1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Help Communities Fight Violent Crime Act . 2. Findings The Congress finds as follows: (1) Violent crime is endemic in many of our Nation’s great cities. (2) Addressing violent crime is a moral, social, and economic imperative. (3) Violent crime infringes on our citizens’ most basic human rights by barring them from realizing their full potential for advancement, happiness, and safety. (4) Violent crime hinders the educational, economic and social advancement of citizens and communities. (5) Violent crime imposes staggering economic and other costs on society. (6) There are estimates that violent crime imposes nearly $200,000,000,000 per year in direct and intangible costs on our economy in addition to the staggering immeasurable costs it has on victims, families, and communities. (7) Violent crime prevents our cities from prospering by discouraging and preventing investment in communities, infrastructure, and businesses. (8) Reducing violent crime results in significant savings for cities, States, and the Federal Government. (9) Many of our Nation’s most financially troubled cities are also the most violent, so addressing violent crime is requisite to saving failing cities. (10) It is impossible to address the financial ails of a city without first addressing violent crime. (11) Arguably the largest purely economic benefit from reducing violent crime is the associated increase in property value. (12) There are no citizens of a city or State, only citizens of the United States, and the Federal Government has a responsibility to provide for the safety and security of all citizens. (13) The violent crime rate in many cities demonstrates that municipalities and States alone are often incapable of addressing the onslaught of violent crime and suffering