Crime Investigation and Prevention through upgrading evidence collection and officer safety equipment and supplies

The disparate jurisdiction of Polk County and the City of Des Moines will use the 2024 Justice Assistance grant (JAG) funding to replace equipment, supplies and software to support law enforcement efforts to gather data, evidence, and reduce violence in our community. The county of Polk will use JAG funds to upgrade in-car mobile data computers to increase information sharing and support time efficiencies while serving the rural communities. The City of Des Moines will use JAG funds to upgrade forensic cellphone extraction software to increase accuracy and time efficiency in criminal investigations. They will also replace ballistic shields, expired ballistic protection plates, air filtering masks, and patrol shotguns to support the safety of officers as they protect our community from acts of violence.