Neighborhood overview
Oak Lawn, Dallas
Recent police-feed safety data for Oak Lawn in Dallas, compared to the FBI Crime Data Explorer 2023 national average. Sourced directly from the Dallas police open-data feed.
Safety Index
Oak Lawn reports higher per-capita rates than Dallas citywide. Use the cards below to see which category drives the gap.
Violent (persons)
977 / 100k local
vs Dallas 558 / 100k citywide (+75%)
reference: FBI 379.5 / 100k national (+157%)
Property
4,484 / 100k local
vs Dallas 3,460 / 100k citywide (+30%)
reference: FBI 1,934.1 / 100k national (+132%)
~33,632 residents (estimated, US Census Vintage 2023-2024) · window ~91 days · newest report Jul 8, 2026 · FBI UCR national rate per 100k (2023 revised, per CIUS 2024)
Recent activity (343 reports in the last 30 days)
- · violent / persons reports up 8 week-over-week (14 this week, 6 the week before).
- · property reports down 23 week-over-week (19 this week, 42 the week before).
- · society / public-order reports down 2 week-over-week (36 this week, 38 the week before).
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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. These scores should not be used as the sole basis for housing, lending, insurance, or hiring decisions. See /methodology for the full calculation.