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Safety index · Dallas · data through September 2026

Is Residents United For Change & Opportunity safe?

Residents United For Change & Opportunity records a high level of reported crime for Dallas. Its SafeRoute safety index is 30 out of 100 — 25 points below the citywide median of 55, ranking 168th of 188 Dallas neighborhoods — based on 1,071 incidents reported to the Dallas Police Department within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 11 months to September 2026.

30/100
Elevated
SafeRoute safety index for the area within 1 km of the center of Residents United For Change & Opportunity — higher is safer. 168th 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 Residents United For Change & Opportunity against other neighborhoods here, and cannot be read against a score in another city.

Most of what's reported here is property-related — drugs alone is 22% of reports — rather than violence against strangers, though the full mix below is worth a look.

Incidents spread across the day here — roughly 29% of severity-weighted reports come in the evening (6 p.m.–midnight) and 22% overnight.

Where incidents cluster

Elsie Faye Heggins StreetS M Wright Freeway neighborhood center 1 dot = 1 report · darker = more severe 500 m N ↑
1,071 incidents reported within 1 km of the Residents United For Change & Opportunity center (500 shown) · Dallas PD data through September 2026 · basemap © OpenStreetMap contributors.
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What's reported here

Drugs
237 · 22%
Other
314 · 29%
Violent crime
94 · 9%
Vehicle crime
130 · 12%
Criminal damage & arson
64 · 6%
Public order
59 · 6%

When it happens

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

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Common questions

Is Residents United For Change & Opportunity safe at night?

Elevated overall (safety index 30/100). About 51% of severity-weighted incidents in Residents United For Change & Opportunity 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 Residents United For Change & Opportunity?

Drugs — 237 of 1,071 incidents (22%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 11 months to September 2026.

How is the Residents United For Change & Opportunity 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.