(Shafkat Anowar / Staff Photographer) The city of Dallas’ violent crime rate fell for a fourth consecutive year in 2024, with murders at their lowest level since 2018. The reduction means the ...

A curious thing happened last year as worried Dallas voters passed a charter amendment pushing for the hiring of more police officers. The city’s violent crime rate dropped. And not by just a ...

Dallas recorded a 26.21% decrease in homicides in 2024, Major Nathan Swyers of the violent crime division told the City Council’s Public Safety Committee earlier this month. That decrease ...