About Us
Community Impact
Behind every beautiful Uptown block and safe sidewalk is a team and a plan, working hard to make Uptown Dallas better for all.
This page tells that story in numbers, milestones, and community wins. From daily cleaning stats to big infrastructure investments, here’s how Uptown Dallas Inc. is delivering results that residents, businesses, and visitors can see and feel.
How We Came Together in 2024
Uptown Dallas hosted 30 events in 2024, 26 of which were FREE.
9 Movies in the Park
8 Community Coffee Pop-Ups
5 Yoga in the Park Classes
4 Let's Talk Uptown Events
1 DPD in the Park
1 Solar Eclipse Party
1 Annual Meeting Town Hall
Block Party
The Annual Uptown Block Party brings the community together for a fun-filled celebration in the heart of Uptown, providing an atmosphere for attendees to dance, enjoy delicious food, play games, explore a market, take memorable photos, and much more.
42% increase
in Annual Block party attendance from 2021 to 2024. 2021 was the first year it was on CityPlace W Blvd.
2900 people
attended the 2024 Uptown Block Party - the largest attendance the event has seen.
Marketing Stats
90k
Instagram followers
21k
Facebook followers
3,088
Newsletter subscribers
$32k
raised in Marketing Initiative Dollars
Griggs Park
Griggs Park experienced 82,500 visits in 2024.
Of the total visits, 40,400 were unique visitors—many of whom return to the park twice a year.
An individual visit to Griggs typically lasted 78 minutes, starting around 6pm.
Visits spiked in October because of the Fall Movies in the Park series. 13% of visits in 2024 were from Tuesday movie nights in the fall.
62% of visitors live in non-family households, identifying as young city solos.
A Clean & Safe 2024
UDI’s private security company, Tactical Protection Services, responded to 1,922 total calls in 2024.
921 were related to the unhoused population (48%)
592 were shoplifting reports (31%)
352 were panhandling calls (18%)
56 were miscellaneous (3%)
Overall Crime in Uptown was down 23% from 2023.
Aggravated Assaults
41%
(29 vs 41 YoY)
Robbery of Individual
37%
(21 vs 33 YoY)
Robbery of Business
60%
(8 vs 5 YoY)
Sub-Violent Crime
26%
(79 vs 107 YoY)
Auto Theft
12%
(414 vs 473 YoY)
BMV
32%
(757 vs 1,125 YoY)
Burglary of Business
5%
(107 vs 102 YoY)
Burglary of Residence
11%
(51 vs 57 YoY)
Shoplifting
170%
(70 vs 26 YoY)
Non-Violent Crime
22%
(1,646 vs 2,117 YoY)
Overall Crime
23%
(1,725 vs 2,224 YoY)
Board & Community Involvement
49 members
Board of Directors in 2024 (Additional 5 Ex-Officio members)
10 committees
Do not need to be a Board member to join many of the UDI committees
61 meetings
Committee meetings