Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Rowlett, TX Crime Grade
How Rowlett 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 Rowlett, TX was 155.4 per 100,000 residents (108 incidents over a population of 69,502). That puts Rowlett Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 55% below the Texas statewide rate of 345.5.
That ranks Rowlett #1,672 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 56% of them, and #94 of 250 in Texas. Violent crime is down 1% year over year and down 14% over the last five years.
Rowlett, TX crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- B (5/10)
- Texas Grade
- B (4/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 155.4 / 100k
- National rank
- #1,672 of 3,771
- TX rank
- #94 of 250
- Safer than
- 56% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- down 1%
- 5-year change
- down 14%
- Population
- 69,502
- Reporting agency
- Rowlett Police Department
- Data year
- 2025 · FBI UCR
Reported by Rowlett Police Department (FBI ORI TX0573300) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
About Rowlett, TX
Also known as
- Rowlette
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. Rowlett (red), Texas (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Rowlett 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 | 180.4(125) | 242.3(158) | 232.5(155) | 157.7(109) | 155.4(108) |
| Murder | 2.9(2) | 4.6(3) | 4.5(3) | 0.0(0) | 1.4(1) |
| Rape | 34.6(24) | 24.5(16) | 43.5(29) | 31.8(22) | 28.8(20) |
| Robbery | 13.0(9) | 24.5(16) | 24.0(16) | 15.9(11) | 14.4(10) |
| Aggravated assault | 129.9(90) | 188.7(123) | 160.5(107) | 109.9(76) | 110.8(77) |
| Property crime | 1042.0(722) | 1494.0(974) | 1378.4(919) | 1314.8(909) | 1153.9(802) |
| Burglary | 125.6(87) | 147.2(96) | 141.0(94) | 105.6(73) | 97.8(68) |
| Larceny | 842.9(584) | 1208.7(788) | 1082.9(722) | 1084.8(750) | 991.3(689) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 72.2(50) | 138.0(90) | 148.5(99) | 120.1(83) | 61.9(43) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Rowlett, 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 Rowlett 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 Rowlett calculated?
- Rowlett'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 Rowlett 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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