Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Northlake, TX Crime Grade
How Northlake 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
5/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Texas
4/10
vs. Texas cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Northlake, TX was 157.1 per 100,000 residents (20 incidents over a population of 12,732). That puts Northlake 52% below the U.S. rate of 325.3 and 55% below the Texas statewide rate of 345.5.
That ranks Northlake #1,683 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 55% of them, and #96 of 250 in Texas. Violent crime is roughly flat year over year and down 56% over the last five years.
Northlake, TX crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- B (5/10)
- Texas Grade
- B (4/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 157.1 / 100k
- National rank
- #1,683 of 3,771
- TX rank
- #96 of 250
- Safer than
- 55% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- roughly flat
- 5-year change
- down 56%
- Population
- 12,732
- Reporting agency
- Northlake Police Department
- Data year
- 2025 · FBI UCR
Reported by Northlake Police Department (FBI ORI TX0613900) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Northlake (red), Texas (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Northlake 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 | 357.8(17) | 94.0(8) | 143.0(16) | 158.5(18) | 157.1(20) |
| Murder | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 8.9(1) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 105.2(5) | 11.7(1) | 44.7(5) | 17.6(2) | 62.8(8) |
| Robbery | 21.0(1) | 11.7(1) | 17.9(2) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
| Aggravated assault | 231.5(11) | 70.5(6) | 71.5(8) | 140.9(16) | 94.3(12) |
| Property crime | 1662.8(79) | 1186.4(101) | 876.1(98) | 1505.7(171) | 1091.7(139) |
| Burglary | 147.3(7) | 70.5(6) | 125.2(14) | 149.7(17) | 141.4(18) |
| Larceny | 1347.1(64) | 892.8(76) | 590.0(66) | 1171.1(133) | 754.0(96) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 168.4(8) | 223.2(19) | 160.9(18) | 184.9(21) | 196.4(25) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Northlake, 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 Northlake 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 Northlake calculated?
- Northlake'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 Northlake 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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