Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
DeSoto, TX Crime Grade
How DeSoto 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
7/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Texas
7/10
vs. Texas cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in DeSoto, TX was 283.2 per 100,000 residents (161 incidents over a population of 56,851). That puts DeSoto 13% below the U.S. rate of 325.3 and 18% below the Texas statewide rate of 345.5.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. DeSoto (red), Texas (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
DeSoto 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 | 319.5(169) | 330.6(185) | 305.7(172) | 336.4(190) | 283.2(161) |
| Murder | 7.6(4) | 7.1(4) | 0.0(0) | 1.8(1) | 1.8(1) |
| Rape | 39.7(21) | 34.0(19) | 67.5(38) | 56.6(32) | 40.5(23) |
| Robbery | 70.0(37) | 64.3(36) | 58.7(33) | 56.6(32) | 40.5(23) |
| Aggravated assault | 202.3(107) | 225.2(126) | 179.5(101) | 221.3(125) | 200.5(114) |
| Property crime | 2083.5(1,102) | 2015.9(1,128) | 2078.0(1,169) | 1671.2(944) | 1570.8(893) |
| Burglary | 247.7(131) | 209.1(117) | 243.5(137) | 175.3(99) | 200.5(114) |
| Larceny | 1436.9(760) | 1376.1(770) | 1416.7(797) | 1159.5(655) | 1051.9(598) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 387.6(205) | 428.9(240) | 414.2(233) | 332.8(188) | 313.1(178) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting via the Crime Data Explorer. Agency-level data, pulled directly. No third-party aggregators, no proprietary score.
- Metric: Violent crime rate per 100,000 residents (murder + rape + robbery + aggravated assault), most recent fully-reported year.
- National decile: DeSoto's rate placed against all FBI-reporting U.S. cities with population ≥ 25,000. 1 = safest.
- State decile: Same calculation restricted to Texas cities with population ≥ 10,000.
- Letter grade: 1–3 = A · 4–5 = B · 6–7 = C · 8 = D · 9–10 = F.
- Refresh: Twice a year. The FBI typically releases the prior year's full data each September.
- Limits: The FBI relies on local agency reporting. Rates reflect what was reported, not what occurred.
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