Residents in District G of Houston, particularly in the affluent Galleria area, are challenging the Houston Police Department's (HPD) recent assertion that violent crime has decreased in all districts.
told city council violent crime is down in every single district. But residents in District G, which includes the Galleria area, say that's not the case, and they point to HPD's own statistics.Houston driver crashed after 100mph chase with troopers, arrested for human smuggling"This is affluent area, and you can't leave your car in your driveway," she said.
"I decided I was going to make a fact-based investigation," he said. "Fact based on statistics provided by the Houston Police Department." "Most of the police cars that are supposed to be in our area, are routinely south of Westheimer, leaving us with little or no police coverage whatsoever," Sherman said.
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