How has crime changed in Texas since 1985?

Police in Texas reported about 349 violent crimes per 100,000 people in 2025 (U.S.: 329), down from a high of 841 in 1991, and 1,813 property crimes in 2025 (U.S.: 1,552), down from a high of 7,425 in 1988. Rates count only the agencies that reported. Choose another state to compare.

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Crimes per 100,000 people in Texas and the U.S., each year
Year Violent, Texas Violent, U.S. Property, Texas Property, U.S.
1985 550.5 570.3 6,078.0 4,780.0
1986 659.6 633.6 6,810.0 5,015.3
1987 631.7 624.9 7,149.0 5,090.1
1988 652.9 630.2 7,425.3 5,045.9
1989 658.7 680.5 7,331.1 5,211.5
1990 762.0 749.8 7,129.1 5,227.0
1991 840.8 798.1 7,042.6 5,388.4
1992 806.5 785.4 6,308.2 5,089.3
1993 762.4 764.1 5,734.5 4,814.1
1994 707.0 740.4 5,222.9 4,752.4
1995 663.6 720.6 5,069.7 4,796.6
1996 644.7 658.8 5,119.4 4,553.0
1997 602.7 644.9 4,921.7 4,494.7
1998 565.5 603.8 4,593.1 4,212.6
1999 560.5 545.8 4,513.7 3,872.6
2000 546.4 534.4 4,455.0 3,751.7
2001 573.1 529.5 4,616.9 3,801.5
2002 577.6 512.9 4,639.2 3,737.7
2003 553.2 493.7 4,633.1 3,704.0
2004 540.7 478.6 4,528.8 3,599.4
2005 530.1 483.0 4,364.6 3,518.3
2006 517.6 486.9 4,111.9 3,397.1
2007 510.8 477.9 4,147.2 3,316.1
2008 508.1 463.7 4,013.0 3,252.3
2009 491.1 436.8 4,039.9 3,076.7
2010 450.2 408.1 3,804.1 2,963.4
2011 408.3 390.1 3,499.7 2,925.7
2012 409.0 390.7 3,384.8 2,881.3
2013 402.4 378.2 3,276.4 2,759.3
2014 407.5 373.7 3,035.7 2,591.8
2015 412.5 384.6 2,851.1 2,495.2
2016 435.3 399.5 2,777.5 2,469.1
2017 439.3 397.5 2,574.7 2,372.4
2018 416.7 384.8 2,389.3 2,206.8
2019 426.9 381.0 2,417.4 2,109.0
2020 458.4 399.3 2,273.8 1,955.3
2021 460.2 360.9 2,203.9 1,762.2
2022 442.2 398.2 2,339.1 1,998.5
2023 416.2 385.6 2,272.7 1,950.5
2024 397.9 363.4 2,073.5 1,766.8
2025 348.9 329.3 1,812.5 1,552.1

Crimes per 100,000 people, as police reported them to the FBI.

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