ABC13 looked into the Harris County Sheriff's Office crime data and revealed that it didn't matter whether republicans or democrats ran the county.
A sticking point in the county's budget is funding law enforcement as democrats and republicans stake their positions on public safety heading into a hotly contested race for Harris County judge.
Her opponent, incumbent county Judge Lina Hidalgo, told ABC13 at the time the numbers were looking better and that Harris County is not alone in battling crime. Over ten years' worth of data was analyzed, revealing that violent crime increased between 2011 and 2018, while property crime decreased while republicans were in office."I don't think Houston or Texas is different from most parts of the country," Alex Bunin, the chief public defender in Harris County, said. "During the pandemic, there were some areas of crime that did increase. Murder increased. Family violence increased."Mealer says the money is in the wrong place.
"Our latest budget has $1.5 billion dollars toward crime," she said in late August. "And for those who say they might do more, that is two-thirds of the county budget going towards justice and going towards safety. We can't do a greater percentage. "
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