Dallas Police Department Presents:
"Chief on the Beat" Crime Prevention Safety and Health Fair
Saturday, February 18, 2012
10 am to 2:00 pm
Gruwyler Recreation Center
7780 Harry Hines Blvd.
Dallas, Texas
Chief Brown will be there.
Childtren's Activities, Entertainment, Sports, Health Screenings
For more info: Office of Comunity Affairs 214-671-4045
WHHA Enhanced Neighborhood Patrol 2011
View the WHHA Enhanced Neighborhood Patrol (ENP) and 2011 Membership Update (pdf).
Holiday Tips and Hoaxes
View the View some Holiday Tips and Hoaxes from our Facebook page (pdf).
Report of Our Neighborhood
by Officer Chris Jaquez
I would like to inform your members that the Walnut Hill neighborhood has the ideal neighborhood model in the City of Dallas. Others neighborhoods should adapt this model. The Walnut Hill model consists of an active Neighborhood Association, Volunteers in Patrol, Crime Watch group, and Expanded Neighborhood Patrol. To my knowledge no other neighborhood in Dallas has this model. Several neighborhoods have three components but not all four.
When reviewing statistics it is important to review raw numbers. When a member mentions that residential burglaries offenses are up 100% it sounds alarming. What we need to focus on is the total number of burglary offenses for a specified period. I often review statistic for 14 days or 28 day period. Occasionally, I will Part One offense category that has a 100% increase. However, when I see the raw numbers the increase for this period compared to the previous reporting period is EXAMPLE: 6 offenses up from 3 offenses, which equals a 100% percent increase.
Many of the property crimes that have taken place in the Walnut Hill neighborhood are crimes of opportunity.
- Most Burglary of Motor Vehicle offense occurs when an owner leaves valuables inside his vehicle and fails to lock the doors or parks on a public street. Also, if a vehicle is parked on a public street it is more likely to be burglarized than if the vehicle was parked on a driveway or in the rear of the residence.
- Burglary of Residence offenses mostly occur between 8am-6pm. When you go to work, the criminals go to work. Criminals often gain entry into the residence from rear patio doors, garage doors, kicking open front or rear door and through windows.
The question regarding police presence in the Walnut Hill area has declined since the ENP program was implemented. Patrol officers respond to calls for service and are dispatched where they are needed. The neighborhoods and sections of towns that call the police frequently will always have more police presence then a neighborhood that places few calls for service.
Dallas police officers answer more than 1,000,000, calls for service each year. When patrol officers are not answering calls for service, investigating neighborhood complaints, or arresting individuals they are required to patrol their beat.
The Expanded Neighborhood Program was started because homeowners in specific neighborhood were experiencing an increase in suspicious activity and criminal activity. Therefore, homeowners wanted more police presence in there neighborhoods and decided to hire police officers to patrol.
The ENP is designed to have officers patrol a neighborhood during high crime periods or when criminal activity is likely to occur. Another benefit to the ENP is that citizens who reside within the ENP areas often experience an increase quality of life. Citizens feel safe when they know that officers are in their neighborhoods preventing criminal activity rather than responding to a 911 call for service.
Neighborhoods surrounding Walnut Hill homeowners are also participating in the ENP program. However, WHHA has the least amount of ENP hours with twenty (20) per week. When criminals are canvassing an area they will most likely select a with minimal police presence.
It is difficult to measure the effectiveness of ENP officers and Volunteer in Patrol has on crime when they are patrolling the neighborhood. How many offenses were prevented? What kind of quality of life impact does this have on you and your family?
In closing, it is crucial that the Dallas Police Department and the citizens of Dallas work together to build a partnership in fighting crime. Therefore, if you need additional information on programs such as HEAT, Operation ID, VIN etching, NIXLE, I Watch, and home security surveys please let me know.
If you have more questions please email me at christopher.jaquez@dpd.ci.dallas.tx.us.
Officer Chris Jaquez
Dallas Police Crime Alert
View the Dallas Police Crime Alert (pdf).
October 2011 Crime Stats
View the Crime Stats for October 2011 (pdf).
September 2011 Crime Stats
View the Crime Stats for September 2011 (pdf).
July 2011 Crime Stats
View the Crime Stats for July 2011 (pdf).
June 2011 Crime Stats
View the Crime Stats for June 2011 (pdf).
April 2011 Crime Stats for Our Neighborhood
View the Crime Stats for April 2011 (pdf).
Help Eradicate Auto Theft (HEAT)
For information on the statewide vehicle registration program administered by the Texas Department of Public Safety that helps law enforcement officials identify stolen vehicles, click here. You can fill out the registration form online or download and print it.
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To obtain the crime statistics and review offense reports on Dallas Police, go to www.dallaspolice.net:
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Walnut Hill Crime Watch serves as an information and education center for the residents of the Walnut Hill neighborhood in the drive to keep crime out of our area. It distributes crime statistics from the Dallas Police Department, alerts from residents of any incidents in or around our area, and informs us of ways to avoid being victims of a crime.
WHHA Crime Watch
P.O. Box 29643
Dallas, TX 75229
MaryAnne and Joe Mathews
Co-Chairpersons
News and Tips
Anti-Theft Devices: click here
Crime Watch Meeting
June 15, 2010 Minutes
