Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Athens, TX Crime Grade
How Athens grades for violent crime against every other reporting U.S. city — and against the rest of Texas — based on the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting data.
National
8/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Texas
8/10
vs. Texas cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Athens, TX was 341.7 per 100,000 residents (47 incidents over a population of 13,755). That puts Athens 5% above the U.S. rate of 325.3 and 1% below the Texas statewide rate of 345.5.
That ranks Athens #2,803 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 26% of them, and #182 of 250 in Texas. Violent crime is down 19% year over year and down 16% over the last five years.
Athens, TX crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- D (8/10)
- Texas Grade
- D (8/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 341.7 / 100k
- National rank
- #2,803 of 3,771
- TX rank
- #182 of 250
- Safer than
- 26% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- down 19%
- 5-year change
- down 16%
- Population
- 13,755
- Reporting agency
- Athens Police Department
- Data year
- 2025 · FBI UCR
Reported by Athens Police Department (FBI ORI TX1070100) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
About Athens, TX
Also known as
- Alvin
History
Became the county seat of Henderson County in 1850. Incorporated in 1856 and reincorporated in 1901.
Name history sourced from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) — public-domain federal geographic-names data.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Athens (red), Texas (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Athens vs. U.S., 2025 — by offense
Rates per 100,000 residents for each offense category.
Full data, last 5 years
Rates per 100,000 residents. Raw counts in parentheses.
| Offense | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 406.9(52) | 346.5(45) | 413.2(54) | 422.8(58) | 341.7(47) |
| Murder | 0.0(0) | 7.7(1) | 7.7(1) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 70.4(9) | 61.6(8) | 91.8(12) | 29.2(4) | 29.1(4) |
| Robbery | 47.0(6) | 15.4(2) | 45.9(6) | 43.7(6) | 14.5(2) |
| Aggravated assault | 289.6(37) | 261.8(34) | 267.8(35) | 349.9(48) | 298.1(41) |
| Property crime | 1510.4(193) | 1755.7(228) | 2173.2(284) | 1414.2(194) | 1039.6(143) |
| Burglary | 352.2(45) | 277.2(36) | 367.3(48) | 247.8(34) | 130.9(18) |
| Larceny | 978.2(125) | 1247.5(162) | 1645.2(215) | 1108.0(152) | 807.0(111) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 180.0(23) | 223.3(29) | 153.0(20) | 51.0(7) | 94.5(13) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Athens, TX Crime Grade?
- FBI Uniform Crime Reporting via the Crime Data Explorer. Agency-level data, pulled directly. No third-party aggregators, no proprietary score.
- What metric does the Athens Crime Grade use?
- Violent crime rate per 100,000 residents (murder + rape + robbery + aggravated assault), most recent fully-reported year.
- How is the national decile for Athens calculated?
- Athens's rate placed against all FBI-reporting U.S. cities with population ≥ 25,000. 1 = safest.
- How is the Texas state decile calculated?
- Same calculation restricted to Texas cities with population ≥ 10,000.
- How do decile scores convert to a letter grade?
- 1–3 = A · 4–5 = B · 6–7 = C · 8 = D · 9–10 = F.
- How often is the Athens Crime Grade refreshed?
- Twice a year. The FBI typically releases the prior year's full data each September.
- What are the limits of this Crime Grade?
- The FBI relies on local agency reporting. Rates reflect what was reported, not what occurred.
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