Crackdown in Wells Branch neighborhood shows decrease in crime rates

TRAVIS COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) — When the Travis County Sheriff’s Office noticed crime rates in the Wells Branch area were on an upward trend last year, the agency decided to put more effort into reducing crime in the neighborhood and educating residents on how not to be an easy victim.
In a six-week initiative that launched in October of 2017, deputies focused on things as common as vehicle burglaries all the way to violent crimes. The agency deployed undercover and overt operations du