The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Texas on Tuesday announced the expansion of the Project Safe Neighborhoods initiative to a second Fort Worth location to combat violent crime.
The expansion includes Historic Southside, Hillside, Morningside, Fairmount, Ryan Place, Worth Heights and other Southside neighborhoods and commercial areas along Interstate 35 West, with I-30 at the northern border and Seminary Drive near the southern point, a map presented during a press conference shows.
The area was selected after examining violent crime data for “violence, gangs, drugs and firearms offenses” from local police departments, U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Ryan Raybould said…