The average savings of 30 minutes a week per patrol officer under 'verified response' is not worth a big jump in crime like this.

The City of Dallas has a real problem with this statistic. A proposal that was supposed to help police fight more crime has instead led to a predictable increase in crime. This is why fewer than 30 of the nation's approximate 18,000 police departments utilize verified response.

The cities with the greatest success in dealing with false alarm issues and maintaining public support take a citizen-oriented approach. Dallas can accomplish the same thing by working with the alarm industry and the state legislature.

We have obviously to have that verified

The response has been just overwhelming,

A great business man must have two stock answers when asked by a client to jump; How quick and how high?