Drug crimes in Dallas appear to be on the rise, with some downtown-area neighborhoods seemingly driving the spike. According to the City of Dallas crime analytics dashboard, drug offenses have...
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...
Eastern Dallas Auto Thefts Spike Under Paula Blackmon
Typically low-crime District 9 saw a 40.9% year-over-year jump in motor vehicle thefts last month.
Downtown Dallas Assaults Spike Under Jesse Moreno
Crime Boss of the Month Jesse Moreno's District 2 clocked a double-digit increase in aggravated assaults in February, further attesting to the rise in violent crime in the first months of 2023. As...
Jesse Moreno Named Crime Boss for Third Time
With the City of Dallas' February crime statistics all but finalized, it appears that two-time previous Crime Boss of the Month Jesse Moreno clinched another title after a month of steep...
Car Offenses Drive Crime in Moreno’s District
January's crime statistics have not shed the best light on Dallas City Council Member Jesse Moreno's District 2. As previously reported inย The Dallas Express, District 2 racked up the most reported...
Drug Crimes Skyrocket Under Jesse Moreno
January crime statistics for this year reveal that one region of Dallas trounced all others in number of reported crimes.
Violent Crime Unpublicized in Adam Bazaldua’s District
Dallas PD shared with The Dallas Express some of the violent crimes that occurred last month in Councilman Adam Bazaldua’s South Dallas district.
South Dallas Violent Crime Spikes Under Adam Bazaldua
As violent crime continues to rise across Dallas, crime statistics for January 2023 reaffirm City Councilman Adam Bazaldua's District 7 status as one of the most dangerous council districts....
Dallas Police Response Times Ticking Upward
Dallas PDโs response times are on the rise, putting city residents at risk and spotlighting the departmentโs serious staffing shortage.
South Dallas Assaults Jump Under Adam Bazaldua
Dallas police reported significant increases in murder and aggravated assault in their designated โcrime hotspots.โ
Robberies Jump in Southeast Dallas Under Jamie Resendez
Crime Boss of the Month winner Jaime Resendez's city council district, Southeast Dallas' D5, saw an uptick in month-over-month robberies in January. Robberies, one of the four categories of violent...