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Dallas Police Chief Counters Newsom Over Dallas–LA Murder Rate Claim

The governor’s press office cited 2024 homicide figures from official databases to contrast Texas with California, drawing scrutiny over data choices during a heated redistricting standoff.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has been on a social media attack against Republicans.
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Overview

  • Newsom’s press office posted graphics claiming Dallas’ 2024 murder rate was nearly twice Los Angeles’, citing FBI data that placed Dallas at about 13.62 per 100,000 versus LA at 6.95.
  • Dallas Police Chief Daniel Comeaux responded with 2025 year-to-date figures, saying Dallas is at 6.29 murders per 100,000, which he argued is lower than the Los Angeles rate cited by Newsom.
  • The Dallas Police Department dashboard shows a similar 2025 trend with roughly 6.44 per 100,000 and 84 homicides to date, compared with 133 at the same point in 2024.
  • Newsom’s posts credit the FBI, CDC and the Major Cities Chiefs Association, though tallies differ across sources, as illustrated by Houston’s 2024 count of 322 in MCCA data versus 330 in FBI records.
  • Criminologists caution that focusing on a single year of murders can mislead, noting Los Angeles’ higher rates of robbery, criminal sexual assault and aggravated assault compared with Dallas.