Award Information
Description of original award (Fiscal Year 2021, $378,213)
2021 Project Safe Neighborhoods Program
Texas Northern District #79 Application #13389756 Project Abstract
The Northern District of Texas Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN) focuses on gun, gangs, and violent crime as they relate to the safety and welfare of the community. The overall PSN Strategy is to implement a four-prong approach to combat gun, gang, and violent crimes, which includes law enforcement, schools, and community organizations. The Northern District of Texas takes a comprehensive approach by coordinating partnerships with various federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies and prosecutors along with various crime prevention groups, faith-based organizations, and school districts in an effort to target gang and violent crimes in high-crime target areas successfully.
Dallas, TX
2017
2018
2019
2020
Murders
14
8
17
23
Robberies (of person)
386
244
365
249
Robberies (person & business)
341
456
297
Agg. Assaults (all)
222
282
359
598
Agg. Assaults (nonfamily)
172
317
416
Dallas Primary Target Area Population: 98,375 (43,016 households)
Fort Worth, TX
2017
2018
2019
2020
Murder
9
10
9
17
Robberies
213
194
162
119
Agg. Assaults (all)
470
396
425
515
Agg. Assaults (nonfamily)
291
207
218
214
Fort Worth Primary Target Area Population: 59,842 (18,796 households)
Lubbock, TX
2017
2018
2019
2020
Murder
7
5
5
8
Robberies (of Person)
185
126
121
107
Robberies (person & business)
158
155
138
Agg. Assaults (all)
536
438
446
479
Agg. Assaults (nonfamily)
284
303
282
Lubbock Primary Target Area Population: 253,888 (103,102 households)
Amarillo, TX
2017 1st Quarter
2018
2019
Murder
1
5
5
Robberies
21
96
67
Agg. Assaults
38
174
169
Amarillo Primary Target Area Population: 197,823 (75,048 households)
Evidence-based interventions: The proposed interventions include the OJJDP Gang Enforcement Model, and a successful history of implementing saturation patrols; directed patrols in “hot spots”, gathering of gang intelligence, participation in local multi-agency task forces and aggressive “smart prosecution tactics” which includes vertical prosecution, strong sentencing, and enhancements.
Dallas Target Area General Description: Eleven Square Miles in Northeast Dallas known as the Five Points/Forest Audelia area. The area is largely bounded on the West by US-75, to the North by I-635, to the East by Plano Road and South by Northwest Highway.
Lubbock Target Area General Description: Lubbock’s PSN target area stretches from downtown south, with University Avenue as the western border and I-27 as the east boundary.
Amarillo Target Area General Description: The PSN Target area is in the Northern part of the city, bounded by Plains and 10th streets to the south, Western Street to the West, the Northern Boundaries are Amarillo, Higgins, and 24th streets. To the East the boundary street is Grand Street.
Fort Worth Target Area General Description: Fort Worth’s PSN target area is in the east part of the city and is bounded by I-30 to the north, I-820 to the east, US-287 to the south, and Beach Street to the west.
Key partners include Police Departments, City Attorney’s Offices, FBI, DEA, ATF, U.S. Marshals Service, District Attorneys, Probation & Parole, Community Groups and School Districts.
Project period: 10/01/2021 – 09/30/2023.