Federal and state authorities are ramping up their presence in Fort Worth, expanding Project Safe Neighborhoods, the Justice Department's data-driven anti-violence program. The move is set to bring more federal agents, state troopers and local partners into specific pockets of the city in an effort to clamp down on gun and drug crime while tightening coordination on prevention and reentry work. Officials said the effort builds on a series of recent federal task force operations and a broader push by the Northern District of Texas to concentrate resources where serious crime is most entrenched.
Leaders framed the move as an expansion of Project Safe Neighborhoods aimed at curbing violence citywide, according to CBS News. The CBS Texas segment highlighted the involvement of federal prosecutors and local police but did not spell out a public map or list of neighborhood boundaries that will be covered first.
What Project Safe Neighborhoods Is
Project Safe Neighborhoods is a Justice Department initiative that pulls together federal, state and local law enforcement with prosecutors and community groups to identify the most violent offenders, then tailor enforcement, prevention and reentry strategies to the neighborhoods feeling the impact most, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. In the Northern District of Texas, PSN work in Fort Worth dates back to 2013 and is built around focused prosecutions and outreach, not blanket, citywide sweeps.
A Local Partner
One Safe Place, a Tarrant County nonprofit that has worked as a PSN partner, connects victim services, prevention efforts and neighborhood outreach with federal task forces, per One Safe Place. Local nonprofits, hospitals and reentry programs typically supply the prevention side that PSN officials say is crucial if violence is going to stay down for the long haul.
Federal Enforcement Record In Fort Worth
The federal footprint in Fort Worth is already substantial. On June 18, 2025, an operation dubbed "Operation Showdown" led to 76 arrests and the seizure of 287 firearms, including machineguns and conversion devices, along with notable quantities of cocaine, methamphetamine and fentanyl, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office. Prosecutors pointed to that operation as an example of what coordinated federal, state and local work can do to break up criminal networks that drive neighborhood violence.
Why Now
Officials have been steadily expanding PSN activity across North Texas. Earlier this year, the Northern District moved the program into northwest Dallas, and local leaders say those decisions are guided by data showing concentrated trafficking and violent crime, as reported by The Dallas Morning News. U.S. Attorney Ryan Raybould described similar expansions as "strategic" at a February news conference announcing the Dallas rollout.
What Residents Should Expect
Authorities say neighborhoods selected for PSN expansion usually see a mix of heightened enforcement by multiagency teams and outreach events that focus on victims and people considered at risk. Residents looking for up to date information or wanting to share tips can visit the Fort Worth Police Department's contact page for non-emergency and media contact options.
