M Streets is a neighborhood of 38,000 residents in Dallas, about 3 miles north of downtown · Updated November 2026
Is M Streets in Dallas safe?
M Streets has more crime than most of the country: an overall CrimeGrade™ of C, with more crime than the neighborhoods where 85% of Americans live. Violent crime grades better than property crime here, B+ against F. Dallas as a whole grades C. What matters most is the neighborhood: grades within M Streets run from A- to F, so check the map below.
C
Overall CrimeGrade™
Safety score 413 of 1,000Less safe than most US neighborhoodsi What this means
15% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than M Streets as a whole, and 85% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. M Streets scores 413.
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 crime than most US neighborhoods.
How to read the map: each area's color compares its crime with the people, homes and cars there, on one national scale, from green for the least crime 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 M Streets, Dallas, TX at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in M Streets in Dallas, 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 in M Streets
Vehicle theft at more than triple the US rate. M Streets has 14.4 car thefts a year per 1,000 residents, against 2.7 nationally.
Burglaries happen at stores and businesses far more often than nationally. In Dallas as a whole, 51% of reported burglaries happen at stores and businesses, against 28% nationally.
How M Streets compares within Dallas
Crime varies widely across M Streets: 42% of residents live in areas graded A or B, and 44% in areas graded D or F. Grades across M Streets run from A- to F; 3% of residents live in areas with less crime than the typical US neighborhood.
42%14%44%
A or B 42%C 14%D or F 44%
Share of residents, by the overall CrimeGrade™ of the area they live in.
M Streets has less crime than 12 of the 24 neighborhoods in Dallas. It covers much of the Oak Lawn and M Streets areas.
Is crime going up in Dallas?
Since 2019, reported violent crime in Dallas as a whole is down 26%, while property crime has held about steady. Murders, rapes, robberies and aggravated assaults went from about 8.8 to 6.6 a year per 1,000 residents (US: 3.7); burglaries, thefts and vehicle thefts from about 35 to 33 (US: 18). In 2024 alone, property crime fell 16%.
Violent crime, change since 2019
Property crime, change since 2019
DallasUnited States
Source: crime reports to the FBI from the police departments that serve Dallas. The charts follow crimes per resident.
Data table
Year
Violent, Dallas
Violent, US
Property, Dallas
Property, US
2016
-14%
+4%
-2%
+15%
2017
-13%
+4%
-8%
+12%
2018
-13%
+0%
-5%
+4%
2019
+0%
+0%
+0%
+0%
2020
+6%
+4%
+4%
-8%
2021
-2%
+6%
+4%
-10%
2022
-11%
+5%
+8%
-6%
2023
-23%
+2%
+15%
-7%
2024
-26%
-4%
-4%
-15%
Crime rates and types in M Streets
CrimeGrade™ estimates M Streets has about 73 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, about double the rate for the US as a whole and 17% more than Dallas as a whole.
Overall crime
Violent crime
Property crime
Reported crimes a year, per 1,000 residents. These figures include simple assaults and vandalism, which the FBI's violent and property crime rates leave out.
Theft makes up about 42% of crime reported in M Streets. Vehicle theft is less common but costs more, because each one does more harm.
Each CrimeGrade™ compares a crime with what it affects: people for assaults and robbery, homes for burglary, parked cars for vehicle theft. 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 crime happens in Dallas
The Dallas Police Department polices M Streets; these figures cover Dallas as a whole, 2022 to 2024.
Thefts from cars happen most often in parking lots and garages: 54% of them, against 31% nationally.
Crime
Most often at
Busiest time
Burglary
Stores and businesses (51%)
Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)
Car theft
Parking lots and garages (47%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Theft from cars
Parking lots and garages (54%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Vandalism
Stores and businesses (30%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Robbery
Stores and businesses (39%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Aggravated assault
Homes (33%)
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.
How M Streets compares with nearby neighborhoods
M Streets has more crime than 8 of its 10 nearest neighborhoods. North Dallas and Bluffview have the least crime nearby.
Nightlife, empty homes and walkability in M Streets
Two things set M Streets apart: it has 2.7 bars and nightlife spots for every 1,000 residents, against 0.6 nationally, and 12.3% of its homes standing empty, against 7.1% nationally. Places like that tend to report more assault and robbery, and they run high here.
Bars and nightlifeBars, lounges, clubs and casinos. Places with more bars tend to report more assault and robbery.2.7 per 1,000 residentsUS: 0.6Higher than for 94% of residents of US city neighborhoods
Empty homesSeasonal and vacation homes are left out. Places with many empty homes tend to report more burglary, vandalism and arson.12.3% of homesUS: 7.1%Higher than for 87% of residents of US city neighborhoods
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 and assault.B (59 of 100)US: 21Higher than for 71% of residents of US city neighborhoods
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JobsJobs draw daytime crowds. Places with many jobs tend to report more theft and robbery.75 for every 100 residentsUS: 45Higher than for 82% of residents of US city neighborhoods
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 crime costs M Streets
Counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, crime costs M Streets about $1,432 a year per household, 19% more than the US figure of $1,205.
Cost of crime per resident, per year
Counting the pain and suffering of victims, which comes almost entirely from violent crime, the full cost comes to about $77 million a year, or $2,024 per resident.
How CrimeGrade™ works
A CrimeGrade™ shows how much crime an area has compared with the rest of the country, from A+ for the least crime to F for the most. Every neighborhood in the US is graded on the same scale, so a B in M Streets means the same as a B anywhere else.
CrimeGrade™ starts from the crimes people report to police and measures each kind of crime against what it affects: people for assaults, homes for burglaries, parked cars for car thefts.
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
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.
Schools in M Streets, Dallas, TX average a SchoolGrade of A-: 60% of students test proficient, against 45% projected for schools like them. Overall, they exceed expectations. See schools in M Streets on SchoolGrade
