HomeMy WebLinkAboutIR 180 INFORMAL REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS No. 22-180
December 6, 2022
To the Mayor and Members of the City Council
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rrn SUBJECT: FIREARMS TAKEN IN APPLICATION OF THE VIOLENT CRIME
STRATEGY
The purpose of this report is to analyze the number of guns taken off the streets in the application of the
Fort Worth Police Department's #FortWorthSafe Violent Crime Strategy, which began on April 2, 2022.
This strategy concentrates police resources upon neighborhoods with the highest rates of violent crime.
To date, approximately 2,400 calls have been generated, of which 360 or 15 percent have resulted in at
least one gun being seized. There have been a total 496 firearms seized: 486 from adults (17 and older)
and 10 from juveniles (16 and under).
Patrol Division Beyond
North Northwest West Central South East City Total
Limits
Adults 5 55 100 72 67 172 15 486
Juveniles 0 2 1 0 1 6 0 10
The "Beyond City Limits" column records firearms taken from addresses located outside the city limits of
Fort Worth, where Fort Worth officers have taken police action related to offenders who were involved in
criminal activity within Fort Worth.
If you have any questions about this information, please contact Executive Assistant Police Chief Robert
Alldredge at robert.alldredge@fortworthtexas.gov or 817-392-4131.
David Cooke
City Manager
ISSUED BY THE CITY MANAGER FORT WORTH, TEXAS