Investigative Reporter at News 5 Cleveland
CLEVELAND — The City of Cleveland will receive a $3.75 million grant from the U.S. Department of Justice to help hire 30 police officers as the department continues to hemorrhage staff.This means the department is 301 officers short of the 1498 officers in the city's current budget. The number is 443 officers short of the 1640 sworn law enforcement officers the city budgeted for prior to Mayor Bibb's administration.
Cleveland is one of 21 Ohio law enforcement agencies that will receive a combined total of $16 million to help hire new police officers. Recruitment and retention have been an ongoing challenge for police forces across the country since the start of the pandemic and protests sparked by George Floyd's murder at the hands of a Minneapolis police officer.Ten of the agencies that will receive money are in Northeast Ohio.Brooklyn will receive $500,000 to hire five officers.
The Euclid Police Department and Summit County Sheriff's Office will each receive $375,000 to hire three officers.The City of Middleburg Heights and the Village of Mogadore will each receive $125,000 to help hire one officer. The Village of Andover will receive $120,391 for one officer.
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