'Violent Street Crime' is Decreasing in the City, According to Dallas Police

The Dallas Police Department says it’s seeing results a year into its violent crime reduction plan.

The violent crime reduction plan in Dallas is showing results, but DPD Chief Eddie Garcia is not taking a victory lap quite yet.

But street-level violent crime has seen some of the biggest changes since the crime plan was rolled out. Compared with two years ago, street-level violent crime has dropped 18%. Since last year, there’s been a 12% drop. When it comes to the violent crime hot spots, which are seeing more police patrols under the plan, the DPD says it asks itself certain questions about these parts of town to measure the crime plan’s success.

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