The newest statistics about downtown crime are a mixed bag, which will make the challenge of re-imagining the city center’s ...
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Dallas murder rate drops 12% in 2025

There were 43 fewer murders in Dallas last year. It’s a number the Dallas police chief is using to highlight a decrease in violent crime, but he also emphasized there’s still work to be done.
Dallas police told City Council that violent crime fell 12% in 2025 despite a staffing shortage, pushing back against Gov. Greg Abbott's recent public safety claims.
Violent crime fell for the fifth year in a row last year in Dallas, police officials said Monday, including the city’s lowest homicide count since 2015. Dallas’ figures, presented to the City ...
Nearly a week after the governor said a failure of Dallas leadership led AT&T to move out of downtown, Police Chief David Comeaux is speaking out with statistics on how Dallas has seen a drop in ...