Dallas Police Chief Renee Hall spoke at WRP East Dallas Neighborhood Leaders Summit on Saturday, Oct.5. Here are six takeaways from her speech about the Dallas Police Department:

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  1. Hall has increased police officers’ salaries from $60,000 to $63,000 to encourage more enrollment.
  2. The focus for DPD is “guns, gangs and drugs.”
  3. People should report certain crime reports online to DPD, find out more information here.
  4. DPD has a goal for an 8 minute response time.
  5. Project Starlight has been implemented for high-crime businesses, cameras will monitor these businesses and surrounding areas.
  6. Dashboard cameras will turn on when a member of DPD speeds.

Read more about the DPD’s strategic initiatives here.