Vehicle Break-In Reports Relatively Flat Year-Over-Year in Preston Hollow

While some neighboring communities have reported a rise in vehicle break-ins, the data tells a different story in Preston Hollow. 

An analysis of records using the Dallas Police Department’s public data portal for the beats serving Preston Hollow shows the number of reports of vehicle break-ins has remained relatively flat year-over-year from September 2025 to September 2026. 

For the beats serving the Preston Hollow area, the data analysis from Sept. 1-30, 2026 showed approximately 35 vehicle break-in reports. 

From Sept. 1-30, 2025, the same data showed approximately 39 reports of vehicle break-ins. 

That’s in contrast to neighboring University Park, where the police department received 34 burglary of motor vehicle reports in August, a 161.5% increase from the 13 such reports in August 2025. 

The town of Highland Park has also seen an uptick in burglary of motor vehicle reports year over year. The Highland Park Department of Public Safety took 39 burglary of motor vehicle reports in August of this year. In August 2025, the HPDPS reported 14 burglaries of a motor vehicle.

Law enforcement officials say there are some common-sense precautions residents can take to prevent crime. 

“We encourage people to Lock, Take, Hide (belongings) and please report any suspicious activity and/or criminal offenses,” said Dallas Police Department Public Information Officer Erika Brown. 

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Rachel Snyder, managing editor at People Newspapers, first joined the staff in 2019. She's covered everything from Dallas and University Park municipal government to business. Rachel began her journalism career at the daily newspaper The Express Star in Chickasha, Okla. She went on to work for the daily Duncan Banner in Duncan, Okla. the weekly Sand Springs Leader, and WFAA-TV in Dallas. She’s a fan of puns and community journalism, not necessarily in that order.