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Chair (presiding) recognized members of the Crisis Intervention Team for an April incident in which coordinators intervened to stop a person from jumping off an overpass. The chair named Phlynise Burnham, Jason Terry, Crystal Thomas and Marco Rodriguez and said the team “physically pulled [the individual] to safe, calmed, and connected with emergency services, including our right care team.” The chair framed the recognition in the context of Mental Health Awareness Month and thanked the team for “incredible service and life saving work.”

Separately, the committee recognized court bailiffs for an early‑afternoon March incident at Dallas Municipal Courtroom No. 8. According to the committee’s description, a defendant acting erratically attempted to move through a secured door, then ran and dove head‑first into a courtroom window. Bailiffs Jimmy Hollis, Rochelle Harris and a third bailiff — and an officer identified as Baleb Sabedra — were credited with grabbing the defendant and preventing a fatality; Rochelle Harris was reported injured during the incident.

These recognitions were ceremonial; no formal committee action beyond the acknowledgments was reported.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Dallas - Public Safety - May 12, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The committee recognized members of the crisis intervention team for pulling a person back from an overpass and court bailiffs for preventing a potentially fatal window-jump at municipal court.","taxTitle","Dallas, Dallas County, Texas","taxId",2781,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6558313,"City reports continued drop in violent crime; homicides down about 30% year over year",237,2368000,2605000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3273960-2b10879b2a33dd13f09beb18172c9ff1&start=2368&end=2605","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3273960-2b10879b2a33dd13f09beb18172c9ff1/thumbnail_2368000.jpg","/articles/6558313/Dallas/Dallas-County/Texas/City-reports-continued-drop-in-violent-crime-homicides-down-about-30-year-over-year","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6558313-ce8d94132d7f055c57f6d105c27a3be8/orig.mp4?Expires=1770415862&Signature=jDOjQk2fzb~mL8hmt~4g4Y~R6iFCFtBVoF~OHef25~i4K67BVu4xFWmld4hnm4Bv447v~UrU2vpBuLVoo0f~L84lnLoGKszeNFL024T0m0nLepF2-QtMEbPHymN-CkRN7hHNje-a~OVPNTZMKOB6E52f9fJtblY79NPA~MgXLRBMoXuPfNpQ16SeabXpsbB8GWdqYd64dh5nJd3BwZeMWf9xQCeDX~o7KSOt6zFH965CPPSDV9I-hMbBa4FgZSiaUVEpLdPUulKiPIPWa3lNZPVfF2KFv8EbfuBDGO8oE~yiYvtHQrCRNpttf2wpRc706NuTZljRTggpMlxwDwUJRg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Major Nathan Swires, Deputy Chief Stephen Williams and Chief of Police Daniel Cuomo briefed the Public Safety Committee on the city’s violent crime reduction plan and recent trends.

\"Here's the great thing about the crime plan. We've experienced 3 years of downward in violent crime here. We're into our fourth year, and we still have a reduction,\" Chief Cuomo said, and credited department programs and outreach.

The presentation said the city is down 14.26% in violent crime year-to-date, driven by a 13.21% decrease in aggravated assaults and a roughly 30% decline in homicides. Major Swires said that, as of April 30, 2025, the department recorded 409 fewer victims of violent crime compared with the previous year and that the homicide clearance rate was 64.15%.

The report highlighted reductions in business robberies (79 fewer incidents) and overall robberies (79 fewer individuals, 101 fewer victims of robbery total). Swires described specialized units — an apartment communities team and a focused-deterrent program — as part of the strategy. The apartment team, he said, includes a sergeant and seven officers who work with apartment managers to develop intelligence and provide security advice; the department is also training some staff in crime prevention through environmental design (CPTED).

Committee members raised enforcement and legal questions about private-property compliance in problem apartment complexes, including whether monitoring cameras or private security requirements could be added to settlement terms with property owners. Swires said the department is coordinating with the city attorney’s community-prosecution unit to pursue available offenses and injunctions when voluntary compliance is not achieved.

Council members also asked about summer strategies for youth-related crimes and street takeovers; Major Swires said patrol divisions customize summer initiatives with outreach partners, and Assistant Chief Mark Villarreal described proactive intelligence work and recent enforcement actions. Villarreal recounted a May 3 enforcement action that led to 17 transports to jail, numerous citations, weapons recovered and 35 vehicles towed.

The committee asked for continued monthly updates and for the department to provide location- and district-level outreach schedules for apartment-community engagement.","Major Nathan Swires and Dallas Police leaders updated the Public Safety Committee on the violent crime reduction plan, reporting a 14.26% decline in violent crime year-to-date and a 30% drop in homicides compared with the previous year.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6558317,"Dallas Fire-Rescue reports upcoming academy class, cites desire to serve as top motivator for applicants",250,2039000,2289000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3273960-2b10879b2a33dd13f09beb18172c9ff1&start=2039&end=2289","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3273960-2b10879b2a33dd13f09beb18172c9ff1/thumbnail_2039000.jpg","/articles/6558317/Dallas/Dallas-County/Texas/Dallas-Fire-Rescue-reports-upcoming-academy-class-cites-desire-to-serve-as-top-motivator-for-applicants","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6558317-71b1501f0d962e3bf1cd9a89b8d42421/orig.mp4?Expires=1770415862&Signature=UmLY94aKxdczW3zpzHpfnK5ivODAcdtrJImriVgpCpSuIoyIHzK~UD71BrWrko4QHB-etlMaBmZuZ06HMZiy1SprD7mcb5FSRgmNTwQJGQtOXvuwKuHt-yjm7ReBoRqt3LebwH-U-csM0rSn2Xx2DIxtVJRwgmZNbqNxh1LGNX~4PCTU-MrSX4u7MycKyxgS9mdOyTGR46pg-lj8gmT~fSeqrsCFRO4fZD1u5IJ5DfvhPDurpDj3SXE2IgfSu-juR8fTSzjjStwRzhPztDdE53TqPUw0mb82oHD8jfPylXbvBILs5sjDx7hRIyDmsgAACFigxUhA6~Pn1QTRUz5KOg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Assistant Chief Delrish Williams and Deputy Chief Steven Lopez presented Dallas Fire-Rescue’s monthly recruiting and retention update to the Public Safety Committee.

Williams said DFR lost seven members in April and did not onboard new hires that month because the next academy class starts May 21, when the department will bring in 35 fire-rescue officer trainees and 10 fire prevention education and inspection trainees.

For fiscal year 2025 the department reported 79 members lost to attrition and is projecting 60 hires for the fiscal year, Williams said. The department’s data showed personal reasons as the largest category of attrition; Williams said those reasons can include relocating, discovering shift work doesn’t fit expectations, or other career changes.

On applicants’ motivations, Williams said the leading motivating factor remained a “desire to serve,” at 93% in the department’s survey. The report also showed word-of-mouth and the DFR website as top referral sources.

Williams also previewed May materials: a signing day at Roosevelt High School for students entering a 2029 graduation pathway into the fire academy, which will appear in a future monthly memo.

Committee members asked no substantive follow-ups beyond the presented slides; staff and council members thanked the department and requested the regular monthly metrics continue.","Assistant Chief Delrish Williams and Deputy Chief Steven Lopez told the Public Safety Committee that Dallas Fire-Rescue will start a recruit class May 21 and that applicants most commonly cite a desire to serve as their primary motivation.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6558321,"Dallas Police Department reports hiring gains, seeks larger recruitment marketing budget",436,662000,1098000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3273960-2b10879b2a33dd13f09beb18172c9ff1&start=662&end=1098","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3273960-2b10879b2a33dd13f09beb18172c9ff1/thumbnail_662000.jpg","/articles/6558321/Dallas/Dallas-County/Texas/Dallas-Police-Department-reports-hiring-gains-seeks-larger-recruitment-marketing-budget","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6558321-2ec8505e7c35c53d55f1232bf5730079/orig.mp4?Expires=1770415862&Signature=HjwhoTeKNUCiS95XW8uYdBumn2SjLBU~Vew5W0W6zupFE-d2suS4wfetj6c1SIzNuig8QDtMf4CDZWNxdmbugIgkYnGDl9iwmFnlrIYkTYPcl402slT6lT5W1j1sz4RW2u028-Bl9-1BPrqLOvLbKt~x9~0JO~hP14~IwD21-LyMr3tcFBtInHjnVFNvSZaj5m7AkvDD2w2l39OUy5Ym-1XbG5mUFg9OgnRru~SCljo2lxEBJukf4uUzaiqKWiHWVRvabqMH-ZzjKjBg-I7dqn~2Kxk0jxD9KZkvMJLi-HYY-Sdpd~HtvjAapei5oR9LUXwKrBan0OI50K6K7lUkaw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Major Ashford, presenting for the Dallas Police Department, told the Public Safety Committee on May that the department’s recruiting effort is up substantially from the prior fiscal year and that the department wants to expand marketing to sustain momentum.

“We’re up 36% in our recruiting efforts from the last fiscal year. We have recruited 85 recruits so far,” Major Ashford said. He described recent class sizes and noted record numbers of Hispanic recruits in one academy class and strengthened minority representation in other classes.

The report said April saw 12 sworn departures and seven hires; year-to-date the department had lost 86 officers and hired 158. Ashford said the department remains on pace to hire roughly 300 officers this fiscal year and that a new academy class of 43 recruits had just started.

Why it matters: Council members pressed the department to link marketing dollars to measurable hiring outcomes. Ashford said the department currently spends $250,000 on advertising and has requested an additional $250,000 — for a proposed $500,000 total — in the upcoming fiscal year to expand outreach.

Committee members questioned how the department will measure return on that investment. Deputy Mayor Pro Tem asked whether $250,000 is “enough” and argued the department should aim higher; Ashford said the department has asked to double the current budget. Council members also urged that creative messaging reflect the department’s recruitment research showing a strong “call to serve” motivation among applicants.

Ashford outlined where the department is placing ads: grocery-cart panels in eight stores, six mall displays across several cities, 24 DART buses in Dallas, billboards, pre-movie theater advertising and a Love Field airport ad. “We will be advertising on DART until the end of the State Fair Texas, which is gonna be October 19,” he said.

Council members and staff also asked for additional staffing metrics to track net gains (hires minus attrition) across years and for a column comparing police staffing to city population. Councilwoman Stewart and others asked that monthly slides continue to include historic staffing comparisons so trends are visible.

The committee closed the presentation with requests for follow-up: a breakdown showing how many hires the city expects to retain from the 300 hires goal, clearer marketing ROI metrics, and confirmation of lateral-hire counts and reserve/off-duty recruitment strategies.

Votes at the meeting: The committee approved the April 14 Public Safety Committee minutes before the briefings. A motion was made and seconded; the chair called the vote and it passed by voice.

The committee expects updated metrics at its next meeting and further detail on marketing allocation and measured outcomes.","Major Ashford told the Dallas Public Safety Committee the department is up in recruiting and minority hires, but council members pressed for clearer return-on-investment metrics and a larger advertising budget to meet hiring goals.","actionData","errors"]

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Public Safety Committee honors crisis intervention team and court bailiffs for life‑saving actions

City reports continued drop in violent crime; homicides down about 30% year over year

Dallas Fire-Rescue reports upcoming academy class, cites desire to serve as top motivator for applicants

Dallas Police Department reports hiring gains, seeks larger recruitment marketing budget