JOIN US: January 18th @ 6pm!
Council Chambers, City Hall
1500 Marilla St., Dallas, TX 75201 |
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City To Receive Public Input on Homelessness |
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Last February, Mayor Johnson commissioned the Homeless, Organizations, Policies, and Encampments (HOPE) task force to develop solutions to homelessness. On January 18th, a special meeting will be held for council members to discuss the HOPE task force report, and Dallasites are encouraged to attend. The meeting is a crucial opportunity for Dallas residents and business owners to voice their opinions on Dallas’s response to homelessness.
Even when using the point-in-time count of Dallas’s homeless population (which underestimates the homeless population), Dallas has not seen a significant decrease in homelessness.
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Our city has been locked into an ideological program that offers free housing to people living on the street without any work or sobriety requirements. Furthermore, the city’s attempts to decommission camps actually amount to little more than a cleaning service for vagrants who have no desire to get off the streets!
The only way Dallas can help the homeless and end the vagrancy crisis is by enacting real solutions instead of failed government programs. Right now, Dallas’s homeless services are spread throughout the city. The responsible thing to do is centralize them, making it easier for homeless individuals to access the resources they need.
San Antonio’s Haven for Hope system centralized homeless shelters and services to one location, and the city has seen a 77% decrease in homelessness. It is time for Dallas to do the same.
Your voice matters. If you want Dallas to become a safe, clean city, we want to see you at City Hall on January 18th at 6:00 pm. It is our responsibility to make our voices heard. In the meantime, contact your council member and tell them the solutions they need to consider at the upcoming meeting!
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5 Homicides in 4 Days Put Spotlight on Murder Rate |
The murder rate was up last year, and that trend appears to continue into 2024. The first four days of the new year came with five murders, quickly dispelling any illusion that the new year granted a new start. The first step in decreasing the murder rate is increasing police presence, but Dallas’s leaders refuse to hire more police officers. A multi-year increase in the murder rate would be a signal of Dallas’s dangerous decline. Read more...
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Bail Reform Activists Fail To Overturn Cash Bail System |
A years-long legal challenge to Dallas County’s use of a cash bail system ended after the U.S. Supreme Court refused to hear the case on Monday. In 2018, a number of criminal defendants challenged the system on constitutional grounds, claiming that the system places an extra burden on the poor who can not pay bail. In reality, this was an attempt to overthrow our criminal justice system and give criminals a free pass out of jail. We should celebrate its failure! Read more...
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Are the Homeless in DFW Being Counted Accurately? |
Dallas’s City Council places a lot of stock in the official homeless population count, but many doubt the reliability of the number. Every year, volunteers walk around Dallas for a few hours, counting every homeless person they see. Other counting methods show that the actual homeless population is 2.5 to 10.2 times higher than the Point In Time count, such as using information from homeless services. 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 stream, we find piles of trash and filth in a South Dallas neighborhood. Watch here. |
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District 6 Councilman Omar Narvaez's
"Highway Camp" |
We named this camp in Omar Narvaez’s District 6 “Highway Camp.” You can find camps like this on every large road or highway in Dallas. Panhandling from medians is technically illegal in Dallas, but lax enforcement gives vagrants an incentive to live in high-traffic areas. Dallas is a panhandler's paradise! |
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District 2 Councilman Jesse Moreno's
"Oak Lawn Camp" |
This camp in Jesse Moreno’s District 2 has been dubbed “Oak Lawn Camp.” Even though this entire area goes through routine cleaning from the city, there seems to be no effort to permanently stop people from camping and panhandling here. The “no trespassing” signs are evidently not a deterrent for Dallas’s vagrant population. How long will businesses in the area tolerate the city council’s negligence? |
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District 6 Councilman Omar Narvaez's
"Tarp Camp" |
This camp in Omar Narvaez’s District 6 has earned the title “Tarp Camp.” Some people living on the streets live in tents, but it is equally common to see tents strung up to create lean-to structures. Some vagrants have told us they prefer this method because it is easier to set up and tear down when the city cleans the area. Why does Dallas tolerate flagrant violation of our laws? |
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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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