Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Waxahachie, TX Crime Grade
How Waxahachie 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 Waxahachie, TX was 182.0 per 100,000 residents (92 incidents over a population of 50,545). That puts Waxahachie Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 47% below the Texas statewide rate of 345.5.
That ranks Waxahachie #1,905 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 49% of them, and #113 of 250 in Texas. Violent crime is down 20% year over year and down 33% over the last five years.
Waxahachie, TX crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- C (6/10)
- Texas Grade
- B (5/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 182.0 / 100k
- National rank
- #1,905 of 3,771
- TX rank
- #113 of 250
- Safer than
- 49% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- down 20%
- 5-year change
- down 33%
- Population
- 50,545
- Reporting agency
- Waxahachie Police Department
- Data year
- 2025 · FBI UCR
Reported by Waxahachie Police Department (FBI ORI TX0701000) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Waxahachie (red), Texas (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Waxahachie 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 | 273.3(112) | 248.8(113) | 223.0(106) | 227.5(112) | 182.0(92) |
| Murder | 4.9(2) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 4.1(2) | 5.9(3) |
| Rape | 53.7(22) | 52.8(24) | 37.9(18) | 50.8(25) | 37.6(19) |
| Robbery | 19.5(8) | 17.6(8) | 8.4(4) | 14.2(7) | 25.7(13) |
| Aggravated assault | 195.2(80) | 178.3(81) | 176.7(84) | 158.5(78) | 112.8(57) |
| Property crime | 1715.6(703) | 1629.2(740) | 1537.8(731) | 1592.8(784) | 977.3(494) |
| Burglary | 126.9(52) | 121.1(55) | 119.9(57) | 126.0(62) | 150.4(76) |
| Larceny | 1376.3(564) | 1376.0(625) | 1268.5(603) | 1302.2(641) | 755.8(382) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 207.4(85) | 129.9(59) | 145.2(69) | 162.5(80) | 65.3(33) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Waxahachie, 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 Waxahachie 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 Waxahachie calculated?
- Waxahachie'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 Waxahachie 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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