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Dallas Public Safety Committee

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Briefing

Apr 13, 2026

Public Safety Committee meeting summary

The committee heard updates showing Dallas Police Department violent crime was down 10.73% year-to-date, while new RIGHT Care and MEDIC expansions added crisis-response coverage and the Fire Station Alerting System reached 9 of 13 completed installations in Battalions 1 and 2.

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Briefing

Feb 9, 2026

Public safety updates and approvals

The committee unanimously approved the January 12 minutes and reviewed police and fire updates showing lower violent crime, active hiring, and major facility and equipment needs. Key actions and upcoming items included a $509,581 donation for four blocker trucks, an $848,825 child-exploitation grant, a $5,026,000 training center management contract, and a meet-and-confer pay agreement for sworn employees.

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Briefing

Jan 12, 2026

Public safety updates and approvals

The committee unanimously approved two sets of prior minutes and received briefings showing Dallas Police reported a 12.03% year-to-date drop in violent crime, while Dallas Fire-Rescue said its December EMS and fire response targets were not met.

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Briefing

Dec 8, 2025

Public safety briefing and approvals

The committee unanimously approved the prior meeting minutes, held a series of briefings on police hiring, violent crime trends, public safety technology, gunshot detection, community outreach, and the police training center, and discussed several upcoming council items tied to grants, staffing, equipment, and technology contracts.

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Briefing

Nov 10, 2025

Public safety updates and planning

Dallas Public Safety Committee reviewed hiring, crime trends, major event planning, facility projects, and several upcoming public safety contracts. Highlights included a 12.7% year-to-date drop in violent crime, Dallas Fire-Rescue hiring 195 of 195 targeted recruits for FY 2024-2025, and Dallas Police Department planning to hire 350 officers for FY 2025-2026.

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Briefing

Oct 14, 2025

Dallas Public Safety Committee summary

The committee heard updates showing Dallas Police Department hiring exceeded its goal by 30 officers, violent crime was down 14.23% year to date, and police response time work is focused on dispatch delays and staffing. Members also advanced a payment to Dallas County for the Lew Sterrett Criminal Justice Center and discussed upcoming purchases for police software and a helicopter.

4 min readMunicipal coverage