HR 4231 · 111th Congress · Crime and Law Enforcement
Safe Cities Act of 2009
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Introduced2
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EnactedLatest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.(2010-01-04)
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Safe Cities Act of 2009 - Amends the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 to: (1) authorize the Attorney General to designate a Violent and Drug Crime Zone (i.e., a metropolitan area with a higher than average rate of homicides, violent felonies, sex offenses, and drug and gang-related crimes) in each state; (2) establish a drug and violent crime intervention team and a Safe Cities Task Force in each Zone, consisting of state and local law enforcement officials, to coordinate the investigation, apprehension, and prosecution of criminal activity; (3) require the use of grant funds under such Act to increase the number of prosecutors available to work with drug and violent crime intervention teams; and (4) require the Office of Justice Programs of the Department of Justice (DOJ) to award grants to states to establish and maintain a state-wide database to track criminals, arrests, prosecutions, and convictions.…
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