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Dallas, TX Overview

The Dallas/Fort Worth Metropolitan region is the third fastest growing metropolitan area in the United States. Buried deep within the heart of the Bible Belt, Dallas is a key financial and industrial hub of the South. It has been called a melting pot of cultures, but in reality Dallas is a divided city - by politics, by class, and by race. Any visitor to downtown Dallas is struck by the disparities in development between the northern and southern halves of the Central Business District. Many of the alarming number of homeless found predominantly in the southern part of the district, suffer from substance abuse issues, mental illness, or physical disability.

The proximity of the area to the Mexican border, as well as its centralized location in the United States, also makes Dallas an attractive area for Mexican drug trafficking organizations to establish their base of operations. This attraction is further enhanced by its large transportation network and status as a primary banking and financial center in the South. The city’s high level of violent crime, especially utilizing firearms, is likely tied directly to the area drug trafficking activities.

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