Dallas Police Person Records with Demographic Details

Person records published by the City of Dallas for research purposes, containing details on individuals involved with law enforcement. The dataset includes columns such as PersonID, Name, Age, Sex, Race, Ethnicity, Citizenship, and physical descriptors like Height, Hair, and Eyes. It is maintained by the City of Dallas and was last updated in April 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyzing age and race distributions of involved persons using the Age, AgeAtOffenseTime, and Race columns.
• Studying correlations between physical descriptors (Height, Hair, Eyes, Complexion) and other recorded Status1 or Status2 codes.
• Temporal analysis of person reports using the ReportedDate and EDate columns.
• Investigating citizenship and residential status patterns via the Citizenship and ResStatus fields.
• Linking person records to incidents via the IncidentNum column for broader crime analysis.

Strengths

• Contains over 30 distinct columns detailing personal and demographic attributes.
• Includes temporal fields (ReportedDate, EDate) for time-series analysis.
• Published by a municipal government authority (City of Dallas).

Limitations

• Unknown total row count prevents assessment of statistical significance.
• Sample data unavailable, preventing verification of data completeness and quality.
• Potential for class imbalance or geographic bias limited to Dallas jurisdiction.

Provenance

Source

City of Dallas via www.dallasopendata.com.

Collection Method

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Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated April 2026.

Geography

Dallas, Texas, USA.