Additional Community Feedback
Policing
Programs that waive or reduce property taxes if a police officer ’ s house is located within the city limits of Arlington could be beneficial . That would encourage officers to move here , to live here , to become more of the fabric of the community . And when that happens , then I think we will see positive change and positive outcomes because officers were living here .
– an Arlington resident
There have to be more police officers in this community because they ’ re stretched . Look at a comparable community like Tampa , Florida , for instance . It ’ s similar to Arlington in terms of population size , they have two major ball-playing field sports arenas . But they have 100 more officers , and here ’ s how that plays into safety : If you only have four people on a shift that covers 30 square miles of the City , the officers are just going , going , going , and going . They don ’ t have the luxury of time to be able to slow things down or de-escalate things in a proper way that maybe they could if they didn ’ t feel as pressured .
– an Arlington resident
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