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Safety index · Dallas · data through September 2026

Is Glendale Heights safe?

Glendale Heights shows a typical level of reported crime for Dallas. Its SafeRoute safety index is 54 out of 100 — right at the citywide median of 55, ranking 98th of 188 Dallas neighborhoods — based on 414 incidents reported to the Dallas Police Department within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 11 months to September 2026.

54/100
Moderate
SafeRoute safety index for the area within 1 km of the center of Glendale Heights — higher is safer. 98th of 188 Dallas neighborhoods.

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 Glendale Heights 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 33% of reports — rather than violence against strangers, though the full mix below is worth a look.

Incidents spread across the day here — roughly 36% of severity-weighted reports come in the evening (6 p.m.–midnight) and 20% overnight.

Where incidents cluster

South R L Thornton FreewaySouth Marsalis Avenue neighborhood center 1 dot = 1 report · darker = more severe 500 m N ↑
414 incidents reported within 1 km of the Glendale Heights center · Dallas PD data through September 2026 · basemap © OpenStreetMap contributors.
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What's reported here

Other
136 · 33%
Vehicle crime
91 · 22%
Violent crime
26 · 6%
Drugs
43 · 10%
Public order
33 · 8%
Criminal damage & arson
21 · 5%

When it happens

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Severity-weighted share of reported incidents by time of day, from police incident timestamps.

Walking in Glendale Heights at night?

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Common questions

Is Glendale Heights safe at night?

Moderate overall (safety index 54/100). About 56% of severity-weighted incidents in Glendale Heights 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 Glendale Heights?

Other — 136 of 414 incidents (33%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 11 months to September 2026.

How is the Glendale Heights 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.