Chemung sheriffs office will collaborate with the city of elmira police department, and other local law enforcement agencies to determine specific problem areas associated with violent crime issues

The Department of Justice Office of Community Oriented Policing Services awarded $175,000 to the County of Chemung on October 1, 2025, under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710) to support multi-agency violent crime collaboration in Elmira, New York through September 30, 2027.

The Chemung Sheriff's Office will collaborate with the City of Elmira Police Department and other local law enforcement agencies to identify and address violent crime problem areas. Funded activities include multi-agency collaboration meetings to target patrols, evaluation of documentation collected after targeted patrols to assess effectiveness and identify improvements, training for law enforcement on violent crime topics, and community outreach programs to provide information on violent crimes and reporting methods. Performance occurs in Elmira, New York.

Activities will include multi-agency collaboration meetings to target patrols, evaluation of documentation collected after targeted patrols to determine effectiveness and needed improvements, training for law enforcement on topics related to violent crime, and community outreach programs to provide information on violent crimes and methods for reporting crime.