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2018 State of the City

Mayor Mike Rawlings


December 2018
Dallas Economy: Strong & Expected to Continue Growing
$130.1B
$135
Property Tax Base Values FY 2019P
$118.3B
$125 FY 2018
Property Tax Base Value ($ in Billions)

$115

$105
$90.5B
$95 FY 2009

$85
$67.6B
$75 FY 2005 $82.0B
2012
$65 $47.2B
FY 1988
$55
$40.5B
FY 1994
$45

$35
1988 1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018

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Dallas Crime Trends
180,000

160,000

140,000
Number of Offenses

120,000

100,000

80,000

60,000

40,000

20,000

0
1988 1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016
Total Violent Offenses Total Violent and Non-Violent Offenses
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Parks / Greening of Dallas
Area with public park
or trail opened in or
after 2011

4
Source: The Trust for Public Land – as of Nov, 2018.
Pockets of Poverty / Segregation: Dallas

5
Source: University of Texas Arlington – 2016.
Pockets of Poverty / Segregation: Dallas and Tarrant Counties

6
Source: University of Texas Arlington – 2016.
Education: Proficiency Increase
45%
+16%
Dallas
40%

+8%
Houston
35%

+8%
30% Fort Worth

+8%
25% San Antonio

20%

15%
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

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Key Education Initiatives
2014 2015 2016 2016 2017
45% Principals Teachers Pre - K ACE Early College +13%
Gain in DISD
40% 40%
Students Meeting
35% State Standards

30%
27%
25%

20%
19%
15%

10% 18%
Decline in
5% Students Enrolled
1% IR Campus*
0%
2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

% of DISD Students Meeting State Standard % of DISD Students Enrolled Within an Improvement Required Campus

Source: TEA STAAR Aggregate report. 8


* Preliminary results pending final determination.

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