Fort Worth gang crimes up
Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2003 7:49 am
By Deanna Boyd , StarTelegram Staff Writer
FORT WORTH - Gang-related violent crime in Fort Worth has almost doubled over last fiscal year, an upsurge police attribute partly to the parole of violent gang members.
Fort Worth had 102 gang-related criminal offenses between October and August, including three homicides and 75 aggravated assaults, according to an informal report distributed to City Council members. Fort Worth counted 55 gang-related crimes in fiscal year 2001-02.
One of the reasons for the increase is that violent gang members convicted in the 1990s during heavy enforcement are now becoming eligible for parole, according to the report.
FORT WORTH - Gang-related violent crime in Fort Worth has almost doubled over last fiscal year, an upsurge police attribute partly to the parole of violent gang members.
Fort Worth had 102 gang-related criminal offenses between October and August, including three homicides and 75 aggravated assaults, according to an informal report distributed to City Council members. Fort Worth counted 55 gang-related crimes in fiscal year 2001-02.
One of the reasons for the increase is that violent gang members convicted in the 1990s during heavy enforcement are now becoming eligible for parole, according to the report.