Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Princeton, TX Crime Grade
How Princeton 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 Princeton, TX was 255.7 per 100,000 residents (69 incidents over a population of 26,983). That puts Princeton Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 26% below the Texas statewide rate of 345.5.
That ranks Princeton #2,408 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 36% of them, and #148 of 250 in Texas. Violent crime is down 14% year over year and up 36% over the last five years.
Princeton, TX crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- C (7/10)
- Texas Grade
- C (6/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 255.7 / 100k
- National rank
- #2,408 of 3,771
- TX rank
- #148 of 250
- Safer than
- 36% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- down 14%
- 5-year change
- up 36%
- Population
- 26,983
- Reporting agency
- Princeton Police Department
- Data year
- 2025 · FBI UCR
Reported by Princeton Police Department (FBI ORI TX0430900) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
About Princeton, TX
Also known as
- Wilson's Switch
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. Princeton (red), Texas (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Princeton 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 | 187.6(32) | 153.1(35) | 221.6(58) | 296.4(79) | 255.7(69) |
| Murder | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 3.8(1) | 3.8(1) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 76.2(13) | 39.4(9) | 103.2(27) | 48.8(13) | 66.7(18) |
| Robbery | 11.7(2) | 13.1(3) | 22.9(6) | 18.8(5) | 14.8(4) |
| Aggravated assault | 99.7(17) | 100.6(23) | 91.7(24) | 225.1(60) | 174.2(47) |
| Property crime | 627.2(107) | 817.8(187) | 596.1(156) | 859.3(229) | 807.9(218) |
| Burglary | 64.5(11) | 65.6(15) | 91.7(24) | 251.4(67) | 237.2(64) |
| Larceny | 474.8(81) | 669.1(153) | 447.1(117) | 555.3(148) | 474.4(128) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 87.9(15) | 83.1(19) | 53.5(14) | 52.5(14) | 88.9(24) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Princeton, 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 Princeton 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 Princeton calculated?
- Princeton'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 Princeton 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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