The central district of california (cdca) covers seven counties in southern california: LOS angeles, ventura, santa barbara, SAN luis obispo, orange, riverside, and SAN bernardino counties

IT is the largest district in the country, serving over 19 million residents. Since 2019, many neighborhoods in the cdca have seen an increase in violent crime and crimes involving firearms. Three areas that have statistically high levels of violent crime compared to other areas are the city of SAN bernardino and the areas that make up the LOS angeles police departments southeast and 77TH patrol divisions. The cdcas allocation for fiscal year 2023 (FY23) has not yet been announced. The cdca PSN strategic plan for FY22 had two major components, and funding is to be allocated accordingly: one, to continue focusing PSN resources on the three high-crime areas identified above; and two, to offer a series of micro-grants to support smaller-scale crime reduction efforts in cdca neighborhoods where the funding can have a larger impact. The FY23 PSN strategic plan will likely build on this current model, with any changes based on crime statistics and analysis provided by the PSN research partner. PSN programs should be designed to address at least one of the following: law enforcement intervention/rehabilitation prevention/outreach research PSN programs should focus on issues specific to the cdca, including, but not limited to, gang violence, the proliferation of ghost guns, silencers, and glock auto-switches or autosears, repeat and habitual offenders, firearms possession by prohibited people, such as felons and domestic abusers, commercial and residential robberies, and violence related to homelessness. Because the cdca experiences a spike in violent crime during the summer, PSN programs should include a summer violence reduction strategy. PSN programs and providers will use a collaborative approach to partner with other PSN components and community stakeholders to build on existing public safety efforts. The united states attorneys office and the bureau of alcohol, tobacco, firearms & explosives will work with federal and local law enforcement partners, as well as community non-governmental and non-profit organizations to implement programs and strategies to combat violent crime and utilize research to measure effectiveness. Providers will also work closely with the cdca PSN research partner and fiscal agent to ensure that data is regularly and in real-time collected, analyzed, and used to adjust the programs implementation to maximize the programs impact on crime reduction.