Improving the Homicide Case Close Rate in the U.S.

Former Dallas Police Chief, Reneé Hall, appeared in the CBS News series, “Crime Without Punishment”.

Reneé Hall was interviewed by chief investigative correspondent, Jim Axelrod, in a segment called “Police officer seeks to mend community relationship with law enforcement“ that highlighted Hall’s tenure as the Dallas P.D. chief, during which her department bucked the national trend of solving less than 50% of homicide cases as the murder rate spiked up while the country went into COVID lockdowns.

During that time, the Dallas police solved better than 70% of homicide cases in the city, achieving a solve rate a little more than 20% better than the nationwide average.

Hall has stated that this improvement was achieved through improving community relations between the police and historically underrepresented communities, particularly the hispanic community. Hall also pushed to increase diversity in the police and Dallas police leadership positions, and has touted the work of her leadership team members as well as the other officers that served in the Dallas police.

(1/2) Interview airs tomorrow by @JimAxelrod at @CBSNews in a segment shedding light on unsolved homicides and police department staffing. There are a number of factors that contribute to solving cases. Staffing is only one challenge. https://t.co/hYDia8fY86

— Reneé Hall (@UReneeHall) July 1, 2022