Portland City Council Approves $1.4 Million for ‘Unarmed’ Patrols to Combat Gun ViolenceAWR Hawkins 8 Apr 2021
Portland, Oregon’s City Council approved $1.4 million for “unarmed†patrols to be stationed in parks to fight gun crime.
KGW reports there will be “two dozen†such patrols, working a schedule that ensures someone is working “around-the-clock.â€
The money for the “unarmed†patrols is part of a larger $6 million plan intended to fight gun violence in the city. The largest portion of the money–$4.1 million–“will be earmarked for community groups that work in the neighborhoods hardest-hit by gunfire.â€
None of the money okayed by the City Council will go to the police.
The Associated Press quoted Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler (D) reacted to the approved funding: “We agree that the immediate spike in gun violence is a public health threat that requires a public health response that invests in community-based organizations working to change the conditions and environments that foster violence.â€
There have been more than 250 shootings in Portland thus far in 2021. That is a greater than 100 percent increase over the 111 shootings in Portland at this same time in 2020.
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