Live music still provides the beat that summons crowds to Deep Ellum, but could that change?
Live music still provides the beat that summons crowds to Deep Ellum.
The two-time Grammy winning producer says he and other musicians have seen crime rising in the neighborhood, and it's making them reluctant to lug their gear there for a late-night show. Scott Beggs, a talent buyer, concert promoter and part owner of Three Links, says that sometimes it seems as though shootings are weekly occurrences in the neighborhood.
“I just remember getting harassed,” Franklin says. “A sketchy, non-valet guy wanted to park my car and was upset when I said no. Later, I found a sticky substance all over my door handle. He must’ve splashed something on it.” So the counts are up, down and flat, but DPD's numbers don't take into account a sketchy guy hassling a woman who later finds her car door smeared with a"sticky substance." Incidents like that might not generate a police stat, but they add to the general sense of unease afflicting the neighborhood.
The foundation’s plan recommends a number of measures, such as covering the neighborhood with DPD foot and mounted units when incidents are most likely to happen and bringing in officers from specialized units that target gangs and can control traffic. Franklin says she’d like to see a police presence trained to calm crowds rather than just control them.
Some neighborhood regulars like Beggs can see the plans being implemented but aren’t convinced they’ll cut crime. Street closures, Beggs says, are “not good for business” because they cut off access to establishments.
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