Public Safety

County Executive Bello is fighting to ensure the safety of all our families, no matter the neighborhood they live in, the school they attend, or where they worship. We all deserve to live in a community where our children can play outside, where our basic needs are met, and where we feel safe in our homes and neighborhoods.  

At the top of County Executive Bello’s public safety agenda is violence elimination, with efforts that target gun violence by increasing resources that will enforce gun laws and crackdown on dangerous and illegal weapons. Our community will not tolerate the recent increase in violence, which is why Adam is working with community partners to invest in prevention, education, treatment, and enforcement.  

County Executive Bello is bringing people together, and changing the way we conduct public safety in Monroe County. During his first term he:

• Invested $7.3 million in the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office to add 41 additional sworn members to enhance the Sheriff’s road patrol in towns and villages, ensuring a greater police presence to deter and respond to criminal activity.
• Invested in a new Regional Investigative Operations Center (RIOC), a cutting-edge multijurisdictional hub for monitoring and rapid response to real-time criminal activity.
• Called on the State of New York to make systematic changes to its Bail Reform policies. 
• Advocated for more Judicial Discretion for judges to hold people they consider dangerous locked up before trial.
• Tripled staffing for Forensic Intervention Team (FIT) creating a 24/7 mental health response to crisis calls alongside law enforcement. Providing appropriate support and follow up to people in need.
• Invested in ROCTAC – a coalition of businesses, schools, service agencies, mental health professionals, and law enforcement, preventing targeted violence and online radicalization.  
• Invested in public safety to combat violence, adding positions to Sheriff’s Road Patrol, District Attorney, and Medical Examiner’s Offices with a focus on solving gun crimes.
• Committed $46.3M in eviction prevention funding, helping both renters and property owners, assisting over 10,000 households and keeping people in their homes. 
• Investing $4.2M in innovative violence reduction efforts, using evidence based public health crisis strategies to combat violence.
• County Executive Adam Bello Announces Juvenile Enhanced Diversion Stabilization Program to Address Increase In Teen And Juvenile Offenses
• Added positions to bolster the firearms section of the Monroe County Crime Lab to help meet demand resulting in 4000 investigative leads and national recognition.