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Store manager sees change in Midtown from increased HPD presence: 'Everything's going good nowadays'

ABC 13 • 08.29.2023

Houston officials say Bissonnet Track crackdown has noticeably helped curb street prostitution

Houston Chronicle • 08.25.2023

Homicides have declined 22 percent this year in Houston, data shows

Houston Chronicle • 08.15.2023

Fourth Houston gun buyback results in more than 1,400 firearms collected

Houston Public Media • 06.12.2023

Houston's 4th gun buyback event at NRG tops last 3 with over 1,400 guns collected

ABC 13 • 06.10.2023

Houston police to shut down Bissonnet Track nightly to help reduce prostitution, sexual activity

Click 2 Houston • 05.19.2023

Hire Houston Youth plays major role in Houston’s efforts to reduce crime

Click 2 Houston • 03.28.2023

La Ciudad de Houston presenta “Hire Houston Youth” para los jóvenes que estén buscando trabajo

Univision • 03.28.2023

Houston Newsmakers: City of Houston summer program looking to hire 20,000 youth for jobs

Click 2 Houston • 03.26.2023

Biden, decrying gun violence near massacre site, signs executive order

Washington Post • 03.14.2023

Need a gun safe? Houston is giving out 1,000 on a first-served basis under a new gun safety campaign

Houston Chronicle • 02.21.2023

Houston's violent crime rate drops significantly, but property crimes like car thefts increase

Houston Chronicle • 02.03.2023

Houston violent crimes decreased in 2022, says Police Chief Troy Finner

Fox 26 • 01.11.2023

HPD: Houston saw increase in property crime while violent crime decreased in 2022

KHOU 11 • 01.11.2023

Houston's top cop paints optimistic picture that crime stats are down but 'still work to be done'

ABC 13 • 01.11.2023

Del Rio, Texas girl kidnapped and later rescued in Stafford; police credit license plate reader technology

ABC 13 • 01.11.2023

Police Chief Finner: Violent Crime Decreased In Houston In 2022

Houston Police Dept • 01.11.2023

HPD says 2022 homicide clearance rate best in three years

Fox 26 Houston • 01.03.2023

'Tremendously traumatized' Houston police face the growing problem of domestic violence

ABC 13 • 12.09.2022

Mayor Sylvester Turner To Attend President Joe Biden’s First State Dinner Tonight

Mayor's Office • 12.01.2022

CM Kamin Leads Gun Lock Distribution and Safe Storage Effort with District C PTO’s

DISTRICT C • 11.10.2022

SETX gun buyback program collects more than 1,200 weapons

Beaumont Enterprise • 10.10.2022

Houston's second gun buyback program sees record numbers: 'We believe this is the largest'

Fox News • 10.09.2022

Over 1,200 guns collected at Houston's second gun buyback event

Houston Chronicle • 10.08.2022

More than 1,200 firearms collected during Houston's 2nd gun buyback event

KHOU Channel 11 • 10.08.2022

Houston's 2nd gun buyback program results in more than 1,200 firearms collected

Fox 26 Houston • 10.08.2022

Mayor Turner, HPD Chief Finner join My Brother’s Keeper to call for ‘sensible’ gun legislation

Click 2 Houston • 09.07.2022

Police Chief Finner: Violent and Overall Crime Decreasing in Houston

Houston Police Department • 08.31.2022

Violence in Harris County: Mayor Turner, other local leaders speak about public safety at inaugural conference at NRG Center

Click 2 Houston • 08.30.2022

Houston mayor discusses making the city safer

Good Morning America • 08.09.2022

Houston youth gang intervention training begins with participants from across US

ABC Channel 13 • 08.01.2022

Massive turnout for gun buyback event in Third Ward surprises city officials

MSN • 07.30.2022

Police raid 5 homes, arrest 6 in alleged catalytic converter theft ring tied to Almendarez murder

Houston Chronicle • 07.29.2022

Gun Buyback Program Press Conference

YouTube • 07.18.2022

New ordinance requires some Houston businesses to have surveillance cameras, share footage if HPD asks

Click 2 Houston • 07.18.2022

Catalytic converter ordinance in effect after rise of thefts in Houston

ABC 13 Houston • 06.19.2022

Houston’s fight against crime sees progress under One Safe Houston

Community Impact • 06.08.2022

Lawmakers working to combat rising catalytic converter thefts in Houston

Fox 26 Houston • 05.26.2022

FACT SHEET: President Biden Issues Call for State and Local Leaders to Dedicate More American Rescue Plan Funding to Make Our Communities Safer – And Deploy These Dollars Quickly

whitehouse.gov • 05.13.2022

Mayor Turner, Chief Finner meet with President Biden to discuss increased crime in Houston

Fox 26 Houston • 05.13.2022

Houston Police Chief Finner, Mayor Turner to visit White House on Friday

Houston Chronicle • 05.12.2022

City Council Passes Ordinance To Stop Catalytic Converter Thefts And Resale

Mayor's Office • 05.04.2022

Noise ordinance, catalytic converter theft tops Houston City Council's agenda

ABC Channel 13 • 05.04.2022

Harris County officials pass bail measure requiring 10 percent fees by defendants

Houston Chronicle • 04.13.2022

Mayor Turner, city council approves funding for 3 mental health initiatives

Click 2 Houston • 04.13.2022

Angry Drivers, Lots of Guns: An Explosion in Road Rage Shootings

New York Times • 04.12.2022

Houston Police Chief Troy Finner calls bail bond payment plans worrisome

Houston Chronicle • 04.06.2022

Editorial: Why didn’t Ogg, judges vote to ban cheap bail for dangerous Harris County defendants?

Houston Chronicle • 03.22.2022

Harris County bail bond fee minimum fails, despite broad support for the measure

Houston Public Media • 03.10.2022

State Senator John Whitmire plans to push for state law requiring at least 10% be collected on bonds before accused criminals are released

Click 2 Houston • 03.10.2022

Mayor Sylvester Turner joins the Houston Police Department at the 38th annual March on Crime news conference

Facebook Video • March 1, 2022

City Of Houston Files Nuisance Lawsuit Against Bar With History Of Criminal Activity

Mayor's Office • 02.23.2022

Houston’s mental health police task force calls for an increase in crisis diversion funding

Houston Public Media • 02.18.2022

One Safe Houston: New Crime Reduction Initiative Press Conference

YouTube • 02.02.2022

Mayor Sylvester Turner announces $44M "One Safe Houston" crime reduction initiative

ABC 13 Houston • 02.02.2022

Houston announces $44 million plan to tackle violent crime

Associated Press • 02.02.2022

Mayor Turner Discusses "One Safe Houston" at Houston City Council Meeting

Facebook Video • February 2022

Harris Center for Mental Health “Transforming Lives”

Vimeo Video