Thank Terrell Bolton.
I'm in Dallas, in a largely Hispanic neighborhood near downtown. What these stats don't tell you is that the violent crime is largely isolated to certain areas and ethnic groups. I've lived here for six years in a restored historic neighborhood, and the only crime I've ever experienced is theft of plant pots off the porch. But every weekend, I can sit outside and hear the gunshots and squealing tires from the Hispanic nightclub two blocks away. I've often wondered why people jam a club every weekend when it's almost guaranteed that someone will get knifed or shot there. Personally, I'd probably decide to go to a movie or something instead.
El Paso surprised me.
San Antonio the most safe?
Doesn't surprise me in the least about Fort Worth and Dallas.
My parents live in Dallas, and it has gone down hill fast in the last 10 years.
Huge differences between cities in the metroplex. Richardson and Plano for example, have violent crimes rates that are a fraction of that in Dallas.
There are places in Dallas that I would visit WAY SOONER than certain places in Fort Worth.
But with that said, I've been, at one time or another, within probably 2 miles of every inch of Dallas county, and if even part of it is in the worst 10, I feel pretty good about that. By that I mean, the others can't be too bad. On the other hand, there are places I've been that I have no trouble going that I wouldn't dare let my wife get anywhere near.
Ft. Worth is where the West begins. Dallas is where the East peters out. Not really surprising at all. Tarrant County, where Ft. Worth is located, elected a former Arlington Texas police officer to the position of sheriff. Dallas County elected a former prison guard.