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La Marque police highlight expansion of community watches and declining crime at Safe City update
Summary
Police Chief Randall Aragon told the La Marque City Council the department has expanded community watch coverage, added analytics and gang‑operations capacity, and reported three‑year declines in violent, property and overall crime.
Chief Randall Aragon briefed the La Marque City Council on July 14 on the department's multi-year Safe City initiative, saying the program has expanded neighborhood coverage and added staff and data tools.
Aragon said the department has grown community watches from the nine planned in 2024 to 12 and aims for a watch in every neighborhood across the city's 14.2 square miles. "I envision sometime next year, our entire city of 14.2 square miles is gonna have a community watch and a personal community policing officer serving that community," Aragon said.
The presentation emphasized three technical and personnel additions: a CompStat-style monthly analytics meeting, a grant-funded crime analyst position and a formal accreditation pursuit. Christina Garza, identified in the meeting as the department's…
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