Neighborhood overview

Oak Lawn, Dallas

Recent police-feed safety data for Oak Lawn in Dallas, compared to the FBI Crime Data Explorer 2025 national average. Sourced directly from the Dallas police open-data feed.

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Safety Index

Oak Lawn reports close to Dallas's citywide rate.

  • Violent (persons)

    103 / 100k local

    vs Dallas 139 / 100k citywide (-26%)

    reference: FBI 328 / 100k national (-69%)

  • Property

    3,721 / 100k local

    vs Dallas 2,475 / 100k citywide (+50%)

    reference: FBI 1,548 / 100k national (+140%)

~33,632 residents (estimated, US Census Vintage 2023) · window ~21 days · newest report 5/22/2026 · FBI Crime Data Explorer 2025 (annual sum of monthly UCR rates)

Limited data — grade is provisional. Score reflects only ~21 days of data, which is short of the 90+ days needed for a stable comparison. The grade may shift when the feed refreshes.

Recent activity (164 reports in the last 30 days)

Most reports cluster in late night (12am–6am) (100% of the window).

  • · violent / persons reports up 4 week-over-week (4 this week, 0 the week before).
  • · property reports down 20 week-over-week (18 this week, 38 the week before).
  • · society / public-order reports down 25 week-over-week (13 this week, 38 the week before).
  • · Most reports in Oak Lawn occur during late night (12am-6am) — 100% of the past 30 days landed in that window.

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How to read this: CommunitySafe summarizes publicly published police reports. Scores reflect historical reporting only — not predictions of future risk, and not a substitute for professional safety advice. Should not be used as the sole basis for housing, lending, insurance, or hiring decisions. See /methodology for the full calculation.