The Philadelphia Police Foundation has spent $500,000 to reduce the Philly crime rate, increase safety for businesses and residents, and increase officer visibility in the city.
These patrols are responsible for community engagement, crowd control, major events, fallen officer escorts and patrols in high crime and violent areas.
The police will now have more bicycle patrols with the addition of the 80 fully equipped police bikes. This will allow for more staffing to serve the 300 commercial corridors in the city which will increase community engagement and visibility. The Mounted Patrol Unit came back in the early 2000s with funding provided by the PPF and they are now providing funding for six new horses to help with big events, crowd control needs and added patrols throughout the city.
The extra K9 officers will aid in speeding up investigations and locating critical evidence in cases. The PPF was able to purchase a new K9, Deuce, who has undergone nearly 1,000 training hours and now serves as a four-legged officer.The PPF has four areas where they are aiming to make the most impact for 2023.
Those areas are reducing the gun violence epidemic, supporting officer wellness programs and police accountability, providing strategic training opportunities at all levels of the PPD and providing engagement opportunities between the PPD and the city’s youth, Vice President of the PPF, Peter Madden, said.
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