Most violent areas in Dallas (Fort Worth, Spring: apartment complexes, crime rates, houses)

[Arcane]

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1. Five Points: 357 violent crimes
2. Forest at Audelia: 305 violent crimes
3. Northwest Highway at Harry Hines: 286 violent crimes
4. Hatcher at 2nd: 202 violent crimes
5. Buckner at Peavy: 193 violent crimes
6. Walnut Hill at Harry Hines: 183 violent crimes
7. Skillman at Royal: 179 violent crimes
8. Cedar Springs at Wycliff: 175 violent crimes
9. Jefferson Corridor: 173 violent crimes
10. Fort Worth at Hampton: 172 violent crimes
11. Camp Wisdom at Chaucer: 167 violent crimes
12. Bennett: 159 violent crimes
13. Buckner at Bruton: 155 violent crimes
14. Maham at Spring Valley: 153 violent crimes
15. Overton at Illinois: 140 violent crimes
16. Columbia at Fitzugh: 133 violent crimes
17. Jim Miller at Loop 12: 124 violent crimes
18. MLK at MalcomX: 124 violent crimes
19. Ackard at Main: 118 violent crimes
20. Wickersham at Walnut Hill: 117 violent crimes
21. Ledbetter at Bonnieview: 107 violent crimes
22. Walton at Walker Tech: 101 violent crimes
23. Lamar at Hatcher: 97 violent crimes
24. Woodmeadow at Ferguson: 82 violent crimes
25. Kiest at Park: 80 violent crimes
26. Monfort at Spring Valley: 73 violent crimes

[killer2021]

The results are interesting. In the article it said there was more violent crimes near apartment complexes. That is interesting because apartments are designed to fit a lot of people into a small area, compared to a suburban community. That means the population density is higher in the apartments compared to suburban areas. Of course the crime is higher in the area where there is more people.

I want to see the crime rates, per capita, for each area.

[Dean Winchester]

What is the racial demographics of the Five Points neighborhood ? Is it predominantly or entirely Black ?

[Acntx]

I created a map based on the information in the article.

Violent Crime Areas in Dallas

I tried to be as accurate as possible, but there are a few locations that I am unsure of. "Keist at Park" is not identified on the map because I didn't know if they meant Polk for Park or "Kiest Park" or something else. There are also a few mispellings in the CBS 11 article that are corrected on the map.

Notes:
-Jefferson Corridor: Approximate location.
-Walton at Walker Tech: Identified on the map as Walton Walker at High Tech
-Article Misspellings: Fitzugh (Fitzhugh), Ackard (Akard), Monfort (Montfort)

[stan4]

You forgot - My kitchen with the Discover card bill comes in.

[MaryS80]

Good info thanks for sharing. I've been stressing for years that Forest and Audelia is a bad area.

[MSPMom]

This map is very helpful for those of us who are new to Dallas. But it leaves me puzzled. I kept hearing that Oak Cliff and most areas south of downtown were supposedly horrible...or at least much worse than North Dallas, etc. It doesn't seem like these numbers reflect that. And, I was at a somewhat fancy dinner party over the weekend where some local folks kept saying how wonderful Oak Cliff is, despite the shady parts that should be avoided. And someone recommended we strongly consider Kessler Park. So what gives with the Oak Cliff bashing?

[mysterymachinebl]

Originally Posted by MSPMom

This map is very helpful for those of us who are new to Dallas. But it leaves me puzzled. I kept hearing that Oak Cliff and most areas south of downtown were supposedly horrible...or at least much worse than North Dallas, etc. It doesn't seem like these numbers reflect that. And, I was at a somewhat fancy dinner party over the weekend where some local folks kept saying how wonderful Oak Cliff is, despite the shady parts that should be avoided. And someone recommended we strongly consider Kessler Park. So what gives with the Oak Cliff bashing?

You really need to drive through Oak Cliff to see it for yourself. Yes, there are bad areas, but there are really, really nice areas as well. I think that the northern parts of Oak Cliff are some of the most scenic in Dallas; full of nice hills, trees, and beautiful houses. I would love to live in areas like Kessler Park and other neighborhoods down there. Some people tell others to stay away just because there are shady areas that border to the south. If it was really such a wasteland and war zone, do you think the people in the nicer neighborhoods would stay there?

[Lakewooder]

I am wondering about the time period of this study. Many of these areas contained large numbers of apartments which have been recently torn down.

[billdfw]

The study is a little flawed. The article says that only 26 "neighborhoods" were studied. No doubt these areas have a lot crime, but it does not mention what a "neighborhood" actually is. For example, the five points area has miles and miles of low-rent apartments surrounding it. Is that one neighborhood, or just the intersection of the 5 points? Same goes for the rest of them. I think a per capita stat would be more indicative of crime.