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Texas' violent crime rate increased in 2017, while the number of police per resident shrank

Experts cautioned against saying the slight increase in crime was due to the decreased police-to-resident ratio.

Fort Worth police cars took over a downtown Houston street Thursday, Aug. 31, 2017. 
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