On March 22, members of the Dallas Police Department and around 200 apartment complex owners met at Highland Oaks Church of Christ in Lake Highlands to discuss a new police initiative designed to help stop and prevent crime at multifamily facilities.
Known as the Multifamily Expo, the event saw police officers advise property owners as to how they can better prevent or stop crime, while also sharing some details on the new police initiative.
“What we want to do now is really be proactive in the community, and we're going to start with the apartment complexes,” said Sgt. Leroy Quigg, a 30-year veteran with Dallas Police. “We're going to have a high presence in apartment complexes trying to assist you to hopefully decrease some of the crime.”
According to a presentation shared by police with the Dallas Public Safety Committee on March 8, approximately 19% of all violent crime in Dallas in 2021 occurred at apartment complexes. This trend extends to nonviolent crime as well.
