For several consecutive years, the Irving crime rate has continued to decrease and has achieved new record lows for the past four years. During the first six months of the year, the downward trend has continued and crime is down by 12 percent compared to the same period of time last year.
“With this positive direction occurring during the first six months of the year, we believe the current community support and directed initiatives will allow this trend to continue through the rest of the year,” said Police Chief Larry Boyd.
The Irving Police Department attributes the crime reduction to a number of proactive policing initiatives that require officers and community members to partner together. These initiatives include addressing active offenders, strong code enforcement—especially as it relates to apartment communities—and implementing innovative policing strategies such as the Problem Solving Team that tackles crime by identifying and responding to crime trends in a specific area.
Irving has not experienced a crime rate increase since 2003. With the continued crime reductions, Irving achieved record crime lows each of the past four years. In 2007, Irving reported the lowest crime rate in recorded history and the crime rate has continued to set new record lows each year, including 2010.
