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Dallas 311 saw 29,928 complaints about your neighbors.

Your neighbors are really calling 311 about what

Look— Dallas on the wire, big hat, bigger story. You know how sometimes you call 311 for a pothole, or maybe a stray dog? Well, the latest 311 data just dropped, and what's really got people's attention is less about infrastructure and more about neighbors.

Here's what happened: "Code Concern" complaints—things like overgrown yards, illegal dumping, or property upkeep issues—hit nearly 30,000 requests. To be exact, that's 29,928 requests. That number just blows everything else out of the water. The next closest? "Single Family Rental Needs Registration" at 1,326 requests.

It’s clear folks are keeping a very close eye on what’s happening right next door.

* 29,928 Code Concern complaints.

* 1,326 Single Family Rental Needs Registration requests.

* 455 Consumer Protection Complaints.

* 170 Restaurant/Food Complaints.

I mean, "Code Concern" is almost *thirty times* higher than anything else on the list! It tells you a lot about what residents are seeing as immediate quality-of-life issues in their neighborhoods, from Pleasant Grove all the way up to North Dallas. People care about their block, y'all.

It shows that when it comes to living in Dallas, the small things, the everyday stuff in our communities, are what residents are truly fixin' to get fixed. We'll be watching to see how the City of Dallas addresses this wave of localized concerns.

Dallas on the wire — big hat, bigger story.

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