Dallas County, TX Murder Rates and Murder Maps

Crime Grade's murder map shows the safest places in Dallas County in green. The most dangerous areas in Dallas County are in red, with moderately safe areas in yellow. Crime rates on the map are weighted by the type and severity of the crime.

Is Dallas County, TX Safe from Murder?

The B+ grade means the rate of murder is slightly lower than the average US county. Dallas County is in the 70th percentile for safety, meaning 30% of counties are safer and 70% of counties are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Dallas County's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby counties.

The rate of murder in Dallas County is 0.0512 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Dallas County generally consider the northeast part of the county to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Dallas County may be as high as 1 in 11,172 in the east neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 25,711 in the northeast part of the county.

By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the east parts of Dallas County, TX: about 30 per year. The north part of Dallas County has fewer cases of murder with only 10 in a typical year.

How Dallas County's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Dallas County to the Texas state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.

Considering only the murder rate, Dallas County is safer than the Texas state average and safer than the national average.

See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.

The Cost of Murder in Dallas County, TX

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Dallas County about $255,823,169 in 2025, or roughly $96 per resident. This is part of Dallas County's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Dallas County, including every crime type and how Dallas County compares to other counties.

Interpreting the Murder Map

Remember that murder rates are measured per resident. Places with heavy daytime traffic, like shopping districts, airports, and parks, can look more dangerous than they are for the people who live there. See a full guide to reading Dallas County's crime maps on the Dallas County overall crime page.

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Individual Dallas County Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

Compared to surrounding counties, the rate of murder in Dallas County is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for counties close to Dallas County.

Nearby County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Collin County, TX	C+	B	C-	B+
Rockwall County, TX	A-	A-	A-	C
Denton County, TX	B-	B	B-	B+
Ellis County, TX	B	C+	B	D+
Kaufman County, TX	B	B-	B-	C+
Tarrant County, TX	C-	C	D+	B+
Johnson County, TX	B	B-	B-	D+
Hunt County, TX	C+	C	C	C+
Wise County, TX	C+	C+	C	C-
Parker County, TX	A-	B	A	C

Murder in County with Similar Populations

Dallas County is lower versus other counties of the same size for murder. The table below compares murder in counties with comparable overall population.

Similar County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
San Diego County, CA	C	C-	C-	A-
Los Angeles County, CA	C-	D	D	B
Orange County, CA	B-	C	C	A+
Maricopa County, AZ	B-	C+	C+	C+
Cook County, IL	C	C+	C+	D
Miami-Dade County, FL	A-	B	B	D+
Harris County, TX	D	D	D	D-
Cumberland County, NC	D-	D-	D-	D-
Bergen County, NJ	A-	A	A	A
Jefferson County, TX	D-	D-	D-	D

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Dallas County, TX average SchoolGrade of C-, with 32% actual proficiency versus 30% projected; overall, schools exceed expectations. See Dallas County schools on SchoolGrade

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