Tag Archives: What Dallas can learn from Oakland’s experience in lowering violent crime

The worst violence in a decade thrashed the city. Four teenagers and a grandmother were among those shot and killed. Residents cried for help. Faith and community leaders demanded that city officials commit to a crime-fighting effort. This wasn’t Dallas in 2020. It was Oakland, Calif., in 2012. Dallas’ sharp spike in homicides over the past two years bears a …

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