In fulfilling his constitutional duty to balance the state budget, Governor Gilmore has ensured public safety will be maintained and no deputy sheriffs will be laid off.
Any assertion otherwise is false.
Crime is down in the Commonwealth. And we're doing everything we can to ensure it continues to drop. Governor Gilmore has consistently supported law enforcement at both the state and community levels. Pay raises have also gone to state troopers and adult and juvenile correctional officers. As a result, crime is down, and the state is investing more dollars than ever in local law enforcement aid to small towns, cities and counties with police departments.