Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
San Benito, TX Crime Grade
How San Benito 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
6/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Texas
5/10
vs. Texas cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in San Benito, TX was 202.6 per 100,000 residents (50 incidents over a population of 24,680). That puts San Benito 38% below the U.S. rate of 325.3 and 41% below the Texas statewide rate of 345.5.
That ranks San Benito #2,060 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 45% of them, and #124 of 250 in Texas. Violent crime is down 23% year over year and down 66% over the last five years.
San Benito, TX crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- C (6/10)
- Texas Grade
- B (5/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 202.6 / 100k
- National rank
- #2,060 of 3,771
- TX rank
- #124 of 250
- Safer than
- 45% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- down 23%
- 5-year change
- down 66%
- Population
- 24,680
- Reporting agency
- San Benito Police Department
- Data year
- 2025 · FBI UCR
Reported by San Benito Police Department (FBI ORI TX0310900) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. San Benito (red), Texas (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
San Benito 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 | 598.4(144) | 509.9(126) | 309.2(76) | 262.5(64) | 202.6(50) |
| Murder | 4.2(1) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 4.1(1) | 4.1(1) |
| Rape | 20.8(5) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 20.3(5) |
| Robbery | 33.2(8) | 40.5(10) | 52.9(13) | 32.8(8) | 28.4(7) |
| Aggravated assault | 540.2(130) | 469.4(116) | 256.3(63) | 225.6(55) | 149.9(37) |
| Property crime | 1936.4(466) | 1752.2(433) | 3234.6(795) | 2903.8(708) | 2483.8(613) |
| Burglary | 332.4(80) | 263.0(65) | 386.5(95) | 278.9(68) | 299.8(74) |
| Larceny | 1429.5(344) | 1339.4(331) | 2632.4(647) | 2350.1(573) | 1957.1(483) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 174.5(42) | 141.6(35) | 211.6(52) | 270.7(66) | 218.8(54) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the San Benito, 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 Benito 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 Benito calculated?
- San Benito'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 Benito 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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