Safety index · Dallas · data through September 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 — 15 points above the citywide median of 55, ranking 41st 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 September 2026.
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 South Central against other neighborhoods here, and cannot be read against a score in another city.
Most of what's reported here is property-related — other alone is 40% 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 28% overnight.
Where incidents cluster
What's reported here
| Other | 91 · 40% | |
| Drugs | 51 · 22% | |
| Vehicle crime | 37 · 16% | |
| Weapons possession | 8 · 4% | |
| Violent crime | 6 · 3% | |
| Criminal damage & arson | 8 · 4% |
When it happens
Severity-weighted share of reported incidents by time of day, from police incident timestamps.
Walking in South Central at night?
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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 — 91 of 228 incidents (40%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 11 months to September 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.