Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
San Marcos, TX Crime Grade
How San Marcos 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 San Marcos, TX was 412.3 per 100,000 residents (313 incidents over a population of 75,924). That puts San Marcos Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 19% above the Texas statewide rate of 345.5.
That ranks San Marcos #3,065 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 19% of them, and #208 of 250 in Texas. Violent crime is up 12% year over year and down 25% over the last five years.
San Marcos, TX crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- F (9/10)
- Texas Grade
- F (9/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 412.3 / 100k
- National rank
- #3,065 of 3,771
- TX rank
- #208 of 250
- Safer than
- 19% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- up 12%
- 5-year change
- down 25%
- Population
- 75,924
- Reporting agency
- San Marcos Police Department
- Data year
- 2025 · FBI UCR
Reported by San Marcos Police Department (FBI ORI TX1050100) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. San Marcos (red), Texas (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
San Marcos 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 | 548.1(378) | 659.3(458) | 460.7(329) | 367.1(267) | 412.3(313) |
| Murder | 5.8(4) | 0.0(0) | 4.2(3) | 0.0(0) | 5.3(4) |
| Rape | 140.7(97) | 168.4(117) | 92.4(66) | 103.1(75) | 98.8(75) |
| Robbery | 63.8(44) | 67.7(47) | 57.4(41) | 37.1(27) | 39.5(30) |
| Aggravated assault | 337.9(233) | 423.2(294) | 306.7(219) | 226.9(165) | 268.7(204) |
| Property crime | 2411.5(1,663) | 2631.4(1,828) | 2304.9(1,646) | 2268.9(1,650) | 1930.9(1,466) |
| Burglary | 300.2(207) | 305.2(212) | 340.3(243) | 266.8(194) | 210.7(160) |
| Larceny | 1873.5(1,292) | 1993.7(1,385) | 1642.6(1,173) | 1608.8(1,170) | 1483.1(1,126) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 234.9(162) | 319.6(222) | 316.5(226) | 390.5(284) | 234.4(178) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the San Marcos, 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 Marcos 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 Marcos calculated?
- San Marcos'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 Marcos 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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