Police in Fort Worth are enforcing more strategies in the West 7th Entertainment District to increase safety.
In a briefing to city council members on Tuesday, Fort Worth Police outlined their current and upcoming safety strategies for one of the city's most popular areas: The West 7th Street Entertainment District.
“They bump into each other, next thing you know an argument ensues, and then, you know, some really bad things happen. So, the quicker we can get them out of this area and back to their homes or residences, that helps us out tremendously," Alldredge explained.“They are metal things that come out of the ground that help prevent people driving down the street," he said. The retractable barriers would be used during certain hours and would free up officers.
New Flock security cameras in partnership with businesses that would be connected to the police department's systemSelf-initiating police investigations through developed traffic stopsA pilot criminal trespass affidavit program: “It’s kind of a global criminal trespass warning, if you will, so that each individual bar does not have to criminal trespass somebody if there is a problem," Alldredge said.
On Tuesday, the city council decided to move forward with the pilot program before the PID is established, which staff said would require another vote. Alldredge said the program could get off the ground two to three weeks after the contract is signed.The city has also hired Safe Night LLC to conduct a safety study of all of Fort Worth's entertainment districts.
"That’s going to focus in on micro-locations, specifically into half-block sizes. We identify not only high-risk places, but priority places for intervention," said Dimitrios Mastoras, Safe Night LLC co-founder.According to Fort Worth Police, violent crimes in the West 7th Entertainment District are lower than in the city's other entertainment districts.
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