Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Corpus Christi, TX Crime Grade
How Corpus Christi 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
10/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Texas
10/10
vs. Texas cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Corpus Christi, TX was 792.6 per 100,000 residents (2,513 incidents over a population of 317,077). That puts Corpus Christi 144% above the U.S. rate of 325.3 and 129% above the Texas statewide rate of 345.5.
That ranks Corpus Christi #3,593 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 5% of them, and #244 of 250 in Texas. Violent crime is down 9% year over year and down 8% over the last five years.
Corpus Christi, TX crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- F (10/10)
- Texas Grade
- F (10/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 792.6 / 100k
- National rank
- #3,593 of 3,771
- TX rank
- #244 of 250
- Safer than
- 5% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- down 9%
- 5-year change
- down 8%
- Population
- 317,077
- Reporting agency
- Corpus Christi Police Department
- Data year
- 2025 · FBI UCR
Reported by Corpus Christi Police Department (FBI ORI TX1780200) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Corpus Christi (red), Texas (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Corpus Christi 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 | 863.0(2,844) | 803.6(2,553) | 874.9(2,759) | 872.5(2,758) | 792.6(2,513) |
| Murder | 6.1(20) | 12.9(41) | 6.3(20) | 7.9(25) | 4.1(13) |
| Rape | 85.9(283) | 87.8(279) | 90.4(285) | 81.3(257) | 66.5(211) |
| Robbery | 141.1(465) | 111.7(355) | 116.4(367) | 116.1(367) | 105.3(334) |
| Aggravated assault | 630.0(2,076) | 591.1(1,878) | 661.8(2,087) | 667.2(2,109) | 616.6(1,955) |
| Property crime | 3192.7(10,521) | 3163.7(10,051) | 3216.2(10,142) | 3046.4(9,630) | 2767.8(8,776) |
| Burglary | 537.1(1,770) | 505.5(1,606) | 545.8(1,721) | 526.1(1,663) | 505.6(1,603) |
| Larceny | 2320.8(7,648) | 2366.1(7,517) | 2327.6(7,340) | 2109.1(6,667) | 1968.3(6,241) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 309.8(1,021) | 265.7(844) | 324.4(1,023) | 391.0(1,236) | 271.5(861) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Corpus Christi, 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 Corpus Christi 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 Corpus Christi calculated?
- Corpus Christi'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 Corpus Christi 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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