Dallas changes hiring rules to recruit more police officers 00:41. The Dallas Police Department will have a larger pool of potential applicants to choose from for its trainee program after a City ...

DALLAS — Dallas police applicants no longer need higher education to make the force. The City Council on Wednesday unanimously approved changing police hiring standards to include applicants ...

DALLAS — The Dallas City Council voted unanimously Wednesday to alter its police hiring standards, eliminating its college credit requirement. The decision comes as the department faces pressure ...

Blankenbaker said a little over 3,100 officers are employed with the Dallas Police Department right now, though the department is budgeted for 3,613. At the department's all-time high, they had ...

The Dallas City Council considered a resolution in February to increase this year’s police hiring goals from 250 to 325, set them at 350 in 2026, and up them to 400 in 2027.