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FBI UCR Data · 248+ Cities · 50 States
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Fort Worth, TX vs Dallas, TX

Fort Worth's violent crime rate is 642.2 per 100,000 residents compared to Dallas's rate of 799.1 per 100,000. Fort Worth has a 20% lower violent crime rate. Fort Worth scores D (47/100) and Dallas scores D (39/100) on the Safety Context Score. All rates per 100,000 residents from 2023 FBI UCR data.

Fair comparison: Both cities are compared using per-capita rates (per 100,000 residents), so population size differences do not skew the comparison. The national average violent crime rate of 363.8/100K is provided for context.

Side-by-Side Comparison

Metric
Fort WorthD
DallasD
Population919K1.3M
Safety Score47/100 (D)39/100 (D)
Violent Crime Rate642.2 /100K799.1 /100K
Property Crime Rate2,086 /100K2,613 /100K
Murder Rate19.3 /100K8 /100K
Robbery Rate154.1 /100K151.8 /100K
Assault Rate443.1 /100K511.4 /100K
Burglary Rate333.8 /100K418.1 /100K
5-Year Trend+4.0%+4.0%
National Violent Avg363.8 /100K363.8 /100K

Lower crime rates highlighted in green. All rates per 100,000 residents.

Fort Worth — 5-Year Trend

Per-capita rates per 100,000 residents

Dallas — 5-Year Trend

Per-capita rates per 100,000 residents