There have been nine law enforcement officers murdered in the Houston and Harris County area since September of 2019.
After decades of violent crime declines since the 1970s and 1980s, the nation is seeing crime levels start to rise again.
Garcia reported that aggravated assaults, murders, and robberies have collectively dropped by 13 percent since May of last year.
Rising crime and felony bond practices are expected to be top issues in local judicial elections in Harris County next year.
A new report from District Attorney Kim Ogg says that bail reform has led to declining community safety and disintegration of the purpose of bail reform.
Reinforcements from the state are headed to Dallas as crime in the city worsens and the chief of police will soon leave her office.
