On Tuesday, May 26, Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer and Police Chief Val Demings will announce a new effort as part of the City’s ongoing public safety initiatives. In 2008, 63% of homicide suspects were age 25 or younger. As the summer months approach, this new campaign is geared toward preventing that age demographic from engaging in criminal activity.

In 2006, Mayor Dyer launched a three-year Public Safety Initiative, which put additional police officers patrolling our streets, established the SAFE Orlando Task Force to develop short and long-term recommendations, initiated the Illegal Gun Bounty program and OPD’s deployment of TAC units and Operation Delta.