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The decline in violent crime may have less to do with increased enforcement than with federal investments in community violence prevention, behavioral health, and other public safety programs — funding that is now at risk of expiring. bit.ly/4xMoks9
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Crime Prevention and Mental Health Spending May Have Contributed to Drop in Violent Crime
During the Covid-19 pandemic, the federal government spent billions of dollars shoring up state and local budgets and funding new public safety initiatives.