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Safety index · Dallas · data through November 2026

Is Merriman Park/University Manor safe?

Merriman Park/University Manor records more reported crime than most Dallas neighborhoods. Its SafeRoute safety index is 42 out of 100 — 14 points below the citywide median of 56, ranking 146th of 188 Dallas neighborhoods — based on 755 incidents reported to the Dallas Police Department within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 11 months to November 2026.

42/100
Elevated
SafeRoute safety index for the area within 1 km of the center of Merriman Park/University Manor — higher is safer. 146th of 188 Dallas neighborhoods.

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 Merriman Park/University Manor against other neighborhoods here, and cannot be read against a score in another city.

The largest reported category here is other crime (29% of reports); the full mix is broken down below.

Reported incidents here skew to daytime and evening hours — only about 14% of severity-weighted reports fall overnight (midnight–6 a.m.).

Where incidents cluster

East Northwest HighwayEast Mockingbird Lane neighborhood center 500 m N ↑
1 dot = 1 report · darker = more severe · rings every 250 m from the neighborhood center755 incidents reported within 1 km of the Merriman Park/University Manor center (500 shown) · Dallas PD data through November 2026, latest report in this area October 2026 · basemap © OpenStreetMap contributors. Reports cluster toward the north-west of the map — the area immediately around the neighborhood center is comparatively quiet.
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What's reported here

Other
220 · 29%
Shoplifting
136 · 18%
Vehicle crime
108 · 14%
Other theft
67 · 9%
Public order
49 · 6%
Drugs
46 · 6%

When it happens

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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 Merriman Park/University Manor at night?

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Nearby areas

Common questions

Is Merriman Park/University Manor safe at night?

Elevated overall (safety index 42/100). About 44% of severity-weighted incidents in Merriman Park/University Manor 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 Merriman Park/University Manor?

Other crime — 220 of 755 incidents (29%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 11 months to November 2026.

How is the Merriman Park/University Manor 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.