Black and Hispanic people appear to comprise a clear majority of victims of “crimes against persons” in Council Member Kathy Stewart’s District 10, per City data. According to the City of Dallas...
Councilman Chad West’s District 1: Another Month, Another Homicide
Violent crime has been a continuing problem in Dallas. Homicides within the city increased 116.7% in June of 2021 compared to June of this year. The Dallas Express Crime Boss of the Month for July,...
West of Dallas’ District 1 Earns Crime Boss, Yet Again
For the second month in a row – and the fourth time this year – City of Dallas District 1 Councilman Chad West has been named The Dallas Express Crime Boss of the Month, this time for July. District...
Dallas’ Rising Homicide Trend Continues
Homicides in the City of Dallas increased 128.6% in May 2022 compared to May 2021. The crime of homicide in May '21 sat at a total of seven reports, but in May '22, that number shot to 16. This...
Dallas’ Smallest District Sees the Biggest Jump in Crime
District 1 has the smallest population of the Dallas City Council's 14 districts, at 77,916 residents (District 14, Dallas' largest, has a population of 106,927). Yet District 1 has frequently...
Dallas Councilwoman Arnold’s District 4 is Top 5 For Crime
City of Dallas District 1 and Chad West, the region's city council representative, saw a crime score increase of 54.9% between May '21 and '22 – earning the councilman The Dallas Express' "Crime...
Chad West Of Dallas District 1 Sees A Whopping 55% Increase in Crime Score
Councilman Chad West of the City of Dallas District 1 has earned the dubious distinction of The Dallas Express "Crime Boss of the Month" for the third time, the first three-time winner since the...
Crime Data Shows Dallas Homicides Up 50%
The City of Dallas saw 12 homicides in April 2022, up by four from the same time period last year for an increase of 50%. In April 2022, homicides were reported in half of the City of Dallas' 14...
Robberies and Assaults See Uptick in City of Dallas
The City of Dallas saw a Crime Score increase of 1.69%, attributed chiefly to car thefts, as reported in The Dallas Express. Still, other violent crimes contributed to that increase, including...
Dallas Sees Double Digit Crime Increases in District 4 and District 13
Though no other district in the City of Dallas came even close to the massive 31.65% crime increase District 3 saw in April, two districts did see double-digit increases, and neither is new to The...
Car Thefts Up Nearly 30% Citywide in Dallas; District 3 Leads the Way
The City of Dallas Police Department’s administrative weekly report to the city council on May 11 says there has been a nearly 30% increase in car thefts city-wide this year in a year-to-date (YTD)...
Casey Thomas II of Dallas District 3 Earns Crime Boss Title Again
City Councilmember Casey Thomas II Sees 31% Increase in Crime Score Due to a staggering increase of 31.65% in Crime Score when comparing April 2021 to April 2022, The Dallas Express has given the...
Councilman Thomas Responds to Crime Score Increase
Though the City of Dallas as a whole saw a 1.3% decrease in crime when comparing March of last year to March of 2022, over half of its fourteen districts saw an increase in their crime scores....
Two Districts Tie Behind March Crime Boss
Though Chad West claimed the title of “Crime Boss of the Month” for the second time in three months in April, two other districts were nipping at the heels of West’s District 1 for the highest crime...
District 1: Decrease in Car Thefts, Still Largest Crime Increase
The good news for residents living in the City of Dallas District 1 is Motor Vehicle Theft dropped nearly 25% in March of 2022. The unwelcome news, however, is District 1 still ranks as the district...
Chad West ‘Crime Boss of the Month’ Again
For the second time in three months, Chad West claims the title of "Crime Boss of the Month." West is the representative for Dallas City Council District 1. Based on the statistics from March 2022...
Councilman Thomas Responds to District’s Rising Crime
In an email to The Dallas Express, District 3 Councilman Casey Thomas II explained that he was on spring recess when contacted about the crime rising in his district. The increase in District 3's...
Crime Boss: Five City Districts See Double-Digit Increase in Crimes
Casey Thomas II, City of Dallas District 3 City Councilman, is The Dallas Express' Crime Boss of the Month for March. District 3 had a 24% increase in crime when comparing February 2021 to February...
Crime Boss: District 3’s Theft Problem
On average, approximately one in every 1,000 residents of the City of Dallas District 3 reported Larceny or Theft Offenses in February of 2022. Citywide, that equates to one in every 650 people....
City Councilman Casey Thomas II Earns ‘Crime Boss’ Title for March
In honor of an impressive jump in Crime Score -- a 24% increase when comparing February 2021 to February 2022 -- The Dallas Express bestows the title of "Crime Boss of the Month" for March upon City...
City Sees 7% Increase in Overall Crime, January Homicides Nearly Double
The City of Dallas saw a 7% increase in crime across the board for January 2022 when compared to January 2021. While the categories of Motor Vehicle Theft (which accounted for 26% of all crimes for...