"...And in one of those problem areas—crime—San Antonio is, unfortunately, a leader.
According to FBI data, the diverse, progressively run Alamo City had the highest rate of “serious crime” among the country’s 15 largest cities in 2016.
...in 2017, heavily Hispanic San Antonio has had a major crime problem since the 1980s.
...San Antonio also has one of the nation’s worst rates of auto theft.
In the National Council for Home Safety and Security’s 2018 ranking of Texas cities, San Antonio came in at 215 out of 224, making it “one of the most dangerous cities in the nation.”
...the police department has long prevented officers from asking detainees about their immigration status.
...Democrat-majority cities with heavily minority populations sometimes face a political dilemma concerning crime control.
Should the elected officials encourage aggressive policing, at the risk of antagonizing groups claiming to represent minority communities, or favor a hands-off style that appeases the minority community while turning a blind eye to illegal-immigrant offenders?
It appears that San Antonio mayor Ron Nirenberg, a left-leaning activist who defeated centrist incumbent Ivy Taylor in 2017, and a city council dominated by progressives (on which Nirenberg previously served), have chosen the lenient approach, sacrificing public safety to maintain the support of noisy immigrant groups..."
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