Crime

If USVI Were Treated As Its Own Country, It Would Place 7th In World Per Capita For Gun-Releated Deaths; U.S. Attorney's Office Wants To Change That

“Reducing violent crime and enhancing public safety are primary goals of the U.S. Attorney’s Office here in the Virgin Islands,” U.S. Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert announced in a release issued Monday. “On the one-year anniversary of the re-energized Project Safe Neighborhoods, we are moving forward with renewed energy to investigate and prosecute violent crime, even as we celebrate the hard work and dedication of our community and law enforcement PSN partners.” One year ago, the Department of Justice announced the revitalization and enhancement of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), which Attorney General Jeff Sessions has made the centerpiece of the department’s violent crime reduction strategy. PSN is an evidence-based program that has proven effective at reducing violent crime. Through PSN, community stakeholders work together to identify the most pressing violent crime problems in the community and develop comprehensive solutions to address them. As part of this strategy, PSN focu...