Safety index · Dallas · data through November 2026
Is Meadows safe?
Meadows records more reported crime than most Dallas neighborhoods. Its SafeRoute safety index is 50 out of 100 — 6 points below the citywide median of 56, ranking 116th of 188 Dallas neighborhoods — based on 568 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 Meadows 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 52% of reports — rather than violence against strangers, though the full mix below is worth a look.
Incidents spread across the day here — roughly 37% of severity-weighted reports come in the evening (6 p.m.–midnight) and 18% overnight.
Where incidents cluster
What's reported here
| Vehicle crime | 293 · 52% | |
| Other | 142 · 25% | |
| Criminal damage & arson | 34 · 6% | |
| Other theft | 34 · 6% | |
| Public order | 22 · 4% | |
| Violent crime | 18 · 3% |
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 Meadows 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.
Get SafeRoute on the App StoreNearby areas
- Hillcrest Forest68/100 · Moderate
- Vickery Together57/100 · Moderate
- Forest Court85/100 · Low risk
- Caruth Hills & Homeplace54/100 · Moderate
- Northwood Estates73/100 · Moderate
Common questions
Is Meadows safe at night?
Moderate overall (safety index 50/100). About 55% of severity-weighted incidents in Meadows 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 Meadows?
Vehicle crime — 293 of 568 incidents (52%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 11 months to November 2026.
How is the Meadows 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.