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Addison council hears police proposal to use crime indices and 'habitual criminal property' rules to target problem apartment complexes
Summary
Police presented two enforcement models to hold multifamily property owners accountable for criminal activity: a crime‑index comparison and a Dallas‑style habitual criminal property designation. Council asked staff to draft options tailored to Addison's goals and return with data and recommended metrics.
Chris Friess, chief of police, presented two model approaches for adding a public‑safety component to Addison’s rental and lodging registration program for multifamily properties.
The first model, modeled after Carrollton, would calculate an apartment‑level crime index (reportable offenses per dwelling unit) and compare it to a townwide crime index; properties with an index above the city average would face additional oversight and remedial requirements. The chief said certain offenses—traffic incidents, fraud, and family violence—would likely be excluded from the index…
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