Certain features of the City of Dallasโ Open Data crime analytics dashboard are still not functioning after nearly three months of data issues purportedly caused by a ransomware attack against City...
Murders Batter Dallas Communities of Color
Murders in Dallas in 2023 are still outpacing those logged in 2022, year to date, with communities of color suffering the brunt of the impact. As of Monday, 95 murders were reported by the Dallas...
Thieves Run Amok Downtown
Car burglaries were out of control in City Council Member Paul Ridley's District 14 last month. The council member's district -- which includes the northeast part of Downtown and the neighborhoods...
Property Crimes Rise in Northeast Dallas
City Council Member Adam McGough's District 10 saw the third-largest year-over-year Crime Score increase out of all 14 council districts last month. District 10, located in northeastern Dallas and...
The Most Crime-Ridden Dallas Areas in March
More crimes were reported in City Council Member Jesse Morenoโs District 2 last month than in any other city council district in Dallas. As previously reported inย The Dallas Express, Council Member...
Hate Crimes More Common in Central Dallas
As of Monday, April 17, the Dallas Police Department (DPD) had logged 12 hate crime offenses in 2023, representing just 0.04% of the 30,088 reported crimes committed within Dallas city limits so far...
North Dallas Sees Crime Spikes
Dallas City Council Member Cara Mendelsohn's District 12 logged the second-biggest increase in Crime Score last month, making her the runner-up for April's Crime Boss of the Month title. Her...
Violence Grows in North Dallas
Crime in North Dallas ticked up in March, in no small part due to the increase in reported criminality in Council Member Jaynie Schultz's District 11. Overall, crime crept up 6.3% year over year...
Jaynie Schultz Named April Crime Boss
Dallas City Council Member Jaynie Schultz of District 11 has been named April’s Crime Boss of the Month based on crime statistics.
Drug Offense Reports Climb in Dallas
Drug offenses citywide ticked up slightly year over year in February, but two city council districts saw significant increases that essentially offset any drug-related crime reduction that month...
Murders Hit Black Communities in Southern Dallas
More black people were murdered this year in Council Member Tennell Atkins' District 8 than in any other city council district in Dallas. As of Monday, April 3, based on data available on the victim...
Burglaries Tick Up in Three Dallas Districts
Three city council districts bucked against a citywide trend of declining burglary reports and put up double-digit increases for February. Whereas most other council members logged modest declines...
Aggravated Assaults Jump in Half of Dallas
Several city council districts in Dallas have seen significant double-digit percentage increases in aggravated assaults year-over-year in February, even as the frequency of such incidents seemingly...
Hate Crimes Decrease After Investigations
The total number of hate crimes logged by the Dallas Police Department has decreased by three since last month, leaving six reported incidents on the books for 2023 as of Tuesday evening. According...
Robberies Skyrocket in Southernmost Dallas
Dallas City Council District 8, represented by Council Member Tennell Atkins, has experienced a surge of robberies in the early months of 2023. District 8 spans east to west from Seagoville to...
Aggravated Assaults Surge in South Dallas
City Council Member Adam Bazaldua's District 7 had one of the steepest increases in assault offenses in February, hitting almost double digits year-over-year and logging the most incidents for that...
Dallas Police Response Times Getting Worse
With 3,309 more high-priority calls logged than this time last year, Dallas police are struggling to respond to every incident on time.
Downtown Dallas Auto Thefts Spike
Downtown Dallas has seen a surge in motor vehicle thefts and car burglaries, and much of it is happening in City Council Member Paul Ridleyโs District 14. City Council District 14 suffered a 47.2%...
Seven Council Members Never Named Crime Boss
Through our Crime Boss series, The Dallas Express provides essential and often obscured information about crime rates and trends affecting city residents. We hold city council members accountable...
North Dallas Pays Price as Shoplifting Surges
Reported instances of shoplifting in City Council Member Gay Donnell Willis' District 13 skyrocketed in February, clocking more individual cases than any other district in Dallas. Willis' district...
More Than 90% of Dallas Murder Victims POC
A demographic breakdown of homicide victims reveals that the vast majority of people murdered in Dallas this year have been people of color. There have been 54 murders committed in Dallas so far, 10...