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1980-1990
1980's President Garland Neal announced that there had been a 13%
increase in crime nationally. Dallas was not the only city with high crime rate but it
certainly was a "national embarrassment". Trying to draw attention to the issue of
high crime, the GDCC arranged a press conference in Austin to announce support
of Governor Clement's anti-crime package. Unfortunately, the press release was
over shadowed by what was referred to as "the tragedy in Washington, D. C." , the
assassination attempt against President Reagan (Annual Report,1980).
In 1981, the Commission held an appreciation luncheon for Governor Bill
Clements who was recognized as the Law Enforcement Man of the Year, a major
GDCC award. Shortly after his speech, the GDCC received a letter from the
governor, thanking them for their support of the anti-crime/drug package. Fourteen
of sixteen measures were passed by 67th Legislature including many that the GDCC
had been supporting for years.
The Commission did begin to draw notice to crime issues later in 1980. One,
was the beginning of the showing of the Crime Stopper program on Ch. 8 (WFAA)85
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Latham, H. Lee. A survey of the Greater Dallas Crime Commission and its effect on the, thesis, May 2001; Denton, Texas. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc2792/m1/92/: accessed May 19, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; .