Fewer people called Houston police each year since 2023, a trend that experts say could have multiple causes and is worth keeping an eye on.
Slightly more than 1.1 million calls were made to HPD’s patrol divisions in 2023, a six-year high, according to internal data gathered through an open records request. But since then, the number of calls decreased to around 1.08 million in 2024 and was on pace to finish 7% lower than that in 2025, according to the internal data from June.
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