Residents in Houston's Galleria area attended a meeting with Houston Police sharing their concerns about crime in the area.
Chief Troy Finner met with residents telling them crime in the area is on the decline.
But some residents say they've compiled statistics using data they've gathered through open records requests. They claim crime in the Galleria area is on the rise.Last June, residents like Robert Sherman, told us crime was out of control.FOX 26 Houston is now on the FOX LOCAL app available through Apple TV, Amazon FireTV, Roku and Google Android TV!
According to Sherman's statistics, in the first three months of 2023, neighborhoods located from Westheimer to Buffalo Bayou and 610 to South Voss experienced 92 violent felonies, a 29% increase compared to 2022. Last June, Chief Finner told residents crime was down. But residents, like Nancy Rutherford, dispute that.
"18 murders in a 12-month period in a three-mile radius," she said. "It's insane. No one feels safe anymore."Once again, HPD commanders insisted crime in the area is on the decline. "Crime overall is down," Finner said. "Let me preference that, if you were a victim of crime yesterday, or recently, you could care less about some stats. I get that. But as a whole, we are down in violent crime throughout the city."
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