Public-facing crime data have been made available by the City, but a crucial detail remains missing: the location where each crime was committed.
Council District Crime Data Still Unavailable
Certain features of the City of Dallas’ Open Data crime analytics dashboard are still not functioning after nearly three months of data issues purportedly caused by a ransomware attack against City...
City Crime Data Still Down, Murders Still Up
DPD reports 142 murders so far in 2023, marking an 8.4% spike over 2022, as public data failures remain unresolved by City Manager T.C. Broadnax.
Broadnax’s Crime Data Problems Persist
City Manager T.C. Broadnax has yet to restore full functionality to Dallas’ crime statistics database two months after the alleged ransomware attack.
Crime Stats in Dallas Remain Unreliable
It has now been two months since the City of Dallas claimed a ransomware attack hit its servers, limiting the functionality of some of its computer-related operations, and reliable crime statistics...
Dallas Crime Stats Still Unreliable
Reliable city crime statistics are still unavailable to the public nearly two months after a ransomware attack purportedly targeted several City of Dallas computer systems. While most public-facing...
Crime Data Still Dark as Year Nears Halfway Point
With the end of June rapidly approaching, no signs have yet appeared as to when City Manager T.C. Broadnax will manage to resolve an alleged ransomware attack that began in early May. As previously...
Broadnax Yet To Restore Crime Data Capability
The City of Dallas is still unable to provide reliable crime data to the public more than five weeks after its servers were allegedly hit with a ransomware attack. Dallas Police Department...
City Fumbles Data, Crime Boss Unknown
More than five weeks after an alleged ransomware attack crippled City functions, information on Dallas crime remains unavailable to the public.
Dallas City Crime Dashboard Inaccessible
The final installment in The Dallas Express'Â May edition of Crime Boss of the Month cannot be researched or published due to admitted issues with the City of Dallas' computer systems. As previously...
Prostitution Spikes in Northwest Dallas
Reports of alleged prostitution more than doubled last month year over year in Northwest Dallas, continuing a longstanding trend of the city's sex trade primarily manifesting in one council...
Shoplifting Offenses Plague North Dallas
Shoplifting has become drastically more common in Council Member Gay Donnell Willis' District 13. As previously reported by The Dallas Express, shoplifting offenses have been soaring in Willis'...
Where Dallas Crime Was Lowest in 2022
Five City Council members kept crime relatively low as rates across the city rose, and five stood out for reducing crime from start to end of year.
Murders in Northwest Dallas Skyrocket
Northwest Dallas saw more murders than most other parts of town last month, particularly in one council district: Council Member Narvaez's District 6. Typically known for prostitution and other sex...
Dallas Auto Thefts Soar
Motor vehicle thefts increased year over year last month, and four city council districts, in particular, stand out for their significant double-digit spikes in that offense category. Citywide there...
Drug Offenses Increase in Northwest Dallas
Drug offenses in Dallas jumped in April, with the Dallas Police Department (DPD) logging a double-digit percentage increase over last year. Such crimes spiked by 14.4% year over year, with...
Robberies Ravage Southeast Dallas
While violent crimes have been trending downward in some parts of Dallas, robberies really ramped up in Council Member Adam Bazaldua's District 7 last month. District 7 primarily rests south of...
Robbery, Car Theft Spikes in Southeast Dallas
City Council Member Adam Bazaldua of District 7 came in as the Crime Boss of the Month runner-up for his year-over-year Crime Score increase in April. Bazaldua saw a 10.2% Crime Score bump based on...
Reported Gun Violence in Northeastern Dallas
While City Council Member Paula Blackmon's District 9 is not often thought of as a crime hotspot like some of the other City Council districts, there were a number of violent crimes committed in the...
Crime Boss Paula Blackmon Sees Car Thefts Double
Council Member Paula Blackmon has been named Crime Boss of the Month for the first time.
Drug and Weapon Violations in Southern Dallas
More weapons law violations were committed in City Council Member Tennell Atkins' District 8 in March than in any other city council district. District 8 constitutes Dallas' southernmost flank,...