96 Keep Dallas Safe
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DPD needs to move
from 3,000 to 4,000 police officers ASAP.
Responsible cities have a
central location to deliver services to the homeless.
State Fair
Evacuates After Shooting
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uspect-in-custody/ The State Fair of Texas was evacuated on Saturday
after a shooting injured three. Police reported that the shooter was
apprehended and none of the resulting injuries are life-threatening.
Even though this event was not nearly as bad as it could have been, it
reveals Dallas’s frightening vulnerability to random violent attacks.
The State Fair attracts visitors not just from Texas, but all over the
world. At a time when murder and violent crime are ubiquitous and
tensions are high, one would expect top-notch security at such a
high-profile event. While Dallas police officers were patrolling the
event, how could they do it properly when they didn’t even have enough
officers to properly police the rest of the city? Our police department
is woefully understaffed; huge events that require heightened police
involvement certainly stretch the force even more thinly.
Thankfully, this weekend’s shooting was not a mass casualty event, but
it could have been. Dallas should be leading the nation in public
safety and prosperity, but instead, when other cities look to Dallas,
they see just as much crime as there is in NYC and LA. Why relocate
here? Why invest here?
If Dallas ever hopes to be safe again, the
first step is to hire 1,000 more officers. Reports commissioned by the
city have shown that Dallas needs to move from 3,200 officers to 4,000
as soon as possible, but our city council members have done nothing to
achieve that very simple goal. Are you tired of seeing our local
government ignore the problems that put you and your family at risk?
Contact your council member and DPD Chief Garcia and ask why hiring new
officers isn’t their top priority.
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Eddie Garcia The Dallas Express's Crime Boss of the Month:
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rn-new-crime-boss-his-title/ Council Member Zarin D. Gracey has been
named Dallas’s October “Crime Boss” by The Dallas Express. Gracey’s
District 3 has seen a year-over-year crime score increase of 59.9%!
Gracey's nomination comes after significant spikes in five crime
categories: motor vehicle thefts, destruction of property, burglary,
intimidation, and robbery! Call Councilman Gracey or email his
assistant to ask what he is doing to combat crime in his district!
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h%21 Email Councilman Gracey's Office Press Highlights:
Violent Crime
Supposedly Down, But That’s Not The Whole Story
City leadership often
brags that DPD’s Violent Crime Reduction Plan has resulted in an
overall drop in dangerous offenses around the city, but the raw data
paints a different picture. Despite DPD enacting this plan for two full
years now, the number of murders has risen about 10% over the past 12
months alone. DPD has made progress, but the job isn’t done and the
data doesn’t lie. Dallas needs to solve its police shortages if we hope
to get control of the murder rate!
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Haven for Hope Looks to Clear Clients’ Records
The non-profit Haven
for Hope, which serves San Antonio’s homeless population, is working
with the Bexar County DA’s office to help make homeless individuals
eligible for housing or employment. Many vagrants want to stay on the
streets, but some people are stuck there because of problems with their
criminal records. Doing what the law allows to help clear records of
people who have served their time and are looking for a better life is
just smart. Responsible cities help the homeless by centralizing
homeless services!
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  Top 10 Most Dangerous Neighborhoods in
Dallas
Everyone knows that certain neighborhoods in Dallas are
dangerous, but comparing the crime rates to surrounding areas reveals
how serious the problem is. The most dangerous neighborhood in the
city, South Boulevard-Park Row, has a crime rate 277% higher than
Dallas’s overall average crime rate. The violent crime rate of the
second-highest area on the list is 300% higher than the national
average! In Dallas, criminals thrive and businesses leave.
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 Tracking Illegal Camps:
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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 talk to the vagrant who constructs the bizarre
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 District 6 Councilman Omar Narvaez's
"Riviera Camp"
We named
this camp in Omar Narvaez’s District 6 “Riviera Camp.” Vagrants in
District 6 have revived this camp along this drainage ditch, perhaps
hoping to have their own little waterfront homes. Like so many others,
this camp reveals the futility of the city’s current homelessness
strategies. You can clear camps as often as you want, but the vagrants
will always return if you allow them to.
 District 10
Councilwoman Kathy Stewart's
"Garbage Can Camp"
This camp in Kathy
Stewart’s District 10 has been dubbed “Garbage Can Camp.” Vagrants live
in filth and cover the city with trash, but it’s not every day you see
a vagrant transporting their belongings in an actual trash can. So
clearly, the vagrants are familiar with the concept of “trash,” but
they simply choose to leave theirs on the street for everyone to see.
 District 6 Councilman Omar Narvaez's
"Game Night Camp"
This
camp in Omar Narvaez’s District 6 has earned the title “Game Night
Camp.” This cluster of tables under an overpass looks like the perfect
spot for vagrants to get together and unwind with some card games after
a long day of panhandling. Similarly, our city council is gambling with
Dallas’s future by allowing them to stay here against the law!
 
To Report an Encampment: Dial 3-1-1 or Call tel:(214)%20670-3111 (214)
670-3111 and Click on your District Councilman to Email them with the
Date and Camp Location.
mailto:[email protected] Chad West,
District 1 mailto:[email protected] Jesse Moreno, District 2
mailto:[email protected]?subject= Zarin D. Gracey, District 3
mailto:[email protected] Carolyn King Arnold, District 4
mailto:[email protected] Jaime Resendez, District 5
mailto:[email protected] Omar Narvaez, District 6
mailto:[email protected] Adam Bazaldua, District 7
mailto:[email protected] Tennell Atkins, District 8
mailto:[email protected] Paula Blackmon, District 9
mailto:[email protected] Kathy Stewart, District 10
mailto:[email protected] Jaynie Schultz, District 11
mailto:[email protected] Cara Mendelsohn, District 12
mailto:[email protected] Gay Donnell Willis, District 13
mailto:[email protected] Paul E. Ridley, District 14
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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