ABC13 is placing the top-polling mayoral hopefuls under the microscope over their platforms on crime, which eight out of 10 Houstonians say the next person in office should prioritize.
ABC13 puts the top four Houston mayoral candidates' stances on crime under the microscope with a week away from Election Day.With Election Day just a week away, Houston's four leading mayoral candidates took the stage in an ABC13 debate addressing voters, and crime was one of the main topics.crime initiative for causing crime to trend downward, many voters aren't feeling it and want the next administration to prioritize crime reduction.
As voters voice safety concerns, the Houston Police Department continues to face issues putting more officers on the streets, unable to keep up with retirements."Today, it was 64 that graduated," Finner said. "We will continue, because of the support from the mayor and city council, we are doing five academy classes a year."During ABC13's mayoral debate, candidates offered up their solutions to reducing crime and making up for the retention right.
"Crime is one of the top priorities to solve, and I have suggested for eight years to hire more police," Christie said. "We have a great police force and police chief, but they are spread so thin. It's a miracle the mayor's focus was to go to the target areas of high crime, and it's working. It's working well, but it would work better if we had 500 more police, but you can't get 500 more police until you get a balanced budget.
"My first effort would be not to cut over time," Jackson Lee said. "We help that with the federal funds. We can still do that with prioritization to make sure we boost the officers on the streets, that we go to high-risk, high-crime areas, we target that and clean that up. Let the neighborhood know we have responded to the crime that is undermining your safety.
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