Dallas needs to move from 3,000 to 4,000 officers ASAP. Crime gets worse; Dallas city council members do nothing.
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Car Burglaries, Homelessness Swamp Downtown |
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Downtown Dallas is a hotspot for vagrancy and crime, especially car burglaries. A staggering 2,586 thefts from vehicles have been recorded already this year in DPD’s Central Division, which covers the downtown area.
DPD says that the high concentration of offenses can be explained by the higher concentration of people and vehicles in the area, but is that really an acceptable explanation? It would also seem logical then that an area with a higher concentration of residents, businesses, and valuable property would warrant more police activity, right? The downtown area is a linchpin for Dallas’s business community and is worth protecting, but these disturbing trends show that our city leaders aren’t doing what’s necessary.
Dallas’s crime rates in the downtown area are significantly higher than in nearby Fort Worth, which has a dedicated police force for just the downtown area. Meanwhile, downtown Dallas, which falls in Districts 2 and 14, is patrolled by a toothless community security team that has no power to enforce the law. This policy of lax policing is allowing criminals to thrive and forcing businesses to leave. |
| We know that residents and businesses are worried about the future of Dallas. That’s why we are fighting to keep Dallas safe and thriving. Contact Councilmen Jesse Moreno and Paul Ridley and ask why they can't keep downtown safe! |
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The Dallas Express's Crime Boss of the Month:
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Response Times for Robberies in Eastern Dallas Double |
It takes Dallas officers 172.4 minutes to respond to robbery calls in East Dallas, which is twice as high as last year. The problem with DPD is that they can’t hire new officers, and veteran officers leave for better pay in nearby cities. The solution is simple: increase DPD funding and increase the pay so that officers actually want to work there! Read more...
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Man Charged After Murdering 1, Injuring 3 More |
In the past, a story like this would have made national news, but now, a man can kill a woman and injure 3 others, barricade himself inside a business in a standoff with police, and the story almost flies under the radar. Crime gets worse; Dallas city council members do nothing. Read more...
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Man Found Dead In Vehicle After Being Shot At Stoplight |
Response times are up everywhere in Dallas, but nowhere is worse than DPD’s South Central Patrol Division. The city aims for police to respond to top-priority calls in 8 minutes, but the average across the city is over 11 minutes. However, in South Dallas, it takes a jaw-dropping 13.8 minutes for police to arrive. The shortage of officers in DPD places Dallas residents in danger! Read more...
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Each week the KDS team drives its planned route through Dallas photo-documenting and cataloguing illegal encampments to inform the city of these locations. Our team livestreams these activities giving the community a first-hand look at the vagrancy crisis in Dallas. In this episode, we show of the vagrant slums on Empire Central!
Watch here. |
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District 6 Councilman Omar Narvaez's "Slum Camp" |
We named this camp in Omar Narvaez’s District 6 “Slum Camp.” Vagrants in District 6 are living in absolute filth. Whenever you feel bad for panhandlers, you should ask yourself one question: if you were down on your luck, would you live like this? These aren’t homeless camps; they’re government-sponsored slums. |
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District 11 Councilwoman Jaynie Schultz's
"Cycle Camp" |
This camp in Jaynie Schultz's District 11 has been dubbed “Cycle Camp.” This vagrant camp is a perfect example of the cycle of vagrancy in Dallas. City workers clean the areas around this camp month after month, but they always allow the vagrants to return. Dallas City Council members enable the cycle of vagrancy! |
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District 2 Councilman Jesse Moreno's
"Druggie Camp" |
This camp in Jesse Moreno’s District 2 has earned the title “Druggie Camp.” Drug use is all but legal in downtown Dallas. You can’t walk a single block without being assaulted by the smell of vagrancy or being shouted at by a vagrant on drugs. Businesses in Dallas won’t survive if customers are harassed by drug addicts on the sidewalk! |
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To Report an Encampment: Dial 3-1-1 or Call (214) 670-3111 and Click on your District Councilman to Email them with the Date and Camp Location.
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Mission Statement:
Keep Dallas Safe exists to address crime and homelessness in Dallas with the goal of transforming Dallas into the safest large city in Texas for residents and businesses. We aim to have a City Council that prioritizes crime rate which directly determines the quality of life in Dallas. We do this by fighting against the "defund the police" movement, holding accountable our city leaders' efforts towards lowering district crime rates, and highlighting our city's homelessness problems by pushing for enforcement of the prohibition of urban camping.
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Keep Dallas Safe | 3626 North Hall St, Ste 610, Dallas, TX 75219 |
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