A Dallas Local Built a Real-Time Public Safety App for the City

Dallas moves fast.

Between police activity, accidents, emergency response, traffic incidents, and constantly changing situations across the city, it can be difficult to quickly understand what’s actually happening nearby in real time.

That challenge led to the creation of Talk Dallas Crime — a Dallas-based public safety awareness app designed to make publicly available incident information easier to explore through interactive mapping and live updates.

Originally started as TalkDallasCrime.com in 2020,

the project has now evolved into a full iPhone app featuring:

• Real-time Dallas incident mapping
• Live police activity updates
• Interactive neighborhood search
• Smart incident highlighting
• Publicly available scanner audio access
• Dynamic map clustering
• Push notifications for major active incidents
• Searchable locations and incident navigation

The app transforms publicly available municipal and third-party public safety data into a cleaner, faster, and more modern mobile experience focused on situational awareness and accessibility.

Users can explore active incidents across Dallas using an interactive map, tap incidents for additional details, search neighborhoods or landmarks, and instantly zoom to areas of activity throughout the city.

One of the newest features added in Version 5 is integrated access to publicly available Dallas police scanner audio feeds, allowing users to listen to real-time radio traffic directly within the app.

The latest update also introduced:
• Improved map performance and responsiveness
• Faster search and navigation
• Enhanced incident prioritization
• Smarter clustering in high-activity areas
• Visual refinements and interface improvements
• Smart push notifications for major incidents

The app is strictly informational and read-only. It does not allow crime reporting, communication with law enforcement, or emergency dispatch services.

Talk Dallas Crime is currently available on iPhone through the Apple App Store.

Download:
https://apps.apple.com/app/id6766671119