchester will receive 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.
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.
District Attorney David Hoovler said the funds are targeted for two specific purposes. The cities will use the money for hot-spots policing and CPTED and Newburgh will also use some of its funding for focused deterrence he said.
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).
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.
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