Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Melissa, TX Crime Grade
How Melissa 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
2/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Texas
1/10
vs. Texas cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Melissa, TX was 52.5 per 100,000 residents (16 incidents over a population of 30,479). That puts Melissa Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 85% below the Texas statewide rate of 345.5.
That ranks Melissa #537 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 86% of them, and #17 of 250 in Texas. Violent crime is up 46% year over year and down 20% over the last five years.
Melissa, TX crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- A (2/10)
- Texas Grade
- A (1/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 52.5 / 100k
- National rank
- #537 of 3,771
- TX rank
- #17 of 250
- Safer than
- 86% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- up 46%
- 5-year change
- down 20%
- Population
- 30,479
- Reporting agency
- Melissa Police Department
- Data year
- 2025 · FBI UCR
Reported by Melissa Police Department (FBI ORI TX0431700) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Melissa (red), Texas (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Melissa 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 | 65.3(10) | 24.9(5) | 31.1(7) | 35.9(10) | 52.5(16) |
| Murder | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 0.0(0) | 10.0(2) | 0.0(0) | 7.2(2) | 3.3(1) |
| Robbery | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 13.1(4) |
| Aggravated assault | 65.3(10) | 14.9(3) | 31.1(7) | 28.7(8) | 36.1(11) |
| Property crime | 652.7(100) | 323.9(65) | 373.4(84) | 348.5(97) | 420.0(128) |
| Burglary | 104.4(16) | 19.9(4) | 71.1(16) | 61.1(17) | 49.2(15) |
| Larceny | 496.0(76) | 279.0(56) | 289.0(65) | 251.5(70) | 301.8(92) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 52.2(8) | 24.9(5) | 13.3(3) | 32.3(9) | 68.9(21) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Melissa, 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 Melissa 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 Melissa calculated?
- Melissa'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 Melissa 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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