Texas Scorecard by Robert Montoya November 25, 2020
Citizens Respond to Rising Crime in Dallas, Council Largely Silent
Crime wave hits after city council cuts police overtime.
As the search for a new police chief continues, violent crime in the City of Dallas has risen to the point where Gov. Greg Abbott dispatched the Texas Rangers to help. As the holidays approach, citizens have spoken out, but the vast majority of city council has not responded to questions about the crime spike.
On September 23, a majority of the Dallas City Council voted to cut $7 million from police overtime. Only Mayor Eric Johnson and Councilmembers Cara Mendelsohn, Adam McGough, and Jennifer Gates voted no.
This vote passed despite the protests-turned-riots in the city earlier this summer that followed George Floyd’s death at the hands of a Minneapolis police officer.
Since then, violent crime in Dallas has increased so much that the police department reached out to Abbott for help. Last week, he dispatched state officials—including the Texas Rangers—to the city, which Mayor Johnson welcomed.
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