Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Dallas, TX Crime Grade
How Dallas 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
9/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Texas
10/10
vs. Texas cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Dallas, TX was 574.7 per 100,000 residents (7,650 incidents over a population of 1,331,217). That puts Dallas 77% above the U.S. rate of 325.3 and 66% above the Texas statewide rate of 345.5.
That ranks Dallas #3,391 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 10% of them, and #238 of 250 in Texas. Violent crime is down 13% year over year and down 31% over the last five years.
Dallas, TX crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- F (9/10)
- Texas Grade
- F (10/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 574.7 / 100k
- National rank
- #3,391 of 3,771
- TX rank
- #238 of 250
- Safer than
- 10% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- down 13%
- 5-year change
- down 31%
- Population
- 1,331,217
- Reporting agency
- Dallas Police Department
- Data year
- 2025 · FBI UCR
Reported by Dallas Police Department (FBI ORI TXDPD0000) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Dallas (red), Texas (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Dallas 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 | 828.5(11,178) | 797.1(10,252) | 690.8(9,015) | 660.9(8,734) | 574.7(7,650) |
| Murder | 15.6(211) | 16.5(212) | 18.7(244) | 13.7(181) | 10.4(139) |
| Rape | 46.3(624) | 42.4(545) | 42.2(551) | 37.4(494) | 26.4(352) |
| Robbery | 181.1(2,443) | 169.3(2,177) | 163.2(2,130) | 169.3(2,237) | 151.7(2,019) |
| Aggravated assault | 585.5(7,900) | 569.0(7,318) | 466.7(6,090) | 440.6(5,822) | 386.1(5,140) |
| Property crime | 3482.6(46,987) | 3826.6(49,215) | 4033.1(52,632) | 3411.5(45,083) | 3064.4(40,794) |
| Burglary | 515.7(6,958) | 528.8(6,801) | 474.6(6,194) | 467.6(6,180) | 419.2(5,581) |
| Larceny | 2073.3(27,973) | 2248.9(28,923) | 2132.7(27,831) | 1831.5(24,203) | 1796.0(23,908) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 876.0(11,819) | 1034.3(13,302) | 1414.3(18,456) | 1100.9(14,549) | 838.0(11,155) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Dallas, 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 Dallas 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 Dallas calculated?
- Dallas'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 Dallas 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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