Violent crime was down 23 percent last year in a 1-square-mile area that encompasses Dallas’ largest gay entertainment district, according to statistics from the Dallas Police Department.
The statistics from DPD show that the number of violent offenses recorded in the area known as the Cedar Springs-Wycliff Target Area Action Grid dropped from 220 in 2009 to 169 in 2010.
The 2010 figures put the Cedar Springs Wycliff TAAG at No. 7 for violent crimes on a list of 27 TAAGs city-wide. In 2009, Cedar Springs Wycliff was No. 4 on the list. However, DPD officials have cautioned against ranking the TAAGs because they vary in size and violent crimes aren’t recorded on a per capita basis. Cedar Springs businesses have also raised concerns given that the Cedar Springs-Wycliff TAAG stretches all the way to Stemmons Freeway in some places.
Overall, violent crime was down 14 percent across all 27 TAAGs, the city’s worst hotspots, which helped fuel a 10 percent reduction in crime in Dallas in 2010.
Here are the top 10 TAAGs for violent crime in 2010:
1. Five Points: 291 offenses
2. Northwest-Harry Hines: 259 offenses
3. Forest-Audelia: 220 offenses
4. Jim Miller-Loop 12: 207 offenses
5. Hatcher-2nd: 205 offenses
6. Ross-Bennett: 188 offenses
7. Cedar Springs-Wycliff: 169 offenses
8. Buckner-Peavy: 167 offenses
9. MLK-Malcolm X: 165 offenses
10. Jefferson Corridor: 165 offenses
