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DPD shifts to victim-centered approach, reports increased recoveries of trafficking victims
Summary
Dallas Police Department said it has shifted toward a victim-centered enforcement model, increased victim contacts, and reported 63 victims received NGO services and the high-risk youth unit recorded 193 recoveries in 2025. Staff credited a new dashboard and interagency coordination for faster identifications and interventions.
Major Aaron Harrell, commander of the Special Investigations Division, told the Public Safety Committee that DPD's human trafficking work is organized around three priorities: support and protection for victims, holding defendants accountable through investigation and prosecution, and shifting enforcement toward buyers and traffickers.
Harrell said the unit's change to a victim-centered approach…
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