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02-06-2009, 11:15 PM
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Is Fort Worth safer than Dallas?
I was curious is Fort Worth a great deal safer to live in or around than Dallas?
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02-07-2009, 07:53 AM
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Yes. I'll come back later today and post a link on crime stats. But FW is MUCH safer than Dallas...
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02-07-2009, 08:21 AM
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News: FBI Uniform Crime Reports 2008 | News for Dallas, Texas | Dallas Morning News
Fort Worth had 2,395 violent crimes in 2008....with 24 murders. Based on a population of 700,000, that's 3.42 crimes for every 1,000 people.
News: FBI Uniform Crime Reports 2008 | News for Dallas, Texas | Dallas Morning News
Dallas had 5,786 violent crimes in 2008....including 86 murders. Based on a population of 1,000,000, that's 5.78 crimes for every 1,000 people.
In general, if you're talking about specific areas of Fort Worth, stay away from the near east side, near south side, and near north side. Far north, far east, and far south (outside Loop 820) are pretty safe. West is safe....downtown is safe.
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02-07-2009, 08:34 AM
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Get rid of that stinkin thinkin!
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FW is much safer than Dallas, although it has its less than desirable areas. But overall, MUCH safer.
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02-12-2009, 02:05 AM
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Downtown Fort Worth 25 years ago was a place you did not want to go at night. The Bass brothers started building condos in the downtown area, lots of businesses openned up, along with police partols. Now you can go to the downtown area at night and it is probably one of the safest in the country. There is always much to do and a lot of people live there.
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09-15-2009, 05:00 PM
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Downton FTW
You are absolutly right, 20 years ago the downtown was a filthy, dangerous, dirty, deserted rathole. I almost got carjacked and killed there one night!  What a change, a really beautiful safe place today, unbeliveable. |
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09-19-2009, 07:42 AM
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2008 Crime Statistics for Dallas and Fort Worth
The statistics in the tables below are based on data from the FBI's annual " Crime in the United States" report. The crime statistics for 2008 were released earlier this week. The total number of crimes committed in Dallas during 2008 fell by 10.3 percent when compared to the previous year. Fort Worth's numbers fell by 3.0 percent during the same period. The full report can be found at this link: Table 8 (Texas) - Crime in the United States 2008.
Total crimes committed in 2008
....................DALLAS...FORT WORTH
POPULATION.......1,276,214......701,345
Murder.................170...........49
Rape...................499..........350
Robbery..............6,466........1,706
Aggravated Assault...4,285........2,496
VIOLENT CRIMES......11,420........4,601
Burglary............21,149........9,018
Larceny Theft.......42,402.......23,562
Motor Vehicle Theft.12,208........2,745
PROPERTY CRIMES.....75,759.......35,325
Arson..................900..........216
Crime Rate per 100,000 inhabitants
....................DALLAS...FORT WORTH
POPULATION.......1,276,214......701,345
Murder...............(13.3)........(7.0)
Rape.................(39.1).......(49.9)
Robbery.............(506.7)......(243.2)
Aggravated Assault..(335.8)......(355.9)
VIOLENT CRIMES......(894.8)......(656.0)
Burglary...........(1657.2).....(1285.8)
Larceny Theft......(3322.4).....(3359.5)
Motor Vehicle Theft.(956.6)......(391.4)
PROPERTY CRIMES....(5936.2).....(5036.8)
Arson................(70.5).......(30.8)
I hope you find this information helpful.
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09-19-2009, 01:10 PM
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