Murder and other violent crime, like aggravated assault, are down in the City of Dallas, but police are still struggling with response times.
As of Monday, the department’s year-to-date Priority 1 calls take three minutes longer than the response time goal.
During Tuesday’s Dallas City Council Public Safety Committee meeting, Committee Chair Cara Mendelsohn acknowledged the higher response times, but also applauded changes made to add investigators to help get people accused of violent crime off the street…