Background
In June 2004, Attorney General John Ashcroft, Deputy Attorney General James Comey, and Carl J. Truscott, director of the ATF, announced a federal initiative aimed at reducing crime in 15 cities in the United States through the development of VCIT. The cities include:
- Albuquerque, New Mexico
- Baltimore, Maryland
- Chattanooga, Tennessee
- Columbus, Ohio
- Greensboro, North Carolina
- Las Vegas, Nevada
- Los Angeles, California
- Miami, Florida
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Richmond, Virginia
- Tampa, Florida
- Tucson, Arizona
- Tulsa, Oklahoma
- Washington, D.C.
The VCIT launched as a pilot program built on the success of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), a comprehensive nationwide strategy geared toward combating gun crime in communities across the country. In March 2005, Attorney General Alberto Gonzalez announced the selection of five additional cities (Hartford, Connecticut, Houston, Texas, Fresno, California, Camden, New Jersey, and New Orleans, Louisiana) to participate in the VCIT program.
Read more about this topic: Violent Crime Impact Teams
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