DALLAS — Most violent crime is down in Dallas, but police response times remain a concern, Dallas officials said this week.
Maj. Nathan Swyers of the Dallas Police Department’s Violent Crime Division said violent crime is down in Dallas by about 13%, driven by an 11.2% decrease in aggravated assaults (amounting to about 150 fewer victims) and a 44.23% drop in homicides (amounting to 23 fewer victims) over the last year, according to data as of March 31.
Dallas police also reported an 11.42% drop in robberies (amounting to 62 fewer victims), a nearly 8% drop in business robberies (about 10 fewer victims), and a 12.53% decrease in individual robberies (52 fewer victims), Swyers said…