Neighborhood overview

South Dallas, Dallas

Recent police-feed safety data for South Dallas 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

South Dallas reports higher per-capita rates than Dallas citywide. Use the cards below to see which category drives the gap.

  • Violent (persons)

    309 / 100k local

    vs Dallas 139 / 100k citywide (+122%)

    reference: FBI 328 / 100k national (-6%)

  • Property

    2,907 / 100k local

    vs Dallas 2,473 / 100k citywide (+18%)

    reference: FBI 1,548 / 100k national (+88%)

~84,299 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 (451 reports in the last 30 days)

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

  • · violent / persons reports down 10 week-over-week (10 this week, 20 the week before).
  • · property reports down 48 week-over-week (38 this week, 86 the week before).
  • · society / public-order reports down 26 week-over-week (71 this week, 97 the week before).
  • · Most reports in South Dallas 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.

South Dallas, Dallas safety overview · CommunitySafe