Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Balch Springs, TX Crime Grade
How Balch Springs 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 Balch Springs, TX was 393.2 per 100,000 residents (107 incidents over a population of 27,214). That puts Balch Springs Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 14% above the Texas statewide rate of 345.5.
That ranks Balch Springs #2,996 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 21% of them, and #198 of 250 in Texas. Violent crime is down 4% year over year and down 41% over the last five years.
Balch Springs, TX crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- D (8/10)
- Texas Grade
- D (8/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 393.2 / 100k
- National rank
- #2,996 of 3,771
- TX rank
- #198 of 250
- Safer than
- 21% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- down 4%
- 5-year change
- down 41%
- Population
- 27,214
- Reporting agency
- Balch Springs Police Department
- Data year
- 2025 · FBI UCR
Reported by Balch Springs Police Department (FBI ORI TX0570200) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Balch Springs (red), Texas (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Balch Springs 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 | 662.7(164) | 485.7(131) | 496.7(133) | 410.2(110) | 393.2(107) |
| Murder | 8.1(2) | 11.1(3) | 18.7(5) | 0.0(0) | 18.4(5) |
| Rape | 64.7(16) | 55.6(15) | 41.1(11) | 33.6(9) | 18.4(5) |
| Robbery | 101.0(25) | 92.7(25) | 115.8(31) | 104.4(28) | 110.2(30) |
| Aggravated assault | 489.0(121) | 326.3(88) | 321.2(86) | 272.2(73) | 246.2(67) |
| Property crime | 3386.4(838) | 2973.3(802) | 3223.0(863) | 2822.6(757) | 2686.1(731) |
| Burglary | 545.5(135) | 337.4(91) | 489.2(131) | 331.9(89) | 547.5(149) |
| Larceny | 2032.7(503) | 1720.2(464) | 1721.7(461) | 1834.5(492) | 1495.6(407) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 804.2(199) | 912.0(246) | 1012.1(271) | 652.5(175) | 639.4(174) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Balch Springs, 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 Balch Springs 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 Balch Springs calculated?
- Balch Springs'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 Balch Springs 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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