Dallas police told City Council that violent crime fell 12% in 2025 despite a staffing shortage, pushing back against Gov. Greg Abbott's recent public safety claims.

There were 43 fewer murders in Dallas last year. It’s a number the Dallas police chief is using to highlight a decrease in violent crime, but he also emphasized there’s still work to be done.

Violent crime fell for the fifth year in a row last year in Dallas, police officials said Monday, including the city’s lowest homicide count since 2015. Dallas’ figures, presented to the City ...