Safety index · Dallas · data through September 2026
Is Deep Ellum safe?
Deep Ellum records a high level of reported crime for Dallas. Its SafeRoute safety index is 13 out of 100 — 42 points below the citywide median of 55, ranking 187th of 188 Dallas neighborhoods — based on 3,538 incidents reported to the Dallas Police Department within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 11 months to September 2026.
DATA THROUGH SEPTEMBER 2026 · 11 MONTHS OF DATA
The 0–100 scale is calibrated to Dallas — a typical Dallas neighborhood sits near 55. It ranks Deep Ellum against other neighborhoods here, and cannot be read against a score in another city.
Most of what's reported here is property-related — other alone is 36% of reports — rather than violence against strangers, though the full mix below is worth a look.
Timing matters here: about 43% of severity-weighted incidents are reported overnight (midnight–6 a.m.), so route choice late at night matters more than the headline number suggests.
Where incidents cluster
What's reported here
| Other | 1,281 · 36% | |
| Vehicle crime | 818 · 23% | |
| Public order | 369 · 10% | |
| Violent crime | 202 · 6% | |
| Drugs | 343 · 10% | |
| Other theft | 228 · 6% |
When it happens
Severity-weighted share of reported incidents by time of day, from police incident timestamps.
Walking in Deep Ellum at night?
SafeRoute scores every walking route against the same live crime data on this page — and shows how much of each route runs on lit streets. Pick the safer way, share your walk, and check in when you arrive. Free, no account.
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Is Deep Ellum safe at night?
High risk overall (safety index 13/100). About 76% of severity-weighted incidents in Deep Ellum are reported between 6 p.m. and 6 a.m. At night, prefer lit, busier streets — a block or two of detour often avoids the clusters on the map above.
What is the most common crime in Deep Ellum?
Other — 1,281 of 3,538 incidents (36%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 11 months to September 2026.
How is the Deep Ellum safety index calculated?
SafeRoute weights each incident reported to the Dallas Police Department by severity (violence weighs more than shoplifting), sums the last twelve months within 1 km of the neighborhood center, and normalizes against citywide rates onto a 0–100 scale — higher is safer. It describes reported crime only; it is not a guarantee of safety. The scale is calibrated within Dallas, so scores compare neighborhoods to each other and cannot be read against another city's.