Safety index · Dallas · data through November 2026
Is Polk-Vernon safe?
Polk-Vernon records more reported crime than most Dallas neighborhoods. Its SafeRoute safety index is 46 out of 100 — 10 points below the citywide median of 56, ranking 135th of 188 Dallas neighborhoods — based on 613 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 Polk-Vernon against other neighborhoods here, and cannot be read against a score in another city.
The largest reported category here is other crime (28% of reports); the full mix is broken down below.
Reported incidents here skew to daytime and evening hours — only about 13% of severity-weighted reports fall overnight (midnight–6 a.m.).
Where incidents cluster
What's reported here
| Other | 169 · 28% | |
| Vehicle crime | 131 · 21% | |
| Shoplifting | 60 · 10% | |
| Criminal damage & arson | 49 · 8% | |
| Other theft | 45 · 7% | |
| Drugs | 41 · 7% |
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 Polk-Vernon 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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- Wynnewood North53/100 · Moderate
- Elmwood64/100 · Moderate
- Ruthmeade Place32/100 · Elevated
- Hampton Hills61/100 · Moderate
- Kiest Park Community Group67/100 · Moderate
Common questions
Is Polk-Vernon safe at night?
Elevated overall (safety index 46/100). About 43% of severity-weighted incidents in Polk-Vernon 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 Polk-Vernon?
Other crime — 169 of 613 incidents (28%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 11 months to November 2026.
How is the Polk-Vernon 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.