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Houston leaders launch 'Police, Pastors, People' initiative to curb youth violent crime
Summary
Council member Willie Davis, Mayor John Whitmire and local law enforcement on Monday announced a collaboration with faith leaders and community groups to address a rise in violent crime among Houston youth, outlining monthly meetings, designated liaisons and outreach programs.
Council member Willie Davis announced a new initiative called Police, Pastors, People on Monday, assembling city and county law enforcement, faith leaders and nonprofit partners to address what he described as an “ever growing concern” over violent crime involving young people in Houston.
“The Police pastor and people initiative will aim to strengthen collaboration between law enforcement, faith leaders, community stakeholders,” Council member Willie Davis said, introducing the plan and a set of initial steps he said would begin in April.
The nut of the initiative, Davis said, is to use pastors and faith leaders as liaisons between police and neighborhoods. Davis attributed the data he presented to the National Incident Based Reporting System and to work compiled by Houston-based Crime Stoppers: “Houston violent crime totals for 2024 were up 4.6% overall versus 2023,” he said, adding that aggravated assaults and…
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