Posted on 01/31/2007 5:31:04 PM PST by kiriath_jearim
WASHINGTON -- Regions plagued by rising violent crime could share in a $200 million grant next year with a new Justice Department grant targeting gangs, illicit drugs and gun offenses.
The Justice Department will ask for the funding for state, local and tribal authorities as part of its 2008 budget request to Congress next week. It comes in the wake of a 2.2 percent rise nationwide in rapes, murder, robbery, aggravated assault and other violent crimes in 2006 -- the first increase since 2001.
Communities that team up with other cities and regions, partnering with at least one federal law enforcement agency, will be eligible for the grants, Justice Department spokesman Brian Roehrkasse said. Those that work with other communities across state lines will be given priority, he said.
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I bet everyone of those crime plagued areas voted for the dimocRATS.
"I bet everyone of those crime plagued areas voted for the dimocRATS."
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You have an interesting handle. He was a fine character actor on TV and film.
The solution to the crime problem would be to sponsor some "free" CCW training courses for law-abiding citizens and discounted long-term handgun rentals. Crime would drop like a rock. Of course, how many politicians would have the guts to even suggest such a thing?
If the dems and libs are admitting 2.3 % rise in violent crime ,it must really be 20 to 30 %....
Crime pays!
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