The Houston Police Department has suspended more than 260,000 department-wide cases since 2016 due to a lack of personnel, Police Chief Troy Finner said in a statement Monday.

New Houston Police Department Chief J. Noe Diaz did not make much discussion of a report detailing findings of the police department’s thousands of suspended cases during a press conference Friday.

The Houston Police Department is one of many agencies facing staffing issues. According to Finner, the department, which has about 5,200 officers, needs 2,000 more to be sufficiently staffed.

Houston’s police chief pledged on Thursday to restore public trust in his department following revelations that more than 264,000 cases, including over 4,000 involving sexual assault, were ...

Violent crime in Houston, which includes murder, rape, and aggravated assault, was down 8% overall in 2022 when compared to 2021. There were 435 murders in Houston in 2022, as opposed to 477 in ...

The Houston Police Department has launched a new dashboard to address and track the progress of over 264,000 suspended cases across various divisions, including Special Victims and Homicide.

HOUSTON — Houston Mayor John Whitmire on Wednesday called for an independent review into the Houston Police Department. This comes after HPD announced it was going to review thousands of sexual ...

Leaders of the Houston Police Officers’ Union are sounding the alarm on the city’s safety as criminal suspects walk the streets on bond while the police department battles officer shortages.

This photo provided by the Houston Police Department, Houston Asst. Chief J. Skelton provides briefing on shooting incident an after hours club early Sunday, March 23, 2025 in Houston.

The Justice Department is giving $139 million to police departments across the U.S. as part of a grant program to help pay for more than 1,000 new officers at 183 law enforcement agencies.

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- A new report from Houston's top cop shows violent crimes in the city are trending down. Chief Troy Finner and members of the Houston Police Department presented their end ...

Houston’s police chief pledged on Thursday to restore public trust in his department following revelations that more than 264,000 cases, including over 4,000 involving sexual assault, were ...