Acevedo says 86 percent of shootings in the City of Miami take place in five neighborhoods.
“Poor communities which sadly are the ones most impacted by violent crime they don’t want to defund the police. They want better policing and they want enhanced safety like every community in this country,” Acevedo said.
To make these neighborhoods safe, Acevedo said he’s deploying more than 130 officers to the specific areas with the most trouble: Little Havana, Little Haiti, Allapattah, Overtown, and Model City.
So far this year, 22 people have been killed in Miami. 15 were murdered at the same time in last year.
Mark Schlakman
Floridaâs Clemency Board didnât actually do much to help felons regain the right to vote | Column
The newest reforms appear to be far less than they may have seemed.
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Florida s Cabinet: From left, Commissioner of Agriculture Nikki Fried, Gov. Ron DeSantis, Attorney General Ashley Moody, Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis. Its members met as the Clemency Board last week. [ News Service of Florida ]
Published Mar. 15
Updated Mar. 15
Floridaâs Board of Executive Clemency seemed to advance major reforms last week regarding how most people who have served felony sentences can regain their civil rights. But what really happened? The news, it appears, is less than it seemed.