A.G. Gancarski
Violent crime dominates Jacksonville headlines, but a new mailer from the re-election campaign of Sheriff Mike Williams tells a different story.
The message: “Jacksonville IS a safer city!”
The piece trumpets statistical declines in citywide crime, violent crime, homicides, shootings, residential burglary, robbery, and rape.
Though Republican voters were the audience for this piece, it did not mention Williams’ ally in City Hall, Mayor Lenny Curry.
Rather, the piece asserts that Williams “transformed” the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office into a “diverse department of young men and women who are smart, well-trained, and innovative.”
“Mike Williams has put 180 new officers on the street and replaced 600 officers. He has introduced new, high tech, crime fighting systems that Jacksonville has never seen before,” the mailer adds.
Williams endorsed Curry as soon as qualifying wrapped in January, calling him “a strong partner in the fight against violent crime [who has] gone above and beyond in his commitment to the men and women of law enforcement.”
Williams has one opponent on the March ballot: Democrat Tony Cummings.
The Republican has a massive cash-on-hand advantage (~$342,000 to ~$1,500), per state and local fundraising reports.
One comment
Ralph
February 12, 2019 at 6:09 pm
Most violent crime and domestic violence can be traced to the need and use of illicit narcotics. Nobody truly has addressed the fact Americans are the highest users of illegal drugs financing the drug trade. There will never be an end to property crimes not acts of violence if we do not address the fact why people need drugs and thereby steal and react criminally. Thank you
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