University Park is a city of 25,200 in Dallas County, about 5 miles north of downtown Dallas · Updated November 2026
How common is property crime in University Park?
University Park earns a B+ for property crime, with more property crime than the neighborhoods where 59% of Americans live. Theft makes up 67% of it. Burglary, the crime most likely to reach into a home, grades B+, and vehicle theft grades B.
B+
Property crime CrimeGrade™
Safety score 762 of 1,000About as much property crime as the typical US neighborhoodi What this means
41% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more property crime than University Park as a whole, and 59% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a property crime safety score of 823, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. University Park scores 762.
Crime is concentrated in a small share of places, so most neighborhoods score high on the 0 to 1,000 scale. That is why a score in the 800s can still mean more property crime than most US neighborhoods.
How to read the map: each area's color compares its property crime with the homes, parked cars and people there, on one national scale, from green for the least to red for the most. Each area gets its own color, so a busy shopping center can show red while the homes beside it stay green. The interactive maps load faster on a strong connection. Compare high speed internet in University Park, TX at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in University Park, and anyone thinking about buying or renting a home there.
Business and enterprise customers: this free map shows neighborhood areas. CrimeGrade™ business reports map crime at about 66-meter detail and estimate it for one address and type of business. See business reports
What stands out about property crime in University Park
Burglaries happen in parking lots and garages far more often than nationally. In University Park, 32% of reported burglaries happen in parking lots and garages, against 3% nationally.
Vandalism runs low. University Park has 1.3 acts of vandalism a year per 1,000 residents, a small fraction of the US rate of 5.5.
Where property crime is lowest and highest in University Park
Every part of University Park where people live grades A or B for property crime on the national scale. Property crime grades across University Park run from A- to B.
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A or B 100%
Share of residents, by the property crime CrimeGrade™ of the area they live in.
Is property crime going up in University Park?
Reported property crime in University Park has risen 87% since 2019. Burglaries, thefts and vehicle thefts went from about 7.6 to 14 a year per 1,000 residents (US: 18). In 2024 alone, property crime rose 25%.
Property crime, change since 2019
University ParkUnited States
Source: crime reports to the FBI from the police department that serves University Park. The charts follow crimes per resident.
Data table
Year
Property, University Park
Property, US
2016
+58%
+15%
2017
+63%
+12%
2018
+67%
+4%
2019
+0%
+0%
2020
+24%
-8%
2021
+59%
-10%
2022
+74%
-6%
2023
+50%
-7%
2024
+87%
-15%
Property crime rates and types in University Park
CrimeGrade™ estimates University Park has about 16 reported property crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 33% less than the US as a whole and 41% less than Texas.
All property crime
Burglary
Vehicle theft
Reported crimes a year, per 1,000 residents. Property crime here includes vandalism, which the FBI's property crime rate leaves out.
Theft is the most common property crime in University Park, about 67% of the total, followed by burglary and vehicle theft.
Each CrimeGrade™ here compares a property crime with what it affects: homes for burglary and arson, parked cars for vehicle theft, people and parking for theft, homes and businesses for vandalism. Rates count crimes per 1,000 residents.
Select a crime's name to see its map above. CrimeGrade™ business reports map each crime at about 66-meter detail.
Where and when property crime happens in University Park
University Park has its own police department, and these figures come from its reports, 2022 to 2024.
Car thefts happen most often on streets and sidewalks: 40% of them, against 27% nationally.
Crime
Most often at
Busiest time
Burglary
Parking lots and garages (32%)
Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)
Car theft
Streets and sidewalks (40%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Theft from cars
Parking lots and garages (42%)
Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)
Vandalism
Homes (46%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Shares of the crimes reported to police, 2022 to 2024. Reports with no time recorded are left out of the times.
Property crime in University Park and nearby cities
University Park has less property crime than 7 of its 10 nearest cities.
Nearest first, with each place's distance from University Park. Beside each property crime CrimeGrade™ is its safety score, from 0 to 1,000 (higher is safer).
Compared with cities of similar size and density, University Park has more property crime than 71% of them.
Night lighting, parking lots and walkability in University Park
Among the traits that tend to go with property crime, two set University Park apart: it has 0.5 parking-lot spaces per resident, against 2.0 nationally, and a Walk Grade of C (36 of 100) on BestNeighborhood, against 21 for the US as a whole. Even so, 50% of residents in University Park live in car-dependent areas, where most errands take a car. Places with little parking-lot space tend to report less theft; here theft sits near the national middle.
Lit at nightSatellite images show which neighborhoods are lit at night, a sign of busy streets and businesses. Brightly lit places tend to report more theft and vandalism.100% where people liveUS: 78%Higher than for 92% of US city residents
Parking lotsBig lots at stores, offices and apartment complexes. Places with more lot space tend to report more theft.0.5 spaces per residentUS: 2.0Lower than for 91% of US city residents
Walk GradeBestNeighborhood's grade for getting through daily life on foot, traced along real walking routes to shops, schools and parks. Walkable places tend to report more theft.C (36 of 100)US: 21Higher than for 86% of US city residents
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Transit serviceBuses and trains an hour at the evening rush. Places with busy transit tend to report more theft. BestNeighborhood's Transit Grade for University Park: D+ (24 of 100).7 trips an hourUS: noneHigher than for 79% of US city residents
Stores and restaurantsShops and restaurants draw crowds and parked cars. Places with many stores tend to report more theft.12.6 per 1,000 residentsUS: 10.5Higher than for 73% of US city residents
Residents in dense blocksBlocks of 10,000 or more people per square mile. Dense neighborhoods tend to report more car theft.34% of residentsUS: 24%Higher than for 72% of US city residents
These traits tend to go with more or less crime; none of them causes it on its own. Sources: Census job counts and housing figures, OpenStreetMap and Overture business listings, CrimeGrade™ parking estimates, NASA night-light imagery, US Forest Service tree cover, EPA transit data and BestNeighborhood's Walk Grade.
What property crime costs University Park
Property crime costs University Park about $2.8 million a year, or $112 per resident and about $393 per household: the value of what is stolen or damaged, plus the police, courts and prisons that respond.
Cost of property crime per resident, per year
How the cost breaks down
Pain and suffering add little to the cost of property crime, so this is close to its full cost.
Crime
Cost a year
Per resident
Burglary
$450,000
$18
Theft
$1.4 million
$55
Vehicle theft
$760,000
$30
Arson
$8,000
under $1
Vandalism
$220,000
$9
Total
$2.8 million
$112
How CrimeGrade™ works
The property crime CrimeGrade™ covers burglary, theft, car theft, arson and vandalism, from A+ for the least crime to F for the most, on one scale for the whole country.
It weighs each property crime against what it affects: homes for burglary and arson, parked cars for car theft, and the people and parking around stores for theft.
The rates on this page count crimes for every 1,000 people who live here, the way police departments report them.
Comparisons with US neighborhoods use the Census Bureau's block groups, small areas of about 1,400 residents, and count the people who live in each. The figures count crimes reported to police; many crimes, shoplifting above all, never are. Behind the grades, CrimeGrade™ tested 21,607 factors from 125 data families. For business owners, paid CrimeGrade™ location reports estimate crime at a single address for each type of business.
Where the numbers come from
Crime reports that police departments file with the FBI
State crime records and city crime data, where they are published
Published research on what crime costs victims and communities
These are estimates of reported crime for whole areas, not a record of what happened on any one street. CrimeGrade™ updates them once a year and provides them free and without guarantee. Check local sources before you rely on them for a decision.
