North Dallas is a neighborhood of 42,500 residents in Dallas, about 8 miles north of downtown · Updated November 2026
Is North Dallas in Dallas safe?
Yes, crime in North Dallas is low, with an overall CrimeGrade™ of A-. Because most US neighborhoods are safe as well, North Dallas sits near the middle: safer than the neighborhoods where 44% of Americans live. Violent crime grades better than property crime here, A against B. Dallas as a whole grades C. What matters most is the neighborhood: grades within North Dallas run from A to F, so check the map below.
A-
Overall CrimeGrade™
Safety score 802 of 1,000About as safe as the typical US neighborhoodi What this means
44% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than North Dallas as a whole, and 56% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. North Dallas scores 802.
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 North Dallas, Dallas, TX at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in North Dallas 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 North Dallas
Car thefts run high. North Dallas has car thefts at about triple the US rate: 8.8 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 North Dallas compares within Dallas
Low crime is the norm across North Dallas: 81% of residents live in areas graded A or B, and 12% in areas graded D or F. Grades across North Dallas run from A to F; 36% of residents live in areas with less crime than the typical US neighborhood.
81%12%
A or B 81%C 7%D or F 12%
Share of residents, by the overall CrimeGrade™ of the area they live in.
North Dallas has less crime than 23 of the 24 neighborhoods in Dallas. It covers much of the Far North Dallas and North Dallas 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
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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 North Dallas
CrimeGrade™ estimates North Dallas has about 52 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 39% more than the US as a whole and 17% less 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 is the most common crime in North Dallas, about 44% of everything reported, but vehicle theft 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 North Dallas; 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 North Dallas compares with nearby neighborhoods
North Dallas has less crime than 8 of its 10 nearest neighborhoods; only Southwest Carrollton and Far North Dallas-Richardson have less.
Two things set North Dallas apart: it has 204 jobs for every 100 residents, against 45 for the US as a whole, and 27.6 stores and restaurants for every 1,000 residents, against 10.5 nationally. Places like that tend to report more theft and robbery, yet theft runs lower here than that would suggest.
JobsJobs draw daytime crowds. Places with many jobs tend to report more theft and robbery.204 for every 100 residentsUS: 45Higher than for 96% of residents of US city neighborhoods
Stores and restaurantsShops and restaurants draw crowds and parked cars. Places with many stores tend to report more theft and car theft.27.6 per 1,000 residentsUS: 10.5Higher than for 94% 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. 64% of residents here live in car-dependent areas.C- (26 of 100)US: 21Lower than for 63% of residents of US city neighborhoods
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Empty homesSeasonal and vacation homes are left out. Places with many empty homes tend to report more burglary, vandalism and arson.12.2% of homesUS: 7.1%Higher than for 87% 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 North Dallas
Counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, crime costs North Dallas about $1,064 a year per household, 12% less 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 $54 million a year, or $1,279 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 North Dallas 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. North Dallas is a good example: many people work in, shop in or visit it, so its crime per resident looks worse than its CrimeGrade™ suggests.
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 North Dallas, Dallas, TX average a SchoolGrade of B: 52% of students test proficient, against 43% projected for schools like them. Overall, they meet expectations. See schools in North Dallas on SchoolGrade
