Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Waco, TX Crime Grade
How Waco 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
8/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Texas
9/10
vs. Texas cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Waco, TX was 411.7 per 100,000 residents (610 incidents over a population of 148,165). That puts Waco Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 19% above the Texas statewide rate of 345.5.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Waco (red), Texas (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Waco 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 | 722.6(1,034) | 644.4(908) | 506.4(738) | 428.7(627) | 411.7(610) |
| Murder | 10.5(15) | 9.9(14) | 8.2(12) | 5.5(8) | 5.4(8) |
| Rape | 80.4(115) | 83.0(117) | 84.4(123) | 90.2(132) | 94.5(140) |
| Robbery | 103.4(148) | 75.2(106) | 67.2(98) | 58.8(86) | 46.6(69) |
| Aggravated assault | 528.3(756) | 476.2(671) | 346.5(505) | 274.2(401) | 265.2(393) |
| Property crime | 3347.6(4,790) | 3256.0(4,588) | 2662.3(3,880) | 2136.5(3,125) | 1791.2(2,654) |
| Burglary | 651.3(932) | 533.0(751) | 347.9(507) | 295.3(432) | 284.1(421) |
| Larceny | 2395.7(3,428) | 2436.3(3,433) | 2018.0(2,941) | 1629.9(2,384) | 1326.9(1,966) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 294.2(421) | 271.1(382) | 286.1(417) | 205.8(301) | 173.5(257) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting via the Crime Data Explorer. Agency-level data, pulled directly. No third-party aggregators, no proprietary score.
- Metric: Violent crime rate per 100,000 residents (murder + rape + robbery + aggravated assault), most recent fully-reported year.
- National decile: Waco's rate placed against all FBI-reporting U.S. cities with population ≥ 25,000. 1 = safest.
- State decile: Same calculation restricted to Texas cities with population ≥ 10,000.
- Letter grade: 1–3 = A · 4–5 = B · 6–7 = C · 8 = D · 9–10 = F.
- Refresh: Twice a year. The FBI typically releases the prior year's full data each September.
- Limits: The FBI relies on local agency reporting. Rates reflect what was reported, not what occurred.
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