Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Denton, TX Crime Grade
How Denton 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
6/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Texas
5/10
vs. Texas cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Denton, TX was 196.7 per 100,000 residents (340 incidents over a population of 172,882). That puts Denton Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 43% below the Texas statewide rate of 345.5.
That ranks Denton #2,026 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 46% of them, and #119 of 250 in Texas. Violent crime is down 14% year over year and down 33% over the last five years.
Denton, TX crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- C (6/10)
- Texas Grade
- B (5/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 196.7 / 100k
- National rank
- #2,026 of 3,771
- TX rank
- #119 of 250
- Safer than
- 46% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- down 14%
- 5-year change
- down 33%
- Population
- 172,882
- Reporting agency
- Denton Police Department
- Data year
- 2025 · FBI UCR
Reported by Denton Police Department (FBI ORI TX0610200) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Denton (red), Texas (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Denton 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 | 292.1(441) | 290.5(448) | 268.7(417) | 228.5(376) | 196.7(340) |
| Murder | 2.0(3) | 4.5(7) | 5.8(9) | 4.9(8) | 2.9(5) |
| Rape | 76.2(115) | 77.2(119) | 61.2(95) | 66.2(109) | 48.6(84) |
| Robbery | 35.8(54) | 29.2(45) | 36.1(56) | 28.6(47) | 22.0(38) |
| Aggravated assault | 178.2(269) | 179.6(277) | 165.6(257) | 128.8(212) | 123.2(213) |
| Property crime | 2073.9(3,131) | 2489.8(3,840) | 2229.8(3,461) | 1879.5(3,093) | 1715.6(2,966) |
| Burglary | 206.0(311) | 334.6(516) | 205.5(319) | 142.2(234) | 160.8(278) |
| Larceny | 1625.4(2,454) | 1857.6(2,865) | 1798.2(2,791) | 1584.2(2,607) | 1386.5(2,397) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 236.5(357) | 292.4(451) | 219.7(341) | 147.1(242) | 166.0(287) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Denton, 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 Denton 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 Denton calculated?
- Denton'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 Denton 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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