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**MCBA Stands for Better Communities: Safer, Stronger, Happier**

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**MCBA Stands for Better Communities: Safer, Stronger, Happier**

A spike in Dallas murders has some neighbors calling for more help from
police.

The good news is that overall, violent crime was down 8% in the year-end
2023 numbers, led by a drop of nearly 19% in aggravated assault.

Dallas Police Chief Eddie Garcia spoke about the trends and the ongoing
violent crime reduction plan of focused deterrence at the December 11th
City Council Public Safety Committee Meeting.

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**We Must Make Homeless People Get the Help They Deserve**

The number of Texans experiencing homelessness is back at pre-pandemic
levels, federal data shows.

Homelessness in Texas grew by more than 12% in 2023, in line with
national trends, according to estimates released by the U.S. Department
of Housing and Urban Development last month. More than 27,000 Texans did
not have a permanent roof over their heads when advocates and volunteers
across the country walked Texas streets on a night last January to
conduct the Point-in-Time Count annual estimate of people experiencing
homelessness. About 43% of those - or some 11,700 people - lived on
the streets.

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