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"At the end of the day, I believe the threat of crime, real or imagined, is a major reason why people will stick with their cars if they can afford to do so." You make a good point.  But a key take away from my post is reflected in the above sentence. People perceive that crime in Dallas, especially crime associated with transit, is a problem. And perception is reality for most people. Having said that, crime rates in Dallas, indeed all of Texas, are down for most categories. In 2010 there were 73,286 reported crimes in Dallas, including 9.161 violent crimes.  The crime rate for 2010 was down approximately 10 per cent from 2009.  City wide approximately six per cent of the population was a crime victim in 2010. As one might imagine, crime tends to be concentrated in certain areas of the city. Crime rates in Dallas, on average, are higher than those in Texas as a whole as well as the nation.   Whilst I lived in Dallas, which was for nearly 33 years, there was a long standing debate about the accuracy of Dallas crime statistics.  The Dallas Police Department was taken to task on several occasions by the Justice Department, if I remember correctly, for under reporting crime.   Given the Dallas crime rates, it is probably fair to say that the increase in transit associated crime in Dallas is greater than from 1 to 2 and less than 25,000 to 50,000.   Again, one needs to remember a central point of the article.  Transit crime exists.  People think it is bad.  And that will keep people away from public transit, especially during late evening hours.
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