I was a medic in Dallas starting in 1991 and rode the ambulance until 2001. I spent all my time on the ambulance in the South Dallas and Pleasant grove areas. Two of the more "rough areas", at the time (still are today). My first 18 months was on the busiest ambulance in Dallas as well as the state of Texas and 9th busiest in the United States. My first year, 1991, was the deadliest in Dallas history and bodies were everywhere at the county morgue at Parkland. I then spent the next 9 years as just a "fireman" in a station on Hatcher St. (same area). So from 1991- late 2010 I saw day in and day out what life was like in Dallas. But, these were the parts of the city that were notoriously violent. Sadly, 1-2% of the people make those parts of town "rough". Most people are just trying to raise kids and live their lives.

In the early 90's the gang violence was out of control in Dallas and also there was a strong presence of very violent Jamaicans in the Fair Park area of S. Dallas. The Jamaicans controlled a lot of the drug trade and dolled out a lot of violence in the area. It seemed in the early 90's the majority of violence was in South Dallas, Pleasant Grove and parts of Oak Cliff. The difference in now is it's spread all over Dallas. There was a rise in violence all over the city after Katrina and the people who came and never left Dallas. Also a lot of the apartments built in the 70's-90's in Northeast, Northwest and North Dallas are older and a lot are government subsidized. As well as in some of the suburbs. Being a section 8 landlord can be very profitable.

The difference now is the violence is everywhere all around the metroplex today. Almost like the number of people with "violent tendencies" has increased. I suppose with an increase in the general population the number of people with "violent tendencies" has grown as well.

I am not too familiar with the west side and Tarrant County.

the DA stopped doing what they do ,the police stopped policing and the Texas "leaders" importing the nations hardcore criminals , what would one expect...The areas you speak of were always just vile but the areas were contained to small areas of town . Now we have more of the criminal minded with less police. What you seen in those places years ago , where some one could be shot on the street and the cops would not show up has now spread all over .

The schools have board members from chicago. I remember reading year ago on a forum which predominantly not white, post after post , how they have taken over the schools , the police dept, the local government system and were going to turn this b not white. They sad thing is they dont realize they have been used for nothing more than political tools/fools to flip Texas. Texas falls they all fall. What better way to destroy a state or nation with out nukes (for now) than to contain the worst and the best in one area and give the worst the upper hand.

Violence is increasing everywhere. No punishment to equal the crime

the "bad people" also seem to have out reproduced the "non bad people"

vic 1964
vic 1964
1 hour ago
America is at war ..

MrJamberee
1 hour ago
Houston residents are now fleeing to safer cities, like Chicago.

texas legend
texas legend
1 hour ago
It’s past time to call in DPS and National Guard.

Aelo Balthrop
Aelo Balthrop
1 hour ago
Shootings everyday in Houston. Wtf is going on?

Steve Ladner
Steve Ladner
1 hour ago
Don't worry...the police is running undercover operations to write citizens tickets for not wearing a seatbelts or going 5 mph over the speed limit...

police ordered off of their regular assignments

It’s an inconvenient truth but longer sentences don’t have to be a deterrent. The truth is by having criminals locked up longer it lessens their opportunity to recidivate which lowers crime. This is why dropping cash bail showed an immediate negative result.

Cops responded to a call I placed and when they finally showed up I was advised that they were 4 days behind.

Something must be going right.

Tear downs in oak lawn/oak cliff are $500,000.00. Vacate lots in East Dallas near city place, if you can find one, are $500,000.00. Construction cranes are everywhere building upscale apartments and condos. Bishop arts is booming as is State Thomas, and pretty soon Victory Place will built out,and I’ll bet there are 100s of millions of dollars in planned buildings as part of the Medical District. A lot of companies are high on Dallas.

His Rich Daddy paid off the DA and he got probation. Me- I got thousands in medical bills, lost a year of work, and partial use of my hand/arm.

I was a medic in Dallas starting in 1991 and rode the ambulance until 2001. I spent all my time on the ambulance in the South Dallas and Pleasant grove areas. Two of the more "rough areas", at the time (still are today). My first 18 months was on the busiest ambulance in Dallas as well as the state of Texas and 9th busiest in the United States. My first year, 1991, was the deadliest in Dallas history and bodies were everywhere at the county morgue at Parkland. I then spent the next 9 years as just a "fireman" in a station on Hatcher St. (same area). So from 1991- late 2010 I saw day in and day out what life was like in Dallas. But, these were the parts of the city that were notoriously violent. Sadly, 1-2% of the people make those parts of town "rough". Most people are just trying to raise kids and live their lives.

In the early 90's the gang violence was out of control in Dallas and also there was a strong presence of very violent Jamaicans in the Fair Park area of S. Dallas. The Jamaicans controlled a lot of the drug trade and dolled out a lot of violence in the area. It seemed in the early 90's the majority of violence was in South Dallas, Pleasant Grove and parts of Oak Cliff. The difference in now is it's spread all over Dallas. There was a rise in violence all over the city after Katrina and the people who came and never left Dallas. Also a lot of the apartments built in the 70's-90's in Northeast, Northwest and North Dallas are older and a lot are government subsidized. As well as in some of the suburbs. Being a section 8 landlord can be very profitable.

The difference now is the violence is everywhere all around the metroplex today. Almost like the number of people with "violent tendencies" has increased. I suppose with an increase in the general population the number of people with "violent tendencies" has grown as well.

I am not too familiar with the west side and Tarrant County.

Something must be going right.

Tear downs in oak lawn/oak cliff are $500,000.00. Vacate lots in East Dallas near city place, if you can find one, are $500,000.00. Construction cranes are everywhere building upscale apartments and condos. Bishop arts is booming as is State Thomas, and pretty soon Victory Place will built out,and I’ll bet there are 100s of millions of dollars in planned buildings as part of the Medical District. A lot of companies are high on Dallas.

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