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 2025
Uptown Dallas hosted 22 events in 2025, 19 of which were FREE.
7 Movies in the Park
8 Pilates & Yoga Classes in the Park
3 Let's Talk Uptown Events
1 Hero Fest
1 Annual Block Party
1 Merry Night Market
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.
New Location
We saw great success with moving Block Party to a new location across from The Quad on Routh Street.
2200 people
attended the 2025 Uptown Block Party.
Marketing Stats
91.5k
Instagram followers
21k
Facebook followers
3,088
Newsletter subscribers
$28k
raised in Marketing Initiative Dollars
Griggs Park
Griggs Park experienced 147,600 visits in 2025.
Of the total visits, 80,200 were unique visitors, this was twice the amount of 2024.
An individual visit to Griggs typically lasted 67 minutes, starting around 6pm.
54% of visitors live in non-family households, identifying as young city solos.
A Clean & Safe 2025
UDI’s private security company, Tactical Protection Services, responded to 1,922 total calls in 2025.
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 17% from 2025.
Aggravated Assaults
6%
(31 vs 29 YoY)
Robbery of Individual
43%
(12 vs 21 YoY)
Robbery of Business
63%
(8 vs 5 YoY)
Sub-Violent Crime
29%
(56 vs 79 YoY)
Auto Theft
18%
(340 vs 416 YoY)
BMV
15%
(673 vs 787 YoY)
Burglary of Business
26%
(81 vs 110 YoY)
Burglary of Residence
24%
(41 vs 54 YoY)
Shoplifting
8%
(81 vs 75 YoY)
Non-Violent Crime
16%
(1,434 vs 1,700 YoY)
Overall Crime
17%
(1,490 vs 1,779 YoY)
Board & Community Involvement
51 members
Board of Directors in 2025 (Additional 5 Ex-Officio members)
10 committees
Do not need to be a Board member to join many of the UDI committees
60 meetings
Committee meetings