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In the last 10 days, the most liberal city in Texas has seen six murders, a unusual phenomena in the red state that prioritizes public safety.
Austin's murder rate has spiked in recent years, along with crime, which has spiraled out of control.
With several weeks in the year left, the capital city has recorded 62 homicides; compared to 73 in 2023.
An all-time high of 88 murders took place in 2021.
'You're looking in Austin, prior to 2020, I believe it was the norm to have 25 homicides a year, so to go up from 25 to 30 homicides to most likely will end at 70 for the year, that's a concern,' the city's brand new police chief, Lisa Davis, told the local Fox station just last week.
Led by then-mayor Steve Adler and ultra leftist members of city council, 2020 was a pivotal year for public safety in the growing Texas city.
Anti-police sentiment reached a boiling point after riots broke out in Austin's streets over the death of George Floyd.
The former mayor and city council went to war with the police that same, slashing the department's budget by a third - and dismissing two recruiting classes for new police cadets.
The city was later forced to give back the money due to a state law that penalized municipalities that defunded police.
However, the damage was done, with cops retiring early or transferring to departments in the Lone Star State.
It's left the police department understaffed by 483 officers and created a public safety crisis that means 911 calls will be directed to the non-emergency number unless you're in a life or death situation.
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Austin's murder rate has spiked in recent years, along with crime, which has spiraled out of control.
With several weeks in the year left, the capital city has recorded 62 homicides; compared to 73 in 2023.
An all-time high of 88 murders took place in 2021.
'You're looking in Austin, prior to 2020, I believe it was the norm to have 25 homicides a year, so to go up from 25 to 30 homicides to most likely will end at 70 for the year, that's a concern,' the city's brand new police chief, Lisa Davis, told the local Fox station just last week.
Led by then-mayor Steve Adler and ultra leftist members of city council, 2020 was a pivotal year for public safety in the growing Texas city.
Anti-police sentiment reached a boiling point after riots broke out in Austin's streets over the death of George Floyd.
The former mayor and city council went to war with the police that same, slashing the department's budget by a third - and dismissing two recruiting classes for new police cadets.
The city was later forced to give back the money due to a state law that penalized municipalities that defunded police.
However, the damage was done, with cops retiring early or transferring to departments in the Lone Star State.
It's left the police department understaffed by 483 officers and created a public safety crisis that means 911 calls will be directed to the non-emergency number unless you're in a life or death situation.
Texas city defunded the police... now they have a murder problem
Murder rate in Texas city poised to break records after city tried to defund police department in 2020.
Ya gets what ya vote fer.
Willie Nelson is happy
