Dallas needs more police officers, but even more, we need citizens to step up for public safety

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By Toyota

In the Dallas mayoral election, public safety is getting the attention it deserves.

Candidates have suggested various solutions to increase our police force, and certainly hiring more police will make our city safer. But are more police officers the sole answer to decreasing crime and violence?

We need our police and criminal justice system to intervene, disrupt criminal behavior and remove the criminal element from our high-crime areas. This work is a crucial first step toward creating a safe city, but more police officers is only half of the solution.

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