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Safety index · Dallas · data through November 2026

Is South Central, Dallas safe?

South Central sits at the safer end of Dallas by reported crime. Its SafeRoute safety index is 70 out of 100 — 14 points above the citywide median of 56, ranking 42nd of 188 Dallas neighborhoods — based on 228 incidents reported to the Dallas Police Department within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 11 months to November 2026.

70/100
Moderate
SafeRoute safety index for the area within 1 km of the center of South Central — higher is safer. 42nd 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 South Central against other neighborhoods here, and cannot be read against a score in another city.

The largest reported category here is other crime (39% of reports); the full mix is broken down below.

Incidents spread across the day here — roughly 27% of severity-weighted reports come in the evening (6 p.m.–midnight) and 30% overnight.

Where incidents cluster

South Great Trinity Forest WayLinfield Road neighborhood center 500 m N ↑
1 dot = 1 report · darker = more severe · rings every 250 m from the neighborhood center228 incidents reported within 1 km of the South Central center · Dallas PD data through November 2026, latest report in this area October 2026 · basemap © OpenStreetMap contributors. Reports cluster toward the west of the map — the area immediately around the neighborhood center is comparatively quiet.
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What's reported here

Other
89 · 39%
Drugs
55 · 24%
Vehicle crime
32 · 14%
Other theft
12 · 5%
Public order
9 · 4%
Burglary
8 · 4%

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 South Central at night?

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Nearby areas

Common questions

Is South Central safe at night?

Moderate overall (safety index 70/100). About 57% of severity-weighted incidents in South Central 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 South Central?

Other crime — 89 of 228 incidents (39%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 11 months to November 2026.

How is the South Central 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.