Dallas murder rate up 71 percent compared to 2015
DALLAS -- The city of Dallas has seen a dramatic uptick in the numbers of murders in the first quarter of the year, reports CBS Dallas-Fort Worth.
When compared to 2015, the city's murder rate is up 71 percent this year, according to the station. 41 homicides have reportedly been committed so far this year.
That means the current murder rate in Dallas amounts to one homicide every other day so far, according to CBS DFW.
The Dallas Police Association tells the station that it is a sign the city needs to hire more officers.
"They could be putting bad guys in jail," said the police association president, Ron Pinkston. People that will commit crimes now are usually going to be the people that are going to commit the murders in the future."