The headline here should have been: “Despite a minor dip, Austin homicide rate still double what it was in 2019”. 

It doesn’t take much to figure out how we got here. Key factors include:

- Radical and rogue DA took over in 2020. 
- Failure to prosecute crime. 
- Focus on prosecuting cops. 
- Revolving door of criminals. 
- Historic PD staffing crisis. 
- Cancelled cadet classes and funding. 
- Demoralized officers. 
- Officers prevented from actually being able to police. 

This is the result of radical policies that destroy law and order. Over the last year we’ve been able to build better relationships with city officials to address mistakes of the past - if only the District and County Attorney got the message too. 

Rogue and incompetent prosecutors are destroying our Capitol city.