Dallas, TX Murder Rates and Murder Maps

Crime Grade's murder map shows the safest places in the Dallas area in green. The most dangerous areas in the Dallas area 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, TX Safe from Murder?

The B- grade means the rate of murder is about the same as the average US city. Dallas is in the 54th percentile for safety, meaning 46% of cities are safer and 54% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to the Dallas area's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of murder in the Dallas area is 0.0541 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in the Dallas area generally consider the central part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in the Dallas area may be as high as 1 in 14,593 in the southeast neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 22,865 in the central part of the city.

By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the southwest parts of Dallas, TX: about 73 per year. The northwest part of the Dallas area has fewer cases of murder with only 22 in a typical year.

How Dallas's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in the Dallas area 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, the Dallas area 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, TX

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Dallas about $831,331,033 in 2025, or roughly $102 per resident. This is part of the Dallas area's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Dallas, including every crime type and how Dallas compares to other cities.

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's crime maps on the Dallas overall crime page.

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Individual Dallas Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of murder in the Dallas area is similar. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to the Dallas area.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Highland Park, TX	D	C+	D	A-
University Park, TX	D+	C+	C	A-
Cockrell Hill, TX	D+	D+	D+	B+
Farmers Branch, TX	D-	D-	D-	B+
Mesquite, TX	F	F	F	D-
Addison, TX	D-	D	D-	B-
Garland, TX	D-	D-	D-	B
Irving, TX	D	D	D-	B-
Richardson, TX	F	D+	F	B
Balch Springs, TX	D-	D-	D-	D

Murder in City with Similar Populations

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

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Houston, TX	D	D	D	D-
Chicago, IL	C-	C	C	C-
Philadelphia, PA	C+	B-	B-	D+
Miami, FL	B	C+	C+	C-
Atlanta, GA	C	C-	C-	D+
Washington, DC	C-	C	C	D-
San Francisco, CA	D	D	D	D
Phoenix, AZ	C	C-	C-	C
Boston, MA	B	C	C	A
Riverside, CA	C-	D+	D+	C+

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Dallas, TX average SchoolGrade of C+, with 38% actual proficiency versus 36% projected; overall, schools exceed expectations. See Dallas schools on SchoolGrade

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