<P> The Jacksonville Housing Authority (JHA) is the quasi-independent agency responsible for public housing and subsidized housing in Jacksonville . The Mayor and City Council of Jacksonville established the JHA in 1994 to create an effective, community service oriented, public housing agency with innovative ideas and a different attitude . The primary goal was to provide safe, clean, affordable housing for eligible low and moderate income families, the elderly, and persons with disabilities . The secondary goal was to provide effective social services, work with residents to improve their quality of life, encourage employment and self - sufficiency, and help residents move out of assisted housing . To that end, JHA works with HabiJax to help low and moderate income families to escape the public housing cycle and become successful, productive, homeowners and taxpayers . </P> <P> The present mayor is Lenny Curry, who assumed office on July 1, 2015 . The past mayor was Alvin Brown . </P> <P> Federally, most of the city is in the 4th district, represented by Republican John Rutherford . Most of central Jacksonville is in the 5th district, represented by Democrat Al Lawson . The 4th and 5th districts are some of the most gerrymandered districts in the country . </P> <P> In 2010, Duval County's crime rate was 5,106 per 100,000 people, according to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement . The county's murder rate had been the highest among Florida's counties with a population of 500,000 or more for eleven years in 2009, leading to widespread discussion in the community about how to deal with the problem . In 2010 Duval County's violent crime rate decreased by 9.3% from the previous year, with total crime decreasing 7.3%, putting the murder rate behind that of Miami - Dade County . </P>

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