SAN ANTONIO – Elected to City Council this year, Greg Brockhouse represents District 6 which he describes as, “A tale of two districts created by Loop 410.”
D6 extends from San Antonio’s far Northwest Side down to the deep Southwest Side.
When it comes to public safety, Brockhouse said, “It’s a tough balance trying to balance the two of them.”
He said outside 410, an area marked by high residential and commercial growth, the issues are graffiti and property crimes, while inside the loop, there is violent crime in certain areas.
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Brockhouse said the city has made headway in the fight against graffiti with the help of citizens and the city’s Graffiti Abatement Program.
He said it’s important to cover up graffiti as soon as possible because it’s usually the first sign “something’s not right here.”
“Sometimes taggers are communicating with each other, or a criminal conversation is going on,” Brockhouse said.
Neighborhood watch programs also help in combating property crimes, but inside Loop 410, pockets of violent crime persist.
Brockhouse said the San Antonio Police Department was able to compile data on where those crimes are occurring in District 6, as well as the top 10 locations for violent crime and property crime. The police department also a map showing where the hot spots have been for graffiti.
The District 6 council member said he’s working with SAPD, Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar and District Attorney Nico LaHood to track the arrests and prosecutions being made so that his constituents, on either side of Loop 410, can be better informed.
“We have to be hyperaware of what’s going on,” Brockhouse said, “so we can take care of them and then protect what’s happening outside the loop.”
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