Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
San Antonio, TX Crime Grade
How San Antonio 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
10/10
vs. Texas cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in San Antonio, TX was 528.2 per 100,000 residents (8,183 incidents over a population of 1,549,306). That puts San Antonio Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 53% above the Texas statewide rate of 345.5.
That ranks San Antonio #3,321 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 12% of them, and #235 of 250 in Texas. Violent crime is down 13% year over year and down 25% over the last five years.
San Antonio, TX crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- F (9/10)
- Texas Grade
- F (10/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 528.2 / 100k
- National rank
- #3,321 of 3,771
- TX rank
- #235 of 250
- Safer than
- 12% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- down 13%
- 5-year change
- down 25%
- Population
- 1,549,306
- Reporting agency
- San Antonio Police Department
- Data year
- 2025 · FBI UCR
Reported by San Antonio Police Department (FBI ORI TXSPD0000) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
About San Antonio, TX
Also known as
- San Antonio de Bejar
Location
ranked 11th by population in the 1980 census
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. San Antonio (red), Texas (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
San Antonio 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 | 703.9(11,211) | 893.8(13,099) | 700.0(10,430) | 604.4(9,154) | 528.2(8,183) |
| Murder | 10.3(164) | 15.9(233) | 10.9(163) | 8.3(126) | 6.8(106) |
| Rape | 86.5(1,377) | 113.8(1,668) | 102.4(1,526) | 88.5(1,341) | 77.8(1,206) |
| Robbery | 108.2(1,723) | 117.2(1,718) | 120.5(1,795) | 109.3(1,656) | 88.9(1,377) |
| Aggravated assault | 499.0(7,947) | 646.8(9,480) | 466.2(6,946) | 398.2(6,031) | 354.6(5,494) |
| Property crime | 3865.3(61,562) | 5102.7(74,786) | 5422.0(80,790) | 4664.3(70,639) | 3909.4(60,568) |
| Burglary | 476.7(7,593) | 638.6(9,360) | 548.0(8,166) | 499.8(7,569) | 468.0(7,251) |
| Larceny | 2811.5(44,779) | 3600.2(52,765) | 3577.1(53,300) | 3309.3(50,118) | 2817.4(43,650) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 559.6(8,912) | 846.5(12,406) | 1281.2(19,091) | 843.3(12,772) | 614.5(9,520) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the San Antonio, 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 San Antonio 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 San Antonio calculated?
- San Antonio'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 San Antonio 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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