Both local reports and the U.S. rate fell
Police reports fell by 19.9% in this area. The latest nationwide FBI violent-and-property offense rate fell by 11.8%. The local direction was meaningfully more favorable than the nationwide change.
neighborhood intelligence dossier
Oak Cliff, Dallas, Texas, United States
A decision-first briefing on safety, affordability, opportunity, climate, housing, and the texture of daily life.
JurisdictionUnited States
File statusCurrent / canonical
Evidence confidencehigh
Read this first / Executive brief
The decision, before the details.
Start with the composite signal and the analyst verdict. Then use the evidence index to inspect the factors that matter to your move.
Score
Aden's Zip verdict:
58/ 100
Bureau recommendationConsider carefully
Weighted from the strongest direct signal, defensible proxy, or neutral baseline in each category.
Signal stack
01affordability58
02climate62
03lifestyle48
04opportunity55
05safety68
Field imagery / Open archive
Location contact sheet
Nearby representative subjects via Wikimedia Commons. Monochrome editorial treatment on the contact sheet; open a plate for the full-color original and terms.
Analyst synthesis / AI
What the numbers mean
A diverse, largely residential Dallas area with strong local character, improving reported crime totals and a modest cost advantage, but limited transit and remote-work infrastructure.
Bureau verdict
Oak Cliff is worth considering for residents who value neighborhood identity, access to Dallas and relatively average regional costs more than transit access or a highly amenity-rich urban lifestyle. Car dependence, limited nightlife and intense summer heat are meaningful trade-offs.
Favorable signals
- +Reported police records decreased 19.9% from 2024 to 2025.
- +Overall regional costs are slightly below the U.S. average, with especially low utilities costs.
- +Warm climate with mild winters and access to nearby parks.
- +Bishop Arts District offers a distinctive arts, dining and local-business scene.
Pressure points
- !Transit access is very limited, reflected in a transit score of 10.
- !Remote-work infrastructure is weak, with a digital nomad score of 32 and no listed coworking spaces.
- !Summers are hot, with an average summer high of 93.4°F and observed extremes above 109°F.
- !Rain, flooding exposure and severe-weather variability require practical preparation.
- !Nightlife and cultural amenities are limited outside the area's strongest pockets.
Best matched to
Car-owning households seeking a more residential Dallas settingResidents drawn to local arts, dining and neighborhood characterPeople prioritizing moderate regional costs over premium urban amenitiesThose comfortable with hot summers and variable weather
Think twice if you need
Transit-dependent commutersRemote workers seeking a strong coworking ecosystemPeople wanting extensive nightlife, museums or dense urban amenitiesHouseholds especially sensitive to extreme summer heat
Explore the file / Touch the signals
Don't just read it. Interrogate it.
Switch lenses, move through the map, and see who this place appears to reward—or ask to compromise.
01 Decision lens
Safety68/ 100
Mixed but workable
How much friction does safety add to daily life?
Synthesizes verified crime scope, trend, and comparison signals. Always read the published geography before treating it as neighborhood guidance.
02 Street orientation
Pan + zoom the actual geography
Resolved targetOak Cliff, Dallas, Texas, United States
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Field sketch / Human layer
Who gets to feel at home here?
The metrics describe a place. These match signals describe the kind of daily life the evidence currently supports.
Likely fit+ Car-owning households seeking a more residential Dallas setting+ Residents drawn to local arts, dining and neighborhood character+ People prioritizing moderate regional costs over premium urban amenities+ Those comfortable with hot summers and variable weather
Likely friction! Transit-dependent commuters! Remote workers seeking a strong coworking ecosystem! People wanting extensive nightlife, museums or dense urban amenities
Sector reports / 07 live files
Follow the evidence.
Scan the large numbers.Read the source scope before acting.
Local police records
Safety & crime
68 / 100Overall safety read
956Police reports in the selected area
-19.9% / lowerChange from the previous local period
More favorable trendLocal -19.9% / U.S. -11.8%
Overall safety readGenerally favorable
68Higher concernMixedLower concern
Generally favorable. Police reports fell by 19.9% from the previous local period. The score is a screening aid, not a promise that every block has the same conditions.
Geography before conclusions
Use this as a screening signal, then inspect the official source for the exact address, category and time window that matter to your routine.
The direction is encouraging, but verify the block
Reports moved lower, which is useful. Open the police map for the exact address and compare daytime with late-night conditions. Visit at the hours you would actually commute or return home.
Most commonly reported locally/ what residents should watch for
Crime categoryRelative levelPolice reportsLocal share
Miscellaneous
26327.5%Read alongside the exact police definition, geography and period.
Uumv
16417.2%Read alongside the exact police definition, geography and period.
Destruction/ Damage/ Vandalism Of Property
576%Read alongside the exact police definition, geography and period.
All Other Offenses
515.3%Several lower-volume categories combined; open the police source before treating this as one type of crime.
Shoplifting
444.6%Property-loss volume; not a direct measure of personal harm.
Drug/ Narcotic Violations
434.5%Read alongside the exact police definition, geography and period.
All Other Larceny
363.8%Several lower-volume categories combined; open the police source before treating this as one type of crime.
Theft From Motor Vehicle
313.2%Parking and storage security are the practical concern.
Traffic Violation - Hazardous
272.8%Read alongside the exact police definition, geography and period.
Theft Of Motor Vehicle Parts Or Accessories
262.7%Parking and storage security are the practical concern.
Burglary-Residence
192%Residential or commercial entry risk; inspect building-level security.
Burglary-Business
181.9%Residential or commercial entry risk; inspect building-level security.
Local trend vs. United States / direction and scale
-19.9% local change
-11.8% from 2024 / per 100,000
The local figure is the number of police records inside the selected area. The U.S. figure is a population-adjusted FBI rate. Compare whether each moved up or down—not the raw numbers against each other.
- Area studied
- a 1-mile radius around Oak Cliff
- Dates compared
- 2025 complete calendar year compared with 2024
- What the total means
- Police-recorded incidents in the stated area, not the personal odds of becoming a victim.
- Best next check
- Open the police map for the exact address and compare daytime with late-night conditions.
Climate desk / Seasonal intelligence
Weather & climate
Local climate signature / 2016-2025
Summer runs hot. Winter cools gently.
For Oak Cliff, Dallas, Texas, United States, the long-term pattern is more useful than a single forecast. Spring is typically the wettest stretch, while July and January mark the annual temperature swing.
Lowest observed-2.2°FJanuary is typically coldest
Highest observed109.1°FJuly is typically warmest
Year-round pattern
What each season is like
Typical daytime high, nighttime low, and rainfall for this place. Bars use the same temperature scale so seasons are easy to compare.
WinterDec – Feb
Cool days, cool nights.
Night low42°F
Day high59.7°F
Rainfall9.5 in31 rainy days
SpringMar – May
Mild days, mild nights.
Night low58.2°F
Day high77°F
Rainfall18.3 in44 rainy days
SummerJun – Aug
Hot days, muggy nights.
Night low76.2°F
Day high93.4°F
Rainfall13 in41 rainy days
AutumnSep – Nov
Mild days, mild nights.
Night low61°F
Day high79.1°F
Rainfall13.2 in31 rainy days
Air feel / nowComfortable
52% relative humidity at the latest observation.
Wind character / nowLight breeze
9 mph at the reporting point.
Annual moisture54 in
146 measurable-rain days in a typical year.
Modeled exposure
earthquakelow
floodmoderate
hurricanelow
tornadomoderate
Cost desk / Household pressure
Cost of living
Primary affordability signal97
Regional price parity / U.S. = 100
Near national averageVerified geographic benchmarks
97Regional price parity / U.S. = 100
Price momentum / CPI, not a cost-level index
+3.2%South region annual CPI change
+3.4%U.S. annual CPI change
Period: July 2026. CPI measures price change over time; it does not say that one region is cheaper than another.
Regional price signals / U.S. = 100
food98
healthcare97
housing97
transportation97
utilities88
Housing desk / Market access
Housing market
Housing-access rating58 / 100
— ACS rolling change
58 / 100Composite housing-access rating
Housing benchmark58 / 100
— rolling signal
CoolingStable lineHeating—
Neighborhood watchlist / directional, not ranked
Bishop Arts District
—Walkable, arts-oriented and dining-focused, with a more active local scene than much of Oak Cliff.
Westwood Park
—Quieter and more residential, suited to households seeking a neighborhood setting with less commercial activity.
Opportunity desk / Work signals
Work & opportunity
55 / 100Composite opportunity rating
Balanced opportunity signalComposite opportunity band
Limited0 mapped coworking spaces
The composite opportunity rating remains the active benchmark; sector mix appears only when direct employment evidence supports it.
Lifestyle desk / Daily texture
Daily life
51/ 100Walk accessMixed access
10/ 100Transit accessCar / planning likely
48/ 100Bike accessCar / planning likely
32/ 100Remote-work fitCar / planning likely
Dining & nightlife
- Mapped food venues
- 3
- Nightlife signal
- limited
Culture
- Museums & galleries
- 0
- Theaters & cinemas
- 1
- Music venues
Outdoors
- Parks & reserves
- 9
- Mapped hiking routes
- Mapped beaches
- 0
OpenStreetMap place matches returned by Photon within 4 km; counts are verified nearby matches but may undercount because public search results are capped. Access scores are Adens Zip proximity indexes.
News desk / Current local pulse
Local pulse
Aggregate coverage signalneutral
Directional editorial synthesis—not a measure of resident satisfaction.
Coverage pulse3active reports traced
- 1h
- 4h
- 4h
Bar height reflects recency—not importance or sentiment.
Topics on the wire
Texas DPS reward for a wanted Dallas man
Method / Read before use
How this file is assembled
AdensZip matches the searched local area and brings together public information on safety, weather, housing, costs, work, amenities, and recent news.
Safety conclusions use local police records when available. FBI nationwide figures are used for comparison, never as a substitute for the selected place. When only city or state information exists, the report labels that broader area plainly so it cannot be mistaken for a ZIP-, street-, or neighborhood-level result.
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