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Crime rate in Dallas, Texas (TX): murders, rapes, robberies, assaults, burglaries, thefts, auto thefts, arson, law enforcement employees, police officers, crime map

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Crime rates in Dallas by Year
Type	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012
Murders (per 100,000)	231 (20.6)	240 (19.7)	196 (15.8)	226 (18.4)	248 (20.2)	202 (16.4)	187 (15.0)	200 (16.1)	170 (13.3)	166 (12.9)	148 (11.3)	133 (10.9)	154 (12.4)
Rapes (per 100,000)	633 (56.5)	660 (54.3)	656 (52.8)	601 (48.8)	588 (47.9)	562 (45.7)	665 (53.3)	511 (41.2)	499 (39.1)	485 (37.6)	505 (38.6)	428 (35.0)	486 (39.1)
Robberies (per 100,000)	7,046 (629.3)	8,330 (685.3)	8,041 (647.7)	7,963 (647.2)	7,466 (607.7)	6,882 (559.4)	6,914 (553.9)	7,222 (582.8)	6,466 (506.7)	5,501 (426.3)	4,487 (343.4)	4,066 (332.5)	4,093 (329.7)
Assaults (per 100,000)	8,132 (726.3)	8,546 (703.1)	8,125 (654.5)	8,075 (656.3)	7,863 (640.0)	7,783 (632.6)	7,292 (584.2)	5,315 (428.9)	4,285 (335.8)	4,069 (315.4)	4,021 (307.7)	3,703 (302.8)	3,647 (293.7)
Burglaries (per 100,000)	20,300 (1,813.2)	20,635 (1,697.6)	20,351 (1,639.3)	21,927 (1,782.2)	23,126 (1,882.3)	22,363 (1,817.7)	21,653 (1,734.7)	22,472 (1,813.6)	21,149 (1,657.2)	19,428 (1,505.7)	19,594 (1,499.4)	18,727 (1,531.2)	16,090 (1,296.0)
Thefts (per 100,000)	50,777 (4,535.4)	53,611 (4,410.4)	56,306 (4,535.4)	58,554 (4,759.3)	55,059 (4,481.4)	52,315 (4,252.2)	50,009 (4,006.4)	47,699 (3,849.5)	42,402 (3,322.5)	41,481 (3,214.9)	36,147 (2,766.1)	35,148 (2,873.9)	31,148 (2,508.8)
Auto thefts (per 100,000)	17,931 (1,601.6)	18,984 (1,561.8)	18,365 (1,479.3)	17,419 (1,415.8)	15,881 (1,292.6)	14,277 (1,160.4)	13,930 (1,116.0)	13,791 (1,113.0)	12,208 (956.6)	10,455 (810.3)	8,384 (641.6)	7,984 (652.8)	7,062 (568.8)
Arson (per 100,000)	1,380 (123.3)	1,655 (136.2)	1,567 (126.2)	1,301 (105.7)	1,141 (92.9)	984 (80.0)	1,058 (84.8)	909 (73.4)	900 (70.5)	758 (58.7)	642 (49.1)	596 (48.7)	581 (46.8)
City-data.com crime rate (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 301.1)	857.9	850.2	814.4	830.5	804.2	754.7	727.3	696.6	603.1	546.2	485.6	484.9	450.8

City-data.com crime rate counts serious crimes and violent crime more heavily. It adjusts for the number of visitors and daily workers commuting into cities.

According to our research of Texas and other state lists there were 3,704 registered sex offenders living in Dallas, Texas as of March 12, 2014.
The ratio of number of residents in Dallas to the number of sex offenders is 351 to 1.

See how dangerous Dallas, TX is compared to nearest cities:
(Note: Higher means more crime)
Dallas:
450.8
Highland Park:
129.7
University Park:
98.9
Cockrell Hill:
416.1
Balch Springs:
521.2
Mesquite:
307.0
Farmers Branch:
219.2
Irving:
200.7
Garland:
259.4

Violent crime rate in 2012
Dallas:
376.1
U.S. Average:
214.0

Violent crime rate in 2011
Dallas:
374.8
U.S. Average:
214.1

Violent crime rate in 2010
Dallas:
387.2
U.S. Average:
223.2

Violent crime rate in 2009
Dallas:
434.6
U.S. Average:
238.0

Violent crime rate in 2008
Dallas:
487.5
U.S. Average:
252.4

Violent crime rate in 2007
Dallas:
580.0
U.S. Average:
259.7

Violent crime rate in 2006
Dallas:
653.0
U.S. Average:
264.1

Violent crime rate in 2005
Dallas:
675.2
U.S. Average:
258.9

Violent crime rate in 2004
Dallas:
712.8
U.S. Average:
256.0

Violent crime rate in 2003
Dallas:
738.2
U.S. Average:
262.6

Violent crime rate in 2002
Dallas:
736.3
U.S. Average:
272.2

Violent crime rate in 2001
Dallas:
788.8
U.S. Average:
276.6

Violent crime rate in 2000
Dallas:
776.5
U.S. Average:
277.6

Property crime rate in 2012
Dallas:
470.4
U.S. Average:
266.5

Property crime rate in 2011
Dallas:
548.4
U.S. Average:
273.5

Property crime rate in 2010
Dallas:
535.0
U.S. Average:
276.4

Property crime rate in 2009
Dallas:
584.1
U.S. Average:
285.6

Property crime rate in 2008
Dallas:
641.7
U.S. Average:
302.2

Property crime rate in 2007
Dallas:
722.9
U.S. Average:
309.2

Property crime rate in 2006
Dallas:
715.4
U.S. Average:
317.3

Property crime rate in 2005
Dallas:
751.0
U.S. Average:
322.3

Property crime rate in 2004
Dallas:
795.3
U.S. Average:
327.4

Property crime rate in 2003
Dallas:
807.6
U.S. Average:
334.1

Property crime rate in 2002
Dallas:
777.3
U.S. Average:
336.9

Property crime rate in 2001
Dallas:
795.1
U.S. Average:
337.2

Property crime rate in 2000
Dallas:
830.5
U.S. Average:
331.5

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Full-time law enforcement employees in 2011, including police officers: 4,052 (3,511 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:
2.87
Texas average:
2.17

Full-time law enforcement employees in 2010, including police officers: 4,241 (3,666 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:
2.81
Texas average:
2.20

Full-time law enforcement employees in 2009, including police officers: 4,141 (3,577 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:
2.77
Texas average:
2.23

Full-time law enforcement employees in 2008, including police officers: 4,196 (3,393 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:
2.66
Texas average:
2.17

Full-time law enforcement employees in 2007, including police officers: 3,816 (3,212 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:
2.59
Texas average:
2.18

Full-time law enforcement employees in 2006, including police officers: 3,610 (3,043 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:
2.42
Texas average:
2.13

Full-time law enforcement employees in 2005, including police officers: 3,518 (2,970 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:
2.38
Texas average:
2.18

Full-time law enforcement employees in 2004, including police officers: 3,436 (2,929 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:
2.37
Texas average:
2.19

Full-time law enforcement employees in 2003, including police officers: 3,510 (2,973 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:
2.44
Texas average:
2.17

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