Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Wichita Falls, TX Crime Grade
How Wichita Falls 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
8/10
vs. Texas cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Wichita Falls, TX was 351.8 per 100,000 residents (360 incidents over a population of 102,345). That puts Wichita Falls Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 2% above the Texas statewide rate of 345.5.
That ranks Wichita Falls #2,853 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 24% of them, and #188 of 250 in Texas. Violent crime is down 2% year over year and down 39% over the last five years.
Wichita Falls, TX crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- D (8/10)
- Texas Grade
- D (8/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 351.8 / 100k
- National rank
- #2,853 of 3,771
- TX rank
- #188 of 250
- Safer than
- 24% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- down 2%
- 5-year change
- down 39%
- Population
- 102,345
- Reporting agency
- Wichita Falls Police Department
- Data year
- 2025 · FBI UCR
Reported by Wichita Falls Police Department (FBI ORI TX2430500) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Wichita Falls (red), Texas (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Wichita Falls 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 | 573.6(605) | 478.0(494) | 497.4(511) | 360.1(370) | 351.8(360) |
| Murder | 8.5(9) | 13.5(14) | 3.9(4) | 8.8(9) | 3.9(4) |
| Rape | 121.4(128) | 118.1(122) | 98.3(101) | 69.1(71) | 85.0(87) |
| Robbery | 52.1(55) | 49.4(51) | 61.3(63) | 59.4(61) | 45.9(47) |
| Aggravated assault | 391.6(413) | 297.1(307) | 333.9(343) | 222.8(229) | 216.9(222) |
| Property crime | 3052.1(3,219) | 2831.5(2,926) | 2534.6(2,604) | 2641.1(2,714) | 2154.5(2,205) |
| Burglary | 599.2(632) | 497.4(514) | 436.1(448) | 447.6(460) | 345.9(354) |
| Larceny | 2081.2(2,195) | 2052.5(2,121) | 1897.0(1,949) | 1946.2(2,000) | 1607.3(1,645) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 369.8(390) | 281.6(291) | 199.5(205) | 245.2(252) | 200.3(205) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Wichita Falls, 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 Wichita Falls 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 Wichita Falls calculated?
- Wichita Falls'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 Wichita Falls 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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