Governor Moore Surprises Maryland With Amazing News

Maryland Governor Wes Moore recently surprised residents with an impressive plan to reduce crime...

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Maryland Governor Wes Moore recently unveiled a new plan to address public safety. The strategy is an all-encompassing approach focused on assisting law enforcement, strengthening and revitalizing communities, coordinating across all levels of government, and investing in Maryland's youth through the Safe Summer Initiative.

The Safe Summer Initiative prioritizes early intervention in order to create a more effective, less costly, and long-term approach to improving public safety and expanding opportunities for youth involved in Maryland's juvenile justice system.

“An all-of-the-above approach to improving public safety in Maryland requires preventing crime, holding criminals accountable, and addressing the root causes of crime,” said Governor Wes Moore. “Good government is about making strong choices. And we are going to make the choice to act on public safety – in a way that is robust, strategic, and moves with an urgency that the issue demands; in a way that doesn’t just react to crime, but actually prevents crime.”

Governor Wes Moore included $11 million in his first budget for the Maryland Coordination and Analysis Center (MCAC) to expand staffing and invest in local technology infrastructure. Since the beginning of the year, MCAC has collaborated with over 275 federal, state, and local agencies in Maryland and around the country on a variety of issues regarding public safety.

“I’m proud to stand alongside Governor Moore as we reset our vision on public safety and move forward with an all of the above approach to keeping our communities safe,” said Baltimore County State’s Attorney Scott Shellenberger. “We are committed to assisting the Moore-Miller Administration in any way we can, and we know that we can get this done if we do it together.” 

“No single police department has all the necessary resources and intelligence to combat the diverse range of criminal activities that we are seeing today – that’s why collaborative enforcement initiatives across every sector of law enforcement are more important than ever before,” said Maryland Department of State Police Superintendent Col. Roland L. Butler. “I am proud to stand with the members of the State Police and public safety partners who come to work each day and make a positive impact on our quality of life as Marylanders.”

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