Maryland cities will be getting nearly $3 million in federal funds from the U.S. Department of Justice.
The money comes through the Byrne Justice Assistance Grants program and will be used by local municipalities for support public safety and reduce violent crimes.
In addition, some funds will be aimed at dealing with crimes against children.
Over $1 million will go the Governor’s Office of Crime Control and Prevention to help defray the costs of the overtime by police during the riots in Baltimore after the death of Freddie Gray.
A host of localities are expected to receive the grant money.
These range from the city and county of Baltimore with around a million for stepped up patrols and increased crime prevention to more than $27-thousand for the city of Salisbury to fund technology upgrades.
Montgomery County will get nearly $134-thousand for tasers while Prince George’s County will pick up over $300-thousand for improvements such as security for courthouses.
The grant was announced by Senators Barbara Mikulski and Ben Cardin.
Mikulski said that she had heard from local law enforcement that there was a lack of funding meaning there were fewer officers on the streets to fight gangs, drugs and child predators.
