While crime overall may be dipping slightly in Dallas’ downtown area compared to last year, motor vehicle thefts and assaults, among other offenses, continue to rise. The Dallas Police Department’s...
Latest Crime Boss Snags Second Title in Three Months
Council Member Zarin D. Gracey has earned his second Crime Boss title based on year-over-year crime data from his district.
Certain Parts of Dallas Log More Weapon Law Violations
A handful of city council districts have been racking up weapon law violations this year, logging more reported incidents than other parts of the city. According to the City of Dallas crime...
Reported Confidence Scams Rising in Northwestern Dallas
Confidence scams are up in Dallas this year, and one City Council district is seeing considerably more than any other. According to the City of Dallas crime analytics dashboard, there have been...
Sans 4K Officers, Drug Offenses in Dallas Climb Upward
Drug crimes are ticking up this year amid a police shortage that has been plaguing Dallas for some time now. According to the Dallas Police Department’s crime analytics dashboard, 9,287 drug...
Vehicle Crimes, Vagrancy, Assault Corrode Downtown Dallas
Criminal activity in Downtown Dallas is up by 6% year over year amid the city’s ongoing homelessness and vagrancy crisis. According to the City of Dallas crime analytics dashboard, the number of...
Southern Dallas Auto Thefts, Drug Crimes Trend Upward
Southern Dallas has been seeing a rise in Council Member Carolyn King Arnold's District 4, with crimes like motor vehicle theft and burglary jumping up year over year in October. As previously...
Southwestern Dallas Logs Back-to-Back Months of Crime Spikes
September's Crime Boss of the Month was supplanted in October, but he still came in second place with a significant double-digit Crime Score spike. Council Member Zarin Gracey's District 3 saw a...
Murder, Weapons Violations, Scams on Rise in Southern Dallas
Criminal homicides have been on the rise in southern Dallas, with many occurring in City Council District 8. As previously reported by The Dallas Express, Council Member Tennell Atkins (District 8)...
Spikes in Shoplifting, Drug Crimes Determine New Crime Boss
Year-over-year spikes in shoplifting, auto thefts, and drug crimes earned Council Member Tennell Atkins of District 8 the title of this month’s Crime Boss.
Rape, Robbery Spike in Southeastern Dallas Hotspot
Crime trends in Council Member Jaime Resendez’s District 5 in southeastern Dallas seem to be bucking the violent crime decline being touted by City officials. While overall crime has dipped down...
Short-Staffed Dallas Police Clock Spike in Illegal Sex Trade
Sex trafficking and prostitution continue to blight northwestern Dallas, with significant increases being logged by authorities this year. According to the City of Dallas crime analytics dashboard,...
Robbery, Auto Theft, Drug Crime Jump in Heart of Dallas
Crime in Council Member Paul Ridley’s District 14 is still ticking up despite the best efforts of a short-staffed Dallas Police Department. Situated in the city center, comprising half of Downtown...
Downtown Crime Ticks Up Amid Homelessness, Vagrancy Crisis
Crime in Downtown Dallas has been on the rise this year, with the Dallas Police Department logging a year-over-year increase of more than 7% in the city center. According to the City of Dallas crime...
Murder Data Undercuts Violent Crime Decrease
Criminal homicides shot up by 25% year over year in September, with two city council districts standing out from the rest in terms of body counts. According to the City of Dallas crime analytics...
Daunting Levels of Drug Crime Drag Dallas Down
Drug offenses are mounting in Dallas, with two parts of the city in particular logging over 1,100 reports each.
Needle Barely Moves on Dallas Crime; Meanwhile, Murder Is Up
There has been virtually no year-over-year change in the number of criminal offenses logged by the City of Dallas this year, with nearly 88,000 crimes reported as of October 17. According to the...
City Logs Several Crime Spikes in Northeast Dallas Again
Council Member Paula Blackmon's District 9 saw steep year-over-year increases in a number of crime categories last month, according to city data. District 9 is located in northeastern Dallas between...
Auto Thefts, Car Burglaries Jump Up in Northern Dallas
Auto thefts and car burglaries are increasing in northern Dallas, with Council Member Gay Donnell Willis’ District 13 logging serious jumps in September. District 13 is situated northwest of Park...
Southwest Dallas Thefts Earn New Crime Boss His Title
Spikes in auto theft, burglary, robbery, intimidation, vandalism, and destruction of property earned Zarin D. Gracey this month’s Crime Boss crown.
Shoplifting Offenses Skyrocket in Three Dallas Hotspots
Shoplifting shot up in August year over year, with the City logging a 54% increase amid the ongoing police shortage at the Dallas Police Department. According to the City of Dallas crime analytics...