Texas Crime Rate 1979-2018

Interactive chart of Texas violent crime rate and statistics by year from 1979 to 2018. In the FBI’s Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program, violent crime statistics are composed of four offenses: murder/homicide and nonnegligent manslaughter, rape, robbery, and aggravated assault. Violent crimes are defined in the UCR Program as those offenses which involve force or threat of force.
  • The Texas crime rate for 2018 was 410.87 per 100,000 population, a 6.14% decline from 2017.
  • The Texas crime rate for 2017 was 437.75 per 100,000 population, a 0.9% increase from 2016.
  • The Texas crime rate for 2016 was 433.85 per 100,000 population, a 5.13% increase from 2015.
  • The Texas crime rate for 2015 was 412.67 per 100,000 population, a 1.48% increase from 2014.
Data Source: Federal Bureau of Investigation - Crime in the U.S.

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All 50 States Ranked
State Name Population Rate
District Of Columbia 702,455 995.94
Alaska 737,438 884.96
New Mexico 2,095,428 856.58
Tennessee 6,770,010 623.72
Arkansas 3,013,825 543.63
Nevada 3,034,392 541.13
Louisiana 4,659,978 537.53
Alabama 4,887,871 519.63
Missouri 6,126,452 502.05
South Carolina 5,084,127 488.28
Arizona 7,171,646 474.90
Maryland 6,042,718 468.66
Oklahoma 3,943,079 466.13
Michigan 9,995,915 449.36
California 39,557,045 447.41
Kansas 2,911,505 439.02
Delaware 967,171 423.61
Texas 28,701,845 410.87
South Dakota 882,235 404.65
Illinois 12,741,080 404.13
Colorado 5,695,564 397.22
Florida 21,299,325 384.89
Indiana 6,691,878 382.27
North Carolina 10,383,620 377.61
Montana 1,062,305 374.09
New York 19,542,209 350.50
Massachusetts 6,902,149 338.11
Georgia 10,519,475 326.58
Washington State 7,535,591 311.48
Pennsylvania 12,807,060 306.02
Wisconsin 5,813,568 295.45
West Virginia 1,805,832 289.95
Oregon 4,190,713 285.54
Nebraska 1,929,268 284.77
North Dakota 760,077 280.63
Ohio 11,689,442 279.94
Iowa 3,156,145 250.08
Hawaii 1,420,491 248.65
Mississippi 2,986,530 234.35
Utah 3,161,105 233.08
Idaho 1,754,208 227.05
Minnesota 5,611,179 220.43
Rhode Island 1,057,315 219.14
Wyoming 577,737 212.21
Kentucky 4,468,402 211.87
New Jersey 8,908,520 208.08
Connecticut 3,572,665 207.44
Virginia 8,517,685 199.96
New Hampshire 1,356,458 173.17
Vermont 626,299 171.96
Maine 1,338,404 112.15
Historical Violent Crime Rate per 100,000 Population
Year Texas United States
2018 410.87 380.56
2017 437.75 394.86
2016 433.85 397.52
2015 412.67 373.74
2014 406.65 361.55
2013 410.32 369.13
2012 408.56 387.75
2011 408.61 387.06
2010 448.38 404.50
2009 491.01 431.88
2008 508.02 458.61
2007 510.43 471.77
2006 517.28 479.34
2005 528.12 469.04
2004 540.92 463.16
2003 553.06 475.84
2002 579.74 494.38
2001 571.59 504.52
2000 545.05 506.53
1999 560.29 522.95
1998 564.61 567.59
1997 602.53 610.98
1996 644.45 636.64
1995 663.87 684.46
1994 706.49 713.59
1993 762.13 747.15
1992 806.35 757.67
1991 840.07 758.18
1990 761.45 729.61
1989 658.52 666.90
1988 652.56 640.58
1987 631.13 612.49
1986 658.94 620.14
1985 549.97 558.06
1984 504.95 539.93
1983 512.25 538.12
1982 577.08 570.82
1981 532.43 593.47
1980 550.31 596.64
1979 507.94 548.86