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DPD List Details Violent Crimes Areas In Dallas
DALLAS (CBS 11 / TXA 21) ―
The Dallas Police Department released a list that shows where violent crime is most likely to happen. The top three areas are all north of downtown.
"We're always looking at the entire city of course, but there are certain areas where we call hot spots that really get our attention," said Dallas Police Lt. Andy Harvey.
The Five Points neighborhood is only one square mile of apartments and businesses just east of Greenville and north of Northwest Highway.
The area is the city's most dangerous neighborhood with more than 350 murders, rapes robberies and assaults last year.
Second on the list is the Forest-Audelia neighborhood with more than 300 violent crimes. Third is the area around Northwest Highway and Harry Hines with more than 280.
Dallas police say the highest crime neighborhoods also all have high concentrations of residents, mostly in apartment complexes. The list will determine where officers are needed most in 2009.
"That helps us where we are going to deploy our resources in the future," said Lt. Harvey.
A total of 26 neighborhoods were studied. The list is as follows:
1. Five Points: 357 violent crimes
2. Forest at Audelia: 305 violent crimes
3. Northwest Highway at Harry Hines: 286 violent crimes
4. Hatcher at 2nd: 202 violent crimes
5. Buckner at Peavy: 193 violent crimes
6. Walnut Hill at Harry Hines: 183 violent crimes
7. Skillman at Royal: 179 violent crimes
8. Cedar Springs at Wycliff: 175 violent crimes
9. Jefferson Corridor: 173 violent crimes
10. Fort Worth at Hampton: 172 violent crimes
11. Camp Wisdom at Chaucer: 167 violent crimes
12. Bennett: 159 violent crimes
13. Buckner at Bruton: 155 violent crimes
14. Maham at Spring Valley: 153 violent crimes
15. Overton at Illinois: 140 violent crimes
16. Columbia at Fitzugh: 133 violent crimes
17. Jim Miller at Loop 12: 124 violent crimes
18. MLK at MalcomX: 124 violent crimes
19. Ackard at Main: 118 violent crimes
20. Wickersham at Walnut Hill: 117 violent crimes
21. Ledbetter at Bonnieview: 107 violent crimes
22. Walton at Walker Tech: 101 violent crimes
23. Lamar at Hatcher: 97 violent crimes
24. Woodmeadow at Ferguson: 82 violent crimes
25. Kiest at Park: 80 violent crimes
26. Monfort at Spring Valley: 73 violent crimes
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