Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Harlingen, TX Crime Grade
How Harlingen 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
6/10
vs. Texas cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Harlingen, TX was 231.0 per 100,000 residents (167 incidents over a population of 72,282). That puts Harlingen Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 33% below the Texas statewide rate of 345.5.
That ranks Harlingen #2,264 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 40% of them, and #142 of 250 in Texas. Violent crime is down 14% year over year and down 44% over the last five years.
Harlingen, TX crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- C (7/10)
- Texas Grade
- C (6/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 231.0 / 100k
- National rank
- #2,264 of 3,771
- TX rank
- #142 of 250
- Safer than
- 40% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- down 14%
- 5-year change
- down 44%
- Population
- 72,282
- Reporting agency
- Harlingen Police Department
- Data year
- 2025 · FBI UCR
Reported by Harlingen Police Department (FBI ORI TX0310300) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Harlingen (red), Texas (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Harlingen 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 | 411.1(268) | 324.8(234) | 317.1(227) | 267.6(191) | 231.0(167) |
| Murder | 9.2(6) | 4.2(3) | 1.4(1) | 1.4(1) | 1.4(1) |
| Rape | 13.8(9) | 16.7(12) | 19.6(14) | 19.6(14) | 20.8(15) |
| Robbery | 76.7(50) | 72.2(52) | 58.7(42) | 40.6(29) | 38.7(28) |
| Aggravated assault | 311.4(203) | 231.8(167) | 237.5(170) | 205.9(147) | 170.2(123) |
| Property crime | 3399.5(2,216) | 2850.9(2,054) | 2803.8(2,007) | 2761.0(1,971) | 2278.6(1,647) |
| Burglary | 509.3(332) | 362.3(261) | 388.4(278) | 346.0(247) | 282.2(204) |
| Larceny | 2664.7(1,737) | 2297.1(1,655) | 2157.0(1,544) | 2091.4(1,493) | 1794.4(1,297) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 210.2(137) | 176.3(127) | 245.9(176) | 306.8(219) | 185.4(134) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Harlingen, 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 Harlingen 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 Harlingen calculated?
- Harlingen'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 Harlingen 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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