Jacksonville’s panhandling problem continues at some area intersections despite a new law passed in February.
An Action News Jax investigation revealed the problem has yet to get better but is instead getting worse.
So far this year, there’s been 1,122 total calls through the end of May, which shows a slight down tick compared to 1,268 this time last year.However, looking at just the month of May shows a different story. May of 2023 had the highest reported calls in three years with 323. That compares to 255 panhandling calls in May of 2022 and 211 in May of 2021.
“I don’t like it because every corner that you go to, someone is asking for money,” Rita Sessoms said.
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