Jacksonville Earned a Three-Year Investment of $73 Million+ from the Department of Justice "Model Cities Initiative"
The Department of Justice presented the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office with a check for more than $73 million Friday afternoon, after Jacksonville was named one of just four recipients of the Model Cities Initiative.
This generational investment into public safety highlights the work already being done by officers every day. Jacksonville shed the nickname of "Murder Capital of Florida," and every day, JSO works to make this city safer.
This $73 million investment over the next three years will go towards expanding programs which have already proven successful, like the Drone as First Responder and Real Time Crime Center, adding more officers to the streets and developing new ways to serve Jacksonville residents.
The men and women of the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office are grateful for this opportunity from the Department of Justice.
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