Dallas, Texas Crime Rate
5 years of data (2020–2024) · Population: 1,321,502
Key Insights
- →Dallas has a safety grade of F with a violent crime rate of 658.2 per 100,000 residents (national avg: 359.1).
- →Violent crime dropped 2% from the previous year.
- →180 murders recorded in 2024 — a rate of 13.6 per 100K.
- →Crime trajectory: improving — based on 5 years of data.
- →Safer than 7% of all cities in the OpenCrime database.
- →Violent-to-property crime ratio: 0.20 (near national average).
Violent Crime Rate
658.2
-2.0% YoY
Murder Rate
13.6
180 murders
Property Crime Rate
3351.9
44,295 total
vs National Avg
↑ 83%
National: 359.1
2024 Crime Breakdown
Violent Crime: 8,698
Murder180
Rape475
Robbery2,227
Aggravated Assault5,816
Property Crime: 44,295
Burglary6,133
Larceny-Theft23,619
Motor Vehicle Theft14,543
Arson149
Year-over-Year Comparison
| Year | Population | Violent Crime | Violent Rate | Murders | Property Crime | Property Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1,321,502 | 8,698 | 658.2 | 180 | 44,295 | 3351.9 |
| 2023 | 1,304,989 | 8,763 | 671.5 | 242 | 52,591 | 4030.0 |
| 2022 | 1,286,121 | 10,009 | 778.2 | 157 | 49,037 | 3812.8 |
| 2021 | 1,349,185 | 11,131 | 825.0 | 212 | 46,149 | 3420.5 |
| 2020 | 1,363,028 | 11,514 | 844.7 | 236 | 46,974 | 3446.3 |
Crime Rate Trends
Murder Rate Trend
F
Safety Grade for Dallas
Based on violent crime rate of 658.2 per 100K (national avg: 359.1)
Safety Percentile
Safer than 7% of cities
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Related Analysis
Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer, Table 8 — Offenses Known to Law Enforcement by State by City. Rates per 100,000 residents.