Dallas, TX Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Dallas, TX Summary

Crime in Dallas research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Dallas over the past eight years using the FBI crime explorer. Based on the most recently available data released October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Dallas:

  • There were 59,046 total crimes committed in Dallas the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 4,591.0 total crimes per 100K people in Dallas.
  • The overall crime rate in Dallas is 97.53% above the national average.
  • Dallas ranks #652 safest out of 683 cities in Texas.
  • Dallas ranks #9,259 safest out of 9,869 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people in a location.

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Dallas Vs Texas And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Dallas is 4,591.0 per 100,000 people. That's 97.53% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 70.57% higher than the Texas total crime rate of 2,691.5 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Dallas
/ 100k People
Texas
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 59,046 4,591.0 2,691.5 2,324.2
Murder 157 12.2 6.6 6.3
Robbery 2,134 165.9 91.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 7,226 561.8 302.5 268.2
Violent Crime 10,009 778.2 446.5 369.8
Burglary 6,787 527.7 370.7 269.8
Larceny 28,878 2,245.4 1,587.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 13,372 1,039.7 287.0 282.7
Property Crime 49,037 3,812.8 2,245.0 1,954.4

Dallas Crime Compared To Texas Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Texas.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Dallas

10,009
Violent Crimes
778.2
Violent Crimes / 100k People
110.45%
Above The National Average
  • There were 10,009 violent crimes in Dallas in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Dallas is 778.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 128.5 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Dallas each year. That compares to a 1 in 224.0 chance statewide.
  • That's 110.45% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 74.31% higher than the Texas violent crime rate of 446.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Dallas

49,037
Property Crimes
3,812.8
Property Crimes / 100k People
95.09%
Above The National Average
  • There were 49,037 property crimes in Dallas in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Dallas is 3,812.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 26.2 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Dallas each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 95.09% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 69.83% higher than the Texas property crime rate of 2,245.0 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Dallas

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Plano, TX 289,847 5,954 2,054.2 1,896.2 158.0
Garland, TX 241,095 6,771 2,808.4 2,562.5 246.0
Mesquite, TX 147,226 6,059 4,115.4 3,648.8 466.6
Carrollton, TX 133,610 2,495 1,867.4 1,660.8 206.6
Richardson, TX 115,771 2,813 2,429.8 2,271.7 158.1
Rowlett, TX 65,196 1,122 1,721.0 1,484.8 236.2
Euless, TX 59,901 1,511 2,522.5 2,230.3 292.1
Coppell, TX 42,021 620 1,475.5 1,380.3 95.2
Farmers Branch, TX 36,595 1,546 4,224.6 3,978.7 245.9
Sachse, TX 31,317 229 731.2 696.1 35.1

Dallas SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
7/10
Housing
8
Affordability
5
Diversity
10
Safety
3
Amenities
9.5
Education
7
Commute
6
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