Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Orange, TX Crime Grade
How Orange 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
9/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Texas
9/10
vs. Texas cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Orange, TX was 446.1 per 100,000 residents (86 incidents over a population of 19,278). That puts Orange 37% above the U.S. rate of 325.3 and 29% above the Texas statewide rate of 345.5.
That ranks Orange #3,166 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 16% of them, and #220 of 250 in Texas. Violent crime is down 1% year over year and down 5% over the last five years.
Orange, TX crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- F (9/10)
- Texas Grade
- F (9/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 446.1 / 100k
- National rank
- #3,166 of 3,771
- TX rank
- #220 of 250
- Safer than
- 16% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- down 1%
- 5-year change
- down 5%
- Population
- 19,278
- Reporting agency
- Orange Police Department
- Data year
- 2025 · FBI UCR
Reported by Orange Police Department (FBI ORI TX1810200) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
About Orange, TX
Also known as
- Strongs Bluff
- Green's Bluff
- Greens Bluff
- Huntley
- Madison
- Jefferson
History
Named because of the luxuriant wild orange trees growing in the swamp of the Sabine River. Incorporated in 1858. Current name adopted in 1858.
Name history sourced from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) — public-domain federal geographic-names data.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Orange (red), Texas (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Orange 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 | 467.5(83) | 493.3(94) | 463.7(88) | 451.4(86) | 446.1(86) |
| Murder | 16.9(3) | 15.7(3) | 10.5(2) | 21.0(4) | 15.6(3) |
| Rape | 45.1(8) | 73.5(14) | 63.2(12) | 94.5(18) | 83.0(16) |
| Robbery | 39.4(7) | 52.5(10) | 36.9(7) | 47.2(9) | 62.2(12) |
| Aggravated assault | 366.1(65) | 351.6(67) | 353.0(67) | 288.7(55) | 285.3(55) |
| Property crime | 1655.9(294) | 1663.5(317) | 1570.2(298) | 1207.3(230) | 954.5(184) |
| Burglary | 326.7(58) | 351.6(67) | 458.4(87) | 362.2(69) | 243.8(47) |
| Larceny | 1058.9(188) | 1070.5(204) | 800.9(152) | 635.2(121) | 586.2(113) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 264.7(47) | 241.4(46) | 300.3(57) | 204.7(39) | 114.1(22) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Orange, 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 Orange 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 Orange calculated?
- Orange'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 Orange 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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