Through the State of California Citizens’ Option for Public Safety (COPS) Program, Santa Clarita received $414,567 and $174,751 through American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) funds to pay for two deputies of the Career Offender Burglary Robbery Apprehension (COBRA) Unit. The city also received $85,843 through the Byrne Justice Assistance Grant Program for gang, graffiti, and truancy sweeps conducted by the COBRA Unit and the Sheriff Department’s Community Interaction Team, which has developed innovative and effective strategies to combat youth crimes.