Asset Forfeiture Funds Investments

The initiatives that District Attorney Vance is funding with $808 million asset forfeiture funds so far include:

• Expansion of borough-wide youth violence prevention program
• $38 million to help eliminate the backlog of untested rape kits nationwide
• $90 million to enhance NYPD mobility, including providing tablets and handheld devices for every police officer and patrol car
• $40 million toward New York City’s comprehensive mental health initiatives
• $13.8 million toward the supervised release of qualifying defendants awaiting trial, helping to cut unnecessary pretrial detention and reduce reliance on cash bail
• $101 million for NYCHA security upgrades, including cameras, lighting and keyless access
• $3 million to establish the Institute for Innovation in Prosecution at John Jay College
• Up to $25 million to establish the Global Cyber Alliance