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Safety index · Dallas · data through September 2026

Is Liberty Heights & CW safe?

Liberty Heights & CW records more reported crime than most Dallas neighborhoods. Its SafeRoute safety index is 44 out of 100 — 11 points below the citywide median of 55, ranking 139th of 188 Dallas neighborhoods — based on 615 incidents reported to the Dallas Police Department within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 11 months to September 2026.

44/100
Elevated
SafeRoute safety index for the area within 1 km of the center of Liberty Heights & CW — higher is safer. 139th 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 Liberty Heights & CW 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 31% of reports — rather than violence against strangers, though the full mix below is worth a look.

Incidents spread across the day here — roughly 34% of severity-weighted reports come in the evening (6 p.m.–midnight) and 20% overnight.

Where incidents cluster

South Lancaster RoadSouth Marsalis Avenue neighborhood center 1 dot = 1 report · darker = more severe 500 m N ↑
615 incidents reported within 1 km of the Liberty Heights & CW center (500 shown) · Dallas PD data through September 2026 · basemap © OpenStreetMap contributors. Reports cluster toward the north of the map — the area immediately around the neighborhood center is comparatively quiet.
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What's reported here

Other
190 · 31%
Vehicle crime
111 · 18%
Violent crime
44 · 7%
Drugs
80 · 13%
Public order
49 · 8%
Other theft
59 · 10%

When it happens

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

Walking in Liberty Heights & CW at night?

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Common questions

Is Liberty Heights & CW safe at night?

Elevated overall (safety index 44/100). About 55% of severity-weighted incidents in Liberty Heights & CW 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 Liberty Heights & CW?

Other — 190 of 615 incidents (31%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 11 months to September 2026.

How is the Liberty Heights & CW 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.