Peter Brown for Mayor, Houston 2009

Peter Brown Rolls Out His Plan to Fight Crime as Mayor: “Get Tough, Get Smart: A Plan to Cut Crime in Houston.”

June 15, 2009

At-Large City Councilman and Candidate for Mayor Peter Brown today unveiled his plan to cut crime in Houston with a tougher, smarter approach. At a roundtable with law enforcement experts, Brown discussed the challenges Houston faces and unveiled his plan to fight crime as Mayor: “Get Tough, Get Smart: A Plan to Cut Crime In Houston.”

“Crime is one of the greatest challenges Houston faces and we're going to have to make our city safer if we're going to continue to be an attractive place to start a family or start a business,” said Brown. “Keeping our citizens safe is our most basic responsibility, and it’s got to be our first priority.” Councilman Brown’s plan has three main elements:

 

    Neighborhood Policing: Officers Where They’re Needed, When They’re Needed. Peter Brown’s plan would get police officers out from behind their desks and into the community, putting them back on the beat so they’ll be plugged into the neighborhoods they work in. He’d use precinct-based policing to help officers tailor their crime-fighting strategies to the neighborhoods they serve, and make them more responsive and accountable. 

    A Coordinated Response: Connecting our Crime-Fighters. Peter Brown’s plan will bring together law-enforcement from the different jurisdictions within the City of Houston to help them communicate better and coordinate their resources and responses. Whether it’s responding to a hurricane evacuation, a high-speed chase or a shootout, he believes our law enforcement officers need to be better connected. 

    The Tools They Need: Applying the Best Technologies to Keep Houston Safe. Peter Brown wants to make Houston safer by making investments in the most effective technologies and best policing practices, including expanding the city’s investment in its new Real-Time Crime Center, as well as providing other state-of-the-art tools to meet the needs of our law enforcement officers.  

Councilman Brown's proposals will make for a more responsive, efficient, and effective approach to policing in Houston. "I want a Houston where workers are secure in their businesses, and families are secure in their homes,” said Brown. “I'm running for Mayor because we've got to face this challenge head-on. I won't rest until every neighborhood in Houston is one where we'd all feel safe raising a family or opening a business.” 

Councilman Peter Brown is a third-generation Houstonian who has devoted his life to building a better Houston. A graduate of the University of Houston and a U.S. Army Veteran, Brown has run a successful small business for over thirty years. As an architect and urban planner, he’s worked in over 45 Houston neighborhoods, giving him an intimate knowledge of the City. In his four years on the City Council, Brown has worked to expand the local economy, cut crime, and enhance the quality of life in Houston. To learn more, visit www.peterbrownformayor.com.