Meeting the Challenges of Keeping Brooklyn Safe
It is a privilege to serve the Borough of Brooklyn as District Attorney. I am proud of the
significant role my office has played in assuring that New York City remains one of the safest cities in the nation in which to raise a family and earn a living.Working with the best police department in the world, we have struck at the drug trade that tears down neighborhoods. We have stood up for civil rights by prosecuting those who would attack others just for their ethnicity, religious beliefs, or sexuality. And we have compiled an unprecedented record in pursuing official corruption: under my watch two Supreme Court judges and a County political leader have been sent to prison for crimes of greed and deceit.
But my office is also at the forefront of programs that address the root causes of crime. Our partnerships with community-based resources such as churches, synagogues, mosques, schools, and even senior citizen centers, have resulted in alternative-to-prison, re-entry, and mental health initiatives that are as important in fighting crime in the 21st century as the cop on the beat.
These programs, as successful as they have been, encourage me to be even more innovative in achieving even lower crime statistics. I hope you will share your feedback about the needs of your community, and your own personal feelings about how the District Attorney can meet those needs. We have set up a special feedback form here.
Thank you,
Charles J. Hynes
Kings County District Attorney
Bio
All about the man who has reinvented the District Attorney's office.
Crime Prevention Programs
District Attorney Hynes has created more innovative programs than any other D.A.
Crime Statistics 1990–Present
Since Charles J. Hynes took office, crime has continued to decrease.
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