Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
University Park, TX Crime Grade
How University Park 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
2/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Texas
1/10
vs. Texas cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in University Park, TX was 43.5 per 100,000 residents (11 incidents over a population of 25,262). That puts University Park Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 87% below the Texas statewide rate of 345.5.
That ranks University Park #404 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 89% of them, and #10 of 250 in Texas. Violent crime is down 31% year over year and up 55% over the last five years.
University Park, TX crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- A (2/10)
- Texas Grade
- A (1/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 43.5 / 100k
- National rank
- #404 of 3,771
- TX rank
- #10 of 250
- Safer than
- 89% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- down 31%
- 5-year change
- up 55%
- Population
- 25,262
- Reporting agency
- University Park Police Department
- Data year
- 2025 · FBI UCR
Reported by University Park Police Department (FBI ORI TX0572400) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. University Park (red), Texas (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
University Park 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 | 28.1(7) | 40.1(10) | 31.9(8) | 63.4(16) | 43.5(11) |
| Murder | 4.0(1) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 12.1(3) | 8.0(2) | 8.0(2) | 4.0(1) | 0.0(0) |
| Robbery | 8.0(2) | 32.1(8) | 12.0(3) | 11.9(3) | 19.8(5) |
| Aggravated assault | 4.0(1) | 0.0(0) | 12.0(3) | 47.5(12) | 23.8(6) |
| Property crime | 1225.5(305) | 1336.4(333) | 1148.3(288) | 1434.2(362) | 1480.5(374) |
| Burglary | 192.9(48) | 581.9(145) | 586.1(147) | 186.2(47) | 102.9(26) |
| Larceny | 916.1(228) | 642.1(160) | 462.5(116) | 1065.7(269) | 1167.8(295) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 116.5(29) | 112.4(28) | 99.7(25) | 182.2(46) | 209.8(53) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the University Park, 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 University Park 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 University Park calculated?
- University Park'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 University Park 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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