(The Middle Sq.) – Solely a number of the $2.2 million that Gov. Tony Evers is sending to Milwaukee to combat the town’s violent crime drawback will find yourself going to law enforcement officials.
The governor introduced the cash on Monday.
A lot of the cash will go towards hiring civilian contractors to deal with non-emergency duties – akin to utilizing ballistics know-how to research gun crimes – and processing of sexual assault kits. The governor mentioned outsourcing that work would enable Milwaukee Police to shift sources to different urgent wants, the governor mentioned.
“Each household and each child deserves secure communities to dwell, work, be taught, and play in, and that features the town of Milwaukee,” the governor mentioned in a press release.
Evers’ workplace mentioned “a portion of the funds might be out there for MPD officer time beyond regulation prices in downtown Milwaukee this summer season.”
Downtown Milwaukee can be getting new obstacles from the governor,
“[This] will enable the town of Milwaukee to put in downtown safety fencing that may be remotely raised and lowered, remodeling the downtown leisure corridors into pedestrian-only zones on weekends and through main downtown occasions,” Evers’ assertion mentioned.
Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson mentioned the $2.2 million will enhance what the town has been doing.
“With know-how and expenditures for officers, Milwaukee will enhance our crime discount efforts,” Johnson mentioned.
Johnson ordered a curfew for younger folks in Milwaukee after a collection of shootings earlier this month that noticed 16 folks wounded in a single capturing in downtown Milwaukee.
Thus far Milwaukee Police say there have been 86 homicides within the metropolis in 2022. That’s 26 extra homicides than at this level final yr.