Amarillo, TX Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Amarillo, TX Summary

Crime in Amarillo research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Amarillo over the past eight years using the FBI Crime Explorer. Based on the most recently available data released on October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Amarillo:

  • There were 6,794 total crimes committed in Amarillo in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,346.2 total crimes per 100K people in Amarillo.
  • The overall crime rate in Amarillo is 57.89% above the national average.
  • Amarillo ranks #655 safest out of 710 cities in Texas.
  • Amarillo ranks #8,881 safest out of 9,896 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as per capita comparisons and isn't meant to convey that 100,000+ people live in a location.

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Amarillo Vs Texas And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Amarillo is 3,346.2 per 100,000 people. That's 57.89% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 37.71% higher than the Texas total crime rate of 2,429.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Amarillo
/ 100k People
Texas
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 6,794 3,346.2 2,429.9 2,119.2
Murder 17 8.4 5.2 5.0
Robbery 176 86.7 63.5 61.0
Aggravated Assault 1,059 521.6 270.7 256.0
Violent Crime 1,402 690.5 389.4 359.0
Burglary 767 377.8 284.3 229.0
Larceny 4,096 2,017.3 1,425.6 1,272.0
Car Theft 529 260.5 330.7 259.0
Property Crime 5,392 2,655.6 2,040.5 1,760.0

Amarillo Crime Compared To Texas Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Texas.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2024.

Violent Crime Rates In Amarillo

1,402
Violent Crimes
690.5
Violent Crimes / 100k People
92.34%
Above The National Average
  • There were 1,402 violent crimes in Amarillo in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Amarillo is 690.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 144.8 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Amarillo each year. That compares to a 1 in 256.8 chance statewide.
  • That's 92.34% higher than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 77.33% higher than the Texas violent crime rate of 389.4 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Amarillo

5,392
Property Crimes
2,655.6
Property Crimes / 100k People
50.89%
Above The National Average
  • There were 5,392 property crimes in Amarillo in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Amarillo is 2,655.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 37.7 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Amarillo each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 50.89% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 30.15% higher than the Texas property crime rate of 2,040.5 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Amarillo

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Canyon, TX 16,609 121 728.5 674.3 54.2
Hereford, TX 14,696 165 1,122.8 884.6 238.2
Dumas, TX 14,245 250 1,755.0 1,600.6 154.4
Borger, TX 11,983 280 2,336.6 1,936.1 400.6

Amarillo SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
7
Affordability
8
Diversity
9
Safety
3
Amenities
9
Education
6
Commute
9
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