"AG Merrick Garland Allocates $78 Million to Combat Violent Crime in Chicago and Two Other Cities"

Attorney General Merrick B. Garland announced the expansion of the Justice Department's Violent Crime Initiative (VCI) to St. Louis, Missouri; Jackson, Mississippi; and Hartford, Connecticut, aiming to combat violent crime by surging law enforcement resources and tools to target gangs and violent groups. The VCI, which has already seen success in Houston and Memphis, involves collaboration between federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies, as well as community leaders, to address citizens' concerns and make neighborhoods safer. The initiative has contributed to reductions in violent crime and homicides in cities like Houston and Memphis, and the Justice Department is committed to replicating these successes in additional cities.