Project Safe Neighborhoods, Northern District of Texas

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

2021

Murders

14

8

17

23

25

Robberies (of person)

386

244

365

249

183

Robberies (person & business)

 

  341

  456

297

223

Agg. Assaults (all)

222

282

359

598

606

Agg. Assaults (nonfamily)

 

  172

  317

416

437

Dallas Primary Target Areas Total Population: 113,484 (48,462 households)

 

Fort Worth, TX

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

Murder

9

10

9

17

15

Robberies

  213

194

162

119

110

Agg. Assaults (all)

470

 396

425

515

565

Agg. Assaults (nonfamily)

291

 207

218

214

392

  Fort Worth Primary Target Area Population: 59,842 (18,796 households)

 

Lubbock, TX

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

Murder

7

5

5

8

8

Robberies (of Person)

185

126

121

107

65

Robberies (person & business)

 

 158

155

138

n/a

Agg. Assaults (all)

536

438

446

479

278

Agg. Assaults (nonfamily)

 

 284

303

282

n/a

Lubbock Primary Target Area Population: 253,888 (103,102 households)

 

Amarillo, TX

2017 1st Quarter

2018

2019

2020

2021

Murder

1

5

5

5

4

Robberies

21

96

67

67

57

Agg. Assaults

38

174

169

193

140

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. An additional area, that is in close proximity to the existing target area, was added in FY22.  That area is described as the Ferguson Road area that is bordered by I-635 to the north and east, Shiloh on the west, and on the south, Gus Thomasson and La Prada.

 

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: 10/01/2022 – 09/30/2024