Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Harker Heights, TX Crime Grade
How Harker Heights 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
4/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Texas
3/10
vs. Texas cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Harker Heights, TX was 120.1 per 100,000 residents (43 incidents over a population of 35,790). That puts Harker Heights Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 65% below the Texas statewide rate of 345.5.
That ranks Harker Heights #1,339 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 65% of them, and #63 of 250 in Texas. Violent crime is down 11% year over year and down 36% over the last five years.
Harker Heights, TX crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- B (4/10)
- Texas Grade
- A (3/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 120.1 / 100k
- National rank
- #1,339 of 3,771
- TX rank
- #63 of 250
- Safer than
- 65% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- down 11%
- 5-year change
- down 36%
- Population
- 35,790
- Reporting agency
- Harker Heights Police Department
- Data year
- 2025 · FBI UCR
Reported by Harker Heights Police Department (FBI ORI TX0140300) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Harker Heights (red), Texas (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Harker Heights 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 | 186.7(63) | 232.3(79) | 217.1(75) | 134.8(47) | 120.1(43) |
| Murder | 3.0(1) | 8.8(3) | 11.6(4) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 47.4(16) | 67.6(23) | 43.4(15) | 43.0(15) | 27.9(10) |
| Robbery | 44.4(15) | 23.5(8) | 26.1(9) | 14.3(5) | 22.4(8) |
| Aggravated assault | 91.8(31) | 132.3(45) | 136.1(47) | 77.5(27) | 69.9(25) |
| Property crime | 1140.7(385) | 1344.1(457) | 1158.1(400) | 995.5(347) | 1251.7(448) |
| Burglary | 151.1(51) | 200.0(68) | 121.6(42) | 180.7(63) | 109.0(39) |
| Larceny | 841.4(284) | 1005.9(342) | 830.9(287) | 728.7(254) | 729.3(261) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 139.3(47) | 135.3(46) | 205.6(71) | 86.1(30) | 413.5(148) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Harker Heights, 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 Harker Heights 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 Harker Heights calculated?
- Harker Heights'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 Harker Heights 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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