The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that four jurisdictions will receive a combined $300 million in federal funding over the next three years to fight violent crime.
St. Louis, Missouri; Jackson, Mississippi; Jacksonville, Florida; and East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, will receive the funding through the Model Cities Initiative (MCI). The four were selected from nearly 60 applications.
The goal of the money is to improve coordination and cooperation between federal, state, and local law enforcement, and to drive innovative and comprehensive crime fighting strategies at the local level…