However, in the final analysis, I certainly favor strengthening the reporting and financial disclosure requirements, and I predict this is what the council will do. In several prior columns I have discussed the program to replace the trees that were destroyed by the golf course renovation at Tenison. The Park Department was given six months to plant new trees in various locations throughout East Dallas. Crime Report Crime statistics in Council District 9 comparing the month of December 1999 to December 1998 showed a decrease in incidents of business robbery, domestic violence and non-domestic violence. Individual robbery was up by three offenses.
Auto theft continues to be a big problem throughout East Dallas.
At the request of Councilman Alan Walne and myself, the police department has assigned extra officers to work on this problem. The citywide crime statistics are shown in the table below. At the time of his appointment as Chief of Police, Terrell Bolton announced a plan to add more officers to city streets. Chief Bolton sent Councilman Walne and me the following table that reflects the reassignment of 120 officers to the patrol bureau and the assignment of 27 recruits to patrol duty from the most recent graduating class of the police academy. Northwest 20 North Central 27 Increased police visibility should be a deterrent to further crime increases.