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Governor's $127 Million Investment in Law Enforcement Modernization on Long Island Yields Positive Results

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Governor Kathy Hochul's $127 million investment in modernizing law enforcement technology and equipment across Long Island's law enforcement agencies is delivering results. The investment has contributed to a 14 percent decline in reported crime on Long Island and a 75 percent decrease in shooting deaths in Nassau County. The Governor's visit to the Village of Garden City Police Department highlighted the department's state-of-the-art technology purchased with the State's law enforcement technology grants.

Key Takeaways:

  • Governor Hochul's $127 million investment in law enforcement modernization has resulted in a 14 percent decline in reported crime on Long Island.
  • Shooting deaths in Nassau County have decreased by 75 percent, with notable improvements in gun violence prevention.
  • The Village of Garden City Police Department utilized $465,000 in law enforcement technology funding to purchase a Skydio X10 Drone and implement a modern computer-aided dispatch (CAD) system.
  • The CAD technology has improved officer response time and accuracy, and has allowed for integrated data analysis to identify patterns of incidents.
  • Index crime in Garden City has decreased 17 percent, and property crime 16 percent, when comparing January through July 2025 to the same seven months in 2024.
  • Index crime and violent crime reported by the Nassau County Police Department and the Suffolk County Police Department each declined 14 percent when comparing the first eight months of 2025 to the same time in 2024.
  • The Nassau County Police Department has reported significant declines in gun violence, including two fewer shooting incidents with injury and 10 fewer shooting victims.
  • Governor Hochul's investments in public safety have contributed to measurable gains in public safety on Long Island, with crime down year-over-year.

Statistics:

  • $127 million: The total amount invested in modernizing law enforcement technology and equipment across Long Island's law enforcement agencies.
  • 14 percent: Decline in reported crime on Long Island.
  • 75 percent: Decrease in shooting deaths in Nassau County.
  • $465,000: The amount awarded to the Village of Garden City Police Department to purchase a Skydio X10 Drone and implement a modern CAD system.
  • 17 percent: Decrease in index crime in Garden City, January through July 2025 compared to the same seven months in 2024.
  • 14 percent: Decline in index crime reported by the Nassau County Police Department and the Suffolk County Police Department, first eight months of 2025 compared to the same time in 2024.
  • 10: Fewer shooting victims reported by the Nassau County Police Department.

Sources:

  • Office of the Governor of New York
  • New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services
  • Garden City Police Department
  • Nassau County Police Department
  • Suffolk County Police Department
  • Village of Garden City
  • State Senator Siela A. Bynoe
  • Commissioner Kenneth Jackson, Garden City Police Department

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