In 2024, for every 100,000 people, the violent crime rate was 389 and the property crime rate was 2,041. Simply speaking, violent crimes are committed against people, property crimes are not. These crime rates do not include every violent and property crime, but rather four violent offenses and three property offenses that have been tracked since 1929.
389
violent crimes per 100K people (2024)
2,041
property crimes per 100K people (2024)
Compared to the US average, the violent crime rate in 2024 in Texas was 8.4% higher, and its rate of property crime was 15.9% higher.
In 2024, both the violent and property crime rates in Texas were higher than the US average.
Property and violent crimes per 100,000 people
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- Murder and non-negligent manslaughter
- Rape
- Robbery (the FBI defines this as “… taking or attempting to take something of value from a victim … by the use of force or threat of force …”; the victim must be present).
- Aggravated assault
- Burglary (the FBI defines this as “the unlawful entry into a building or some other structure to commit a felony or a theft”).
- Larceny-theft, often called stealing (the FBI defines this as “the unlawful taking, carrying, leading, or riding away of property from the possession or constructive possession of another person”).
- Motor vehicle theft (not included in larceny-theft)
How high is violent crime in Texas compared to other states?
Texas ranked 17th among states for violent crime rates (389 offenses per 100,000 people). The rate was highest in Alaska (724 offenses per 100,000 people) and lowest in Maine (100).
The violent crime rate in Texas was 46.2% lower than in Alaska, which had the highest rate.
Violent crimes per 100,000 people, 2024
In 2024 in Texas, 69.5% of all violent crimes were aggravated assaults; 16.3%, robberies; 12.8%, rapes; and 1.3%, murders.
How high is property crime in Texas compared to other states?
Texas ranked ninth among states for property crime rates (2,041 offenses per 100,000 people). The rate was highest in New Mexico (2,751 offenses per 100,000 people) and lowest in Idaho (736).
The property crime rate in Texas was 25.8% lower than in New Mexico, which had the highest rate.
Property crimes per 100,000 people, 2024
In 2024 in Texas, 69.9% of all property crimes were larceny-thefts; 16.2%, motor vehicle thefts; and 13.9%, burglaries.
Has the crime rate in Texas gone up or down?
Adding together property and violent crime creates an overall crime rate that enables us to examine general crime trends. Between 2023 and 2024, the overall crime rate in Texas decreased by 7.8%. State-level changes ranged from a 16.4% decrease in the overall crime rate in Nebraska to a 0.78% increase in Maine. Across all states, the average overall crime rate decreased by 8.4% from the previous year. Also factored into the state average rate is Washington, DC, where the rate decreased 13%.
Between 2023 and 2024, the overall crime rate increased in 2 states.
Change in total offenses per 100,000 people, 2023 vs. 2024
Examining the crimes that drive changes to the overall crime rate, the violent crime rate in 2024 in Texas went down 4.4% (versus a 5.4% decrease in the 50-state average) and the property crime rate grew 8.5% (versus a 9% decrease in the 50-state average). All seven offenses that comprise violent and property crime went down in Texas in 2024.
Change in 2024 crime rate from prior year
| 1. |
Change from prior year |
-14.8% |
| 2. |
Change from prior year |
-2% |
| 3. |
Change from prior year |
-7.4% |
| 4. |
Change from prior year |
-3.8% |
| 5. |
Change from prior year |
-6.1% |
| 6. |
Change from prior year |
-6.2% |
| 7. |
Change from prior year |
-18.8% |
| 8. |
Change from prior year |
-4.4% |
| 9. |
Change from prior year |
-8.5% |
| 10. |
Change from prior year |
-7.8% |
The number of offenses per 100,000 people in 2024 also varies across the country.
Detailed 2024 crime rate comparison, offenses per 100,000
| 1. |
Offenses per 100K |
5 |
| 2. |
Offenses per 100K |
50 |
| 3. |
Offenses per 100K |
64 |
| 4. |
Offenses per 100K |
271 |
| 5. |
Offenses per 100K |
284 |
| 6. |
Offenses per 100K |
1,426 |
| 7. |
Offenses per 100K |
331 |
| 8. |
Offenses per 100K |
389 |
| 9. |
Offenses per 100K |
2,041 |
| 10. |
Offenses per 100K |
2,430 |
