Dallas, Texas is the ninth largest city in the United States with a population of 1.4 million people. Dallas is a prosperous business city, with telecommunications, computer technology, banking, and transportation leading the economic adventures of the area. It is also appreciated for the oil and cotton it contributes to the world. The headquarters for many prosperous businesses are located in Dallas, Texas including Mark Kay Cosmetics, ENSCO Offshore Drilling, Southwest Airlines, the popular jewelry store Zales, and 7-Eleven.
If you love to shop, Dallas is the place to be. It offers more shopping centers than any other city in the United States. Unfortunately Dallas also has the highest crime rate in the United States for a city of more than 1 million people since 1987. This is for both petty crimes and violent crimes. More than 3,000 police officers work to make the city of Dallas safer.
The people of Dallas are mostly white, but you will find immigrants from Mexico and a small percentage of other ethnic backgrounds in the area. The Southwest is Hispanic, the Southeast is Black, and the rest is White. Food is a popular item in Texas. The Dallas area is well...