Crime in Texas: rates, trends and every county

Crime reported to police in Texas since 1979 (FBI estimates), and the counts reported by each county's police agencies.

344.9 per 100,0002025. U.S.: 327.6.
1,786.0 per 100,0002025. U.S.: 1,534.8.
1,465murders2025: 4.6 per 100,000.

Texas since 1979

Violent crime rate per 100,000, Texas 0221441662882 19801990200020102020

per 100,000 residents.

Property crime rate per 100,000, Texas 01933386758007733 19801990200020102020

per 100,000 residents.

Every year, by type of crime
YearViolentRateMurderRobberyAgg. assaultPropertyRateBurglaryVehicle theft
2025109,357344.91,46516,48876,310566,3401,786.078,20878,695
2024123,442394.51,64719,93585,133643,1782,055.589,501103,941
2023125,145407.31,88721,08486,492685,0142,229.393,046125,186
2022131,000436.22,07521,21091,897693,4512,309.2100,89299,731
2021133,909453.02,08722,60692,935642,0032,171.998,38789,408
2020131,084446.51,93126,83488,810659,1602,245.0108,85184,276
2019122,263421.81,43229,12676,402697,3052,405.6114,49478,350
2018118,197412.91,32728,33973,433681,1432,379.2117,89770,008
2017123,984437.81,40532,12075,923723,1432,553.2133,45867,918
2016121,064433.81,47833,29872,842769,8922,759.0148,79668,990
2015113,193412.71,31731,92467,629779,2342,840.8153,06767,514
2014109,711406.71,19231,02165,862813,5153,015.4168,08568,412
2013108,757410.31,14031,81065,351862,2893,253.2191,06265,787
2012106,475408.61,14830,38567,227876,4593,363.1205,00265,032
2011104,734408.61,13028,62067,498892,8103,483.2215,75563,924
2010113,231448.41,24932,84371,517951,2463,766.8228,59768,023
2009121,684491.01,33038,02274,021995,0824,015.3240,05876,569
2008123,585508.01,37037,73976,421969,8653,986.8230,04685,384
2007122,014510.41,41938,77873,357985,4214,122.3228,32094,000
2006121,602517.31,38637,25674,531959,8464,083.1215,71095,425
2005121,091528.11,40735,79075,383990,2934,319.0219,82893,423
2004121,554540.91,36435,81775,9851,010,7024,497.7220,11894,077
2003122,246553.11,42237,01775,7821,016,7354,599.9219,87798,214
2002126,018579.71,30237,58078,6281,004,2744,620.1212,602102,680
2001122,155571.61,33235,34877,306976,6544,570.0204,362102,667
2000113,653545.11,23830,25774,302919,6584,410.4188,97593,161
1999112,306560.31,21729,40574,070896,2614,471.4190,36292,037
1998111,566564.61,34628,67773,630898,4964,547.0194,88396,646
1997117,126602.51,32730,52277,266948,2314,878.0201,059101,721
1996123,270644.41,47732,80480,613968,7325,064.5204,390104,928
1995124,303663.91,69333,66780,380940,0335,020.5202,642104,923
1994129,838706.52,02237,64381,071949,3875,165.9214,687110,753
1993137,419762.12,14740,46984,8811,023,6125,677.0233,913124,837
1992142,369806.32,23944,58886,1051,103,7796,251.6268,928145,071
1991145,743840.12,65249,70084,1251,210,7846,979.0312,693163,830
1990129,343761.42,38944,29773,9071,200,1517,065.3314,512154,415
1989111,889658.52,02937,91363,9961,234,9777,268.4342,346150,971
1988109,499652.62,02239,30160,0571,235,8707,365.1361,972134,256
1987105,961631.11,95938,05357,8811,190,5587,091.3355,597123,367
1986109,925658.92,25840,02159,0391,125,8976,749.2341,747119,121
198590,030550.02,13231,68047,854985,2656,018.7289,82599,528
198480,737505.02,09328,54042,761883,3915,525.0266,07487,799
198380,546512.22,23929,76942,205848,3125,395.0262,19882,532
198288,178577.12,46633,61845,278874,7995,725.1285,96787,105
198178,560532.42,44628,52840,765814,1635,517.9275,97883,306
198077,978550.32,39229,54739,339792,4805,592.7262,60079,088
197967,988507.92,23525,66734,043725,1095,417.3239,75872,836

Rates per 100,000 residents.

FBI Crime Data Explorer, estimated crimes.

By county

CountyYearViolent rateProperty rateAgencies
Anderson County2025271.4732.03
Andrews County2025185.01,062.32
Angelina County2025364.21,318.65
Aransas County2025244.81,344.74
Armstrong County2025167.5893.41
Atascosa County2023238.91,721.86
Austin County2025172.5696.15
Bailey County2025113.6440.22
Bandera County202581.8495.32
Bastrop County2025332.41,073.34
Baylor County2024199.9228.52
Bee County2025250.5960.12
Bexar County2024491.43,731.023
Blanco County2025123.0376.13
Borden County20250.02,052.21
Bosque County2025104.4318.44
Bowie County2025437.71,715.97
Brazoria County2025134.3986.821
Brazos County2025178.2911.73
Brewster County202574.084.62
Briscoe County2024136.1272.11
Brooks County2025271.7437.72
Brown County2025365.21,652.34
Burleson County2025130.0317.83
Burnet County2025159.2670.77
Caldwell County2025161.2687.05
Calhoun County2025252.2574.94
Callahan County2025175.9642.92
Cameron County2020357.01,918.217
Camp County2025285.8473.82
Carson County2025189.5361.82
Cass County2025150.6448.35
Castro County202554.3312.52
Chambers County2025308.81,909.53
Cherokee County2025172.5622.77
Childress County2025195.3465.72
Clay County2025328.81,979.72
Cochran County202577.6698.51
Coke County2025176.4117.61
Coleman County202599.6709.43
Collin County2025307.21,826.523
Collingsworth County2025115.777.21
Colorado County2025138.9527.94
Comal County2025171.3917.54
Comanche County2023213.81,062.03
Concho County202560.3181.01
Coryell County2025161.5706.33
Cottle County2018146.4219.62
Crane County2025241.5548.82
Crockett County2025110.3514.91
Crosby County2018221.7818.64
Culberson County20250.00.01
Dallam County202558.9490.72
Dallas County2025249.01,662.223
Dawson County2019579.83,531.93
Deaf Smith County2024270.5935.82
Delta County2025157.0436.01
Denton County2025263.11,636.026
DeWitt County2025435.5804.73
Dickens County20200.0229.52
Dimmit County2025223.61,378.92
Donley County2024185.9743.51
Duval County2020232.51,095.24
Eastland County2025223.6812.54
Ector County2025334.01,462.52
Edwards County2025731.0657.91
El Paso County2023296.51,440.07
Ellis County2024148.21,131.813
Erath County202598.3545.13
Fannin County2025215.0588.78
Fayette County2025179.5530.64
Fisher County202455.1413.31
Floyd County2025425.0971.52
Foard County20250.00.02
Fort Bend County2025668.52,989.112
Franklin County2025158.3582.63
Freestone County2025216.5536.55
Frio County2024182.8892.03
Gaines County2019179.0956.53
Galveston County2025212.41,226.014
Garza County2025158.2474.71
Gillespie County202566.9355.62
Glasscock County202586.43,889.41
Goliad County2025124.3497.21
Gonzales County2025583.6818.15
Gray County2025424.61,119.42
Grayson County2025209.3860.813
Gregg County2025288.61,740.76
Grimes County2025302.4860.73
Guadalupe County2020178.21,248.24
Hall County2025283.4177.13
Hamilton County2023203.9419.73
Hansford County202439.5217.12
Hardeman County202589.1356.32
Hardin County2025144.0508.35
Harris County2025313.31,446.423
Harrison County2025291.5988.64
Hartley County202276.3152.71
Haskell County202572.0695.73
Hays County2025368.92,592.45
Hemphill County2024252.6378.91
Hidalgo County2025281.11,294.821
Hill County2016183.01,776.06
Hockley County2022648.21,685.35
Hood County2025151.31,001.13
Hopkins County2020185.6659.13
Houston County2025167.1731.83
Howard County2025751.22,545.32
Hudspeth County2025135.027.01
Hutchinson County2025350.01,132.23
Irion County2025262.5787.41
Jack County202583.3499.92
Jackson County2025274.6392.33
Jasper County2025198.41,083.43
Jeff Davis County202088.5486.91
Jefferson County2025617.21,889.76
Jim Hogg County202588.9511.01
Jim Wells County2025397.81,443.54
Johnson County2025155.6691.58
Jones County2025390.61,474.55
Karnes County2025158.41,095.33
Kaufman County2025143.2541.88
Kendall County202580.8670.42
Kenedy County20250.0925.91
Kent County20200.01,061.01
Kerr County2025164.9609.53
Kimble County202522.7181.42
King County20250.00.01
Kinney County202331.9159.41
Kleberg County2025202.11,100.02
Knox County202531.193.23
La Salle County202445.791.42
Lamar County2025272.81,327.13
Lamb County2020292.11,847.55
Lampasas County2025240.9897.74
Lavaca County2025161.2453.84
Lee County2024187.2802.43
Leon County2025114.8718.94
Liberty County2025280.91,044.35
Lipscomb County202535.3106.01
Live Oak County202558.0463.73
Llano County2025224.7600.83
Loving County20230.071,111.11
Lubbock County2025602.62,115.48
Lynn County2025484.8540.72
Madison County2025158.7418.42
Marion County2025241.0791.93
Martin County2025196.52,987.42
Mason County202525.2100.61
Matagorda County2025438.51,334.73
Maverick County2025200.61,239.32
McCulloch County2025121.9785.62
McLennan County2019418.62,521.813
McMullen County2025360.41,261.31
Menard County202552.9317.31
Midland County2025423.31,709.22
Milam County2025174.2605.95
Mills County202565.6306.11
Mitchell County2025100.9403.52
Montgomery County2025169.8915.812
Moore County2025150.4989.34
Morris County2025328.4681.45
Motley County2025200.21,201.21
Nacogdoches County2024241.21,020.43
Navarro County2024298.91,380.77
Newton County2025144.1966.32
Nolan County2025436.11,108.03
Nueces County2025750.52,620.15
Ochiltree County2024308.4370.12
Oldham County202357.2514.62
Orange County2025213.9869.77
Palo Pinto County2025201.61,674.72
Panola County2025197.7819.63
Parker County2025139.2884.07
Parmer County2025125.2219.14
Pecos County2025240.8433.42
Polk County2025254.51,161.54
Potter County2025536.82,284.42
Presidio County202536.0107.93
Rains County202588.6317.44
Randall County2025271.4488.12
Reagan County202598.11,405.71
Real County2024239.7821.91
Red River County2025179.8453.73
Reeves County2024696.82,434.22
Refugio County2024163.9685.43
Roberts County2025119.50.01
Robertson County2025320.0482.85
Rockwall County2025106.6696.63
Runnels County2025165.5475.84
Rusk County2025238.81,087.65
Sabine County2025109.4467.33
San Augustine County2025207.9389.82
San Jacinto County2025111.2738.22
San Patricio County2017347.02,291.98
San Saba County2020381.71,028.92
Schleicher County2025132.8309.91
Scurry County2024637.71,157.82
Shackelford County2022113.1226.22
Shelby County2025232.1808.23
Sherman County20250.036.32
Smith County2025294.41,175.75
Somervell County202597.2388.71
Starr County2025243.6867.84
Stephens County2025220.3912.52
Sterling County2023139.1417.21
Stonewall County2018292.2219.11
Sutton County202561.8154.62
Swisher County2017295.11,636.54
Tarrant County2025271.61,691.528
Taylor County2025140.0517.73
Terrell County2025141.20.01
Terry County2025225.9773.42
Throckmorton County202564.6129.31
Titus County2025260.51,159.52
Tom Green County2025258.41,931.02
Travis County2025190.81,220.913
Trinity County2025102.4512.02
Tyler County2025150.0542.12
Upshur County2025206.6681.75
Upton County202532.5390.51
Uvalde County2025341.61,084.33
Val Verde County2025167.0839.32
Van Zandt County2025106.8449.76
Victoria County2025302.01,502.32
Walker County2025349.51,027.52
Waller County2025210.91,089.54
Ward County2025341.32,057.02
Washington County2025246.31,129.22
Webb County2018346.32,384.23
Wharton County2025243.01,138.93
Wheeler County2025146.8566.41
Wichita County2025158.2529.74
Wilbarger County2025357.51,194.42
Willacy County2025296.31,104.74
Williamson County2025125.6789.09
Wilson County2025118.4579.54
Winkler County2025165.21,019.03
Wise County2025110.3563.26
Wood County202596.5512.84
Yoakum County2025398.6863.72
Young County202587.6536.83
Zapata County202550.9254.61
Zavala County2024258.1408.62

Each county's latest complete year: crimes to the county's city and county police agencies (FBI Return A), per 100,000 people they serve. A year is shown only when every agency reported the full year and its total is in line with the years around it, so some counties show an older year or are missing. State police and campus crimes aren't included.

What these numbers are

  • FBI figures count crimes to police, from the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting program. National and state totals are FBI , which fill in for agencies that didn't report.
  • 2021 is different: The FBI retired its Summary Reporting System on January 1, 2021 and accepted only NIBRS data for 2021, so agencies covering 77.0% of the population (monthly average) reported that year, against 96.2% in 2019. The FBI's 2021 estimates fill the gap statistically and carry more uncertainty. The switch was to .
  • Many crimes are never reported to police. The asks people directly, so it counts those too; in 2024, about 47.9% of violent victimizations were reported to police.
  • Definitions change: the FBI broadened its definition of rape in 2013, so rape counts before and after aren't comparable. is the largest share of violent crime; is the largest share of property crime.
  • We show the agencies' figures as published and don't credit or blame any official, party or policy for them: crime rises and falls for many reasons that these counts can't separate.

Quick answers

What is the crime rate in Texas?
In 2025, 344.9 violent and 1,786.0 property crimes per 100,000 residents in Texas (FBI estimates), against 327.6 and 1,534.8 for the U.S.
How many murders were there in Texas?
1,465 in 2025 (FBI estimate), 4.6 per 100,000.

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