Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
New Braunfels, TX Crime Grade
How New Braunfels 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
6/10
vs. Texas cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in New Braunfels, TX was 224.0 per 100,000 residents (277 incidents over a population of 123,668). That puts New Braunfels Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 35% below the Texas statewide rate of 345.5.
That ranks New Braunfels #2,217 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 41% of them, and #139 of 250 in Texas. Violent crime is up 43% year over year and down 9% over the last five years.
New Braunfels, TX crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- C (6/10)
- Texas Grade
- C (6/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 224.0 / 100k
- National rank
- #2,217 of 3,771
- TX rank
- #139 of 250
- Safer than
- 41% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- up 43%
- 5-year change
- down 9%
- Population
- 123,668
- Reporting agency
- New Braunfels Police Department
- Data year
- 2025 · FBI UCR
Reported by New Braunfels Police Department (FBI ORI TX0460100) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. New Braunfels (red), Texas (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
New Braunfels 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 | 245.0(246) | 189.7(203) | 145.6(163) | 156.4(185) | 224.0(277) |
| Murder | 1.0(1) | 0.0(0) | 0.9(1) | 1.7(2) | 0.8(1) |
| Rape | 15.9(16) | 29.0(31) | 20.5(23) | 16.9(20) | 50.1(62) |
| Robbery | 30.9(31) | 18.7(20) | 21.4(24) | 12.7(15) | 12.1(15) |
| Aggravated assault | 197.2(198) | 142.0(152) | 102.7(115) | 125.1(148) | 160.9(199) |
| Property crime | 1224.8(1,230) | 1422.2(1,522) | 1254.2(1,404) | 1287.8(1,523) | 1157.1(1,431) |
| Burglary | 183.2(184) | 167.3(179) | 214.4(240) | 126.8(150) | 95.4(118) |
| Larceny | 882.2(886) | 1087.7(1,164) | 872.8(977) | 1053.5(1,246) | 976.8(1,208) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 159.3(160) | 166.3(178) | 166.2(186) | 104.8(124) | 81.7(101) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the New Braunfels, 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 New Braunfels 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 New Braunfels calculated?
- New Braunfels'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 New Braunfels 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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