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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 known for the Frozen Margarita, Mexican food and Tex-Mex. It is also known for great BBQ. People come to Dallas for the annual events, including the Texas State Fair, Cinco de Mayo Events, parades, and food festivals.

Dallas is an area rich in culture and entertainment. The area has wonderful art galleries and performing art centers. They also have a nightlife that is known for the wild clubs and great concerts. Jazz is very popular in the Dallas culture. A part of the Dallas culture that is often not welcomed is graffiti. Some of it is very good though! The tunnels and areas of Dallas have murals on them done by graffiti artists.

Dallas is home to artists who don't indulge in graffiti as well. They have multiple art schools and art studios. Areas of Dallas contain apartments full of artists and art students just starting out. They actually have their own little community.