Safety index · Dallas · data through November 2026
Is Elm Thicket - Northpark safe?
Elm Thicket - Northpark shows a typical level of reported crime for Dallas. Its SafeRoute safety index is 60 out of 100 — 4 points above the citywide median of 56, ranking 74th of 188 Dallas neighborhoods — based on 337 incidents reported to the Dallas Police Department within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 11 months to November 2026.
DATA THROUGH NOVEMBER 2026 · 11 MONTHS OF DATA
The 0–100 scale is calibrated to Dallas — a typical Dallas neighborhood sits near 56. It ranks Elm Thicket - Northpark against other neighborhoods here, and cannot be read against a score in another city.
Most of what's reported here is property-related — vehicle crime alone is 29% of reports — rather than violence against strangers, though the full mix below is worth a look.
Incidents spread across the day here — roughly 30% of severity-weighted reports come in the evening (6 p.m.–midnight) and 16% overnight.
Where incidents cluster
What's reported here
| Vehicle crime | 99 · 29% | |
| Other | 96 · 28% | |
| Other theft | 34 · 10% | |
| Drugs | 22 · 7% | |
| Public order | 21 · 6% | |
| Violent crime | 20 · 6% |
When it happens
Severity-weighted share of reported incidents by time of day, from police incident timestamps.
Is Dallas safe at night? See which neighborhoods see the most reported crime after dark →
Walking in Elm Thicket - Northpark at night?
SafeRoute scores every walking route against the same official crime data on this page — and shows how much of each route runs on lit streets. Compare the routes and share your walk. Free, no account.
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Common questions
Is Elm Thicket - Northpark safe at night?
Moderate overall (safety index 60/100). About 46% of severity-weighted incidents in Elm Thicket - Northpark 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 Elm Thicket - Northpark?
Vehicle crime — 99 of 337 incidents (29%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 11 months to November 2026.
How is the Elm Thicket - Northpark 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.