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The Worst Crime Area in the City

District 1

Chad West

Dallas Express Crime Score *
	District 1
March 2024:	277
March 2023:	216
YoY Change:	+28.4%

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Data Shows Crime-Filled Weekends in Downtown Dallas

April '24
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Resident Evaluation Score

March 2024: 8.9

YTD Avg: 8.6

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City of Dallas Murder Victims*

	YTD 04/03/24	% of Total
Black	35	66.1%
Hispanic White	14	26.4%
Non-Hispanic White	4	7.5%
Other	0	0%
Total	53	100%

Other Crime Statistics

• Alleged Hate Crimes to Total Crimes YTD: 0.02%
• YTD avg police response time to reported random gunfire: 168.2 min. **

* Includes murder and non-negligent manslaughter.
** This is just one category of the response times that the city reports on daily.

Updated 04/03/2024

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State

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The Worst Crime Area in the City

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Chad West

Dallas Express Crime Score *
	District 1
March 2024:	277
March 2023:	216
YoY Change:	+28.4%

Click here for other high crime areas in Dallas

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Resident Evaluation Score

March 2024: 8.9

YTD Avg: 8.6

Click Here To See How Other City Council Members Scored

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City of Dallas Murder Victims*

	YTD 04/03/24	% of Total
Black	35	66.1%
Hispanic White	14	26.4%
Non-Hispanic White	4	7.5%
Other	0	0%
Total	53	100%

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* Includes murder and non-negligent manslaughter.
** This is just one category of the response times that the city reports on daily.

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March 2024:	8.9
YTD Avg:	8.6

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