Dallas Police Active Call Logs with Incident Nature and Priority

Active Dallas Police Department calls show officers currently working incidents, excluding calls restricted by privacy laws. The data includes columns for Incident Number, Nature of Call, Priority, Status, and Division. It is provided by the City of Dallas and was last updated in April 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyze the distribution of Nature of Call and Priority codes to identify common incident types requiring police response.
• Model response times by correlating Date_Time, Beat, and Status fields to assess operational efficiency.
• Map incident hotspots by geocoding the Location or Block column for spatial analysis of police activity.
• Forecast call volumes using time-series analysis on the Date_Time and Reporting Area columns.

Strengths

• Includes 13 specific columns detailing call nature, location, unit, and status.
• Provides near-real-time operational data on active police engagements.

Limitations

• Excludes all calls for service not releasable due to privacy laws, creating a partial view of demand.
• Dataset experiences intermittent delays in automated data refreshing, as noted by the provider.
• Sample size and total row count are unknown, limiting assessment of statistical power.

Provenance

Source

City of Dallas via www.dallasopendata.com

Collection Method

Automated feed from police dispatch systems, with manual monitoring.

Time Range

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Freshness

Updated frequently, with a last updated date of 2026-04-04.

Geography

Dallas, Texas, USA