Editing Dallas (section)

===Crime===

According to the FBI, a city to city comparison of crime rates can be misleading, because recording practices vary from city to city, citizens report different percentages of crimes from one city to the next, and the actual number of people physically present in a city is unknown.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fbi.gov/ucr/06prelim/ |title=Preliminary Annual Uniform Crime Report, January–December, 2006 |publisher=Fbi.gov |date=June 4, 2007 |access-date=May 23, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100114195803/http://www.fbi.gov/ucr/06prelim/ |archive-date=January 14, 2010}}</ref> With that in mind, Dallas has one of the top 10 crime rates in Texas and its crime rate is higher than the national average.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://kqvt.com/1-violent-texas-city/ |last1=pooks |website=Q92 | title=Here is the #1 Most Violent City in the Entire State of Texas | date=September 2, 2023 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Dallas-Fort Worth, TX, Crime Rate & Safety |url=https://realestate.usnews.com/places/texas/dallas-fort-worth/crime |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240225025950/https://realestate.usnews.com/places/texas/dallas-fort-worth/crime |archive-date=2024-02-25 |website=U.S. News}}</ref>

Since 2020, Dallas's murder rate has seen a notable increase.  In 2020, Dallas recorded 251 murders which was a 20-year high. By 2022 it decreased to 214 but then increased to 246 in 2023.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://lakewood.advocatemag.com/dallas-homicides-increase/ | title=Dallas homicides increased in 2023 even as other violent crime saw improvements, police say | date=January 5, 2024 |first1= Emma |last1=Ruby |website=Lakewood/East Dallas Advocate |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240213234538/https://lakewood.advocatemag.com/dallas-homicides-increase/ |archive-date= 2024-02-13 }}</ref> As of 2020, the gang presence in Dallas has grown significantly and is heavily responsible for the spike in crime.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.khou.com/article/news/increased-gang-activity-leads-to-spike-of-violent-crime-in-dallas/285-442103737 | title=Increased gang activity leads to spike of violent crime in Dallas | date=May 23, 2017 |first1=Tanya |last1=Eiserer |website=KHOU }}</ref> Dallas leaders have made crime reduction a major priority.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.dallasnews.com/news/crime/2021/10/13/city-leaders-praise-dallas-police-chiefs-crime-plan-as-violence-murders-decrease/ | title=City leaders praise Dallas police chief's crime plan as violence, murders decrease | date=October 13, 2021 |first1=Kelli |last1=Smith |website=Dallas News }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.cbsnews.com/texas/news/dpd-chief-dallas-mayor-discuss-violent-crime-and-the-changes-they-say-need-to-be-made/ |first1= Jack |last1=Fink | title=DPD Chief & Dallas Mayor discuss violent crime and the changes they say need to be made - CBS Texas | website=[[CBS News]] | date=December 22, 2023 }}</ref>