Keep Dallas Safe

March 14, 2024

www.keepdallassafe.org

• Crime gets worse; Dallas City Council members do nothing.

• The local media lies about crime.

• Safe streets are a civil right.

City Leaders Are Gaslighting You

Local Dallas media and city leaders have spent the last two weeks working to gaslight their audiences into believing Downtown Dallas is a safe section of our city. Laura Miller, former Mayor of Dallas, has even claimed that Downtown is perfectly safe.

The facts contradict Laura Miller’s claims. Dallas has only become more dangerous. DPD continues to suffer from extreme staff shortages. Downtown crime has only shown to increase over the past four years. 

According to the DPD city crime dashboard, just 3,102 crimes were reported in Historic Downtown in 2020; compared to 2023, Downtown has 4,312 offenses. 

Facts matter, and Dallas residents aren't stupid. They know this city is more dangerous than it was four years ago. They know that things will not improve until the City Council finally decides to deal with our understaffed police department. 

At present, we are at risk of falling below 3,000 police officers in active force. DPD needs to have around 4,000 officers to address crime in Dallas proactively. 

Contact your City Council member today and tell them they must do everything possible to hire 1,000 new police officers ASAP. 

Press Highlights:

Three People Dead in Shooting, Suspect at Large

Dallas streets are NOT safe! A triple murder took place this week in Dallas as DPD continues to suffer from staffing shortages. Safe streets are a Civil Right, and Dallas City Council is doing nothing to protect it for us!

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Prostitution Sting Clocks in 30 Arrests

A victory story for DPD: 30 were arrested in a massive prostitution sting on Harry Hines last week. Many who frequent the area know what a colossal problem sex work is on this street. This was the first step to take to clean up this part of town. DPD may have been able to deal with this issue much sooner had they not been facing such a severe staffing shortage. 

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Crime Boss of the Month: Kathy Stewart

The Crime Boss for the month of March is Kathy Stewart. The District 10 Council Member has seen a 21.5% year-over-year increase in crime score spike in the last month. Assaults, auto thefts, and burglaries have all topped the charts in District 10. When will City Council members like Kathy Stewart take the issue of Public Safety seriously? 

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Tracking Illegal Camps:

District 2 Councilman Jesse Moreno

"Infomart Camp"

This camp in Jesse Moreno’s District 2 has been dubbed “Infomart Camp.” Placed just outside the old Infomart building, many will see this camp just as they enter Dallas northbound from 35E. We have the power to clean up our streets from the vagrancy crisis, and it’s about time we did so!

District 2 Councilman Jesse Moreno

"Underpass Haven Camp"

This camp in Jesse Moreno’s District 2 has earned the title “Underpass Haven Camp.” Urban camping bans don’t stop vagrants from stealing public spaces like this one. Vagrants in these spaces have trashed our city, and they aren’t getting any cleaner. It’s time for the City Council to end vagrancy in Dallas. 

District 7 Councilman Adam Bazaldua

"Empty Lot Camp"

We named this camp in Adam Bazaldua’s District 7 “Empty Lot Camp.” Empty lots are like pots of gold to Dallas vagrants. They steal this private land for their own personal use and drive up crime in the area. Neighbors are not keen on keeping camps like this active, yet the city does nothing! City Council must act!

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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