Arlington, TX Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Arlington, TX Summary

Crime in Arlington research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Arlington 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 Arlington:

  • There were 11,578 total crimes committed in Arlington in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,895.7 total crimes per 100K people in Arlington.
  • The overall crime rate in Arlington is 36.64% above the national average.
  • Arlington ranks #632 safest out of 710 cities in Texas.
  • Arlington ranks #8,490 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.

Additional research about crime in Texas

Arlington Vs Texas And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Arlington is 2,895.7 per 100,000 people. That's 36.64% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 19.17% higher than the Texas total crime rate of 2,429.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Arlington
/ 100k People
Texas
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 11,578 2,895.7 2,429.9 2,119.2
Murder 17 4.3 5.2 5.0
Robbery 240 60.0 63.5 61.0
Aggravated Assault 1,389 347.4 270.7 256.0
Violent Crime 1,931 482.9 389.4 359.0
Burglary 1,055 263.9 284.3 229.0
Larceny 6,948 1,737.7 1,425.6 1,272.0
Car Theft 1,644 411.2 330.7 259.0
Property Crime 9,647 2,412.7 2,040.5 1,760.0

Arlington 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 Arlington

1,931
Violent Crimes
482.9
Violent Crimes / 100k People
34.52%
Above The National Average
  • There were 1,931 violent crimes in Arlington in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Arlington is 482.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 207.1 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Arlington each year. That compares to a 1 in 256.8 chance statewide.
  • That's 34.52% higher than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 24.02% higher than the Texas violent crime rate of 389.4 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Arlington

9,647
Property Crimes
2,412.7
Property Crimes / 100k People
37.09%
Above The National Average
  • There were 9,647 property crimes in Arlington in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Arlington is 2,412.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 41.4 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Arlington each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 37.09% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 18.24% higher than the Texas property crime rate of 2,040.5 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Arlington

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Grand Prairie, TX 206,122 3,756 1,822.2 1,601.0 221.2
Mansfield, TX 80,569 1,188 1,474.5 1,381.4 93.1
North Richland Hills, TX 70,780 1,738 2,455.5 2,232.3 223.2
Grapevine, TX 50,983 1,144 2,243.9 2,065.4 178.5
Bedford, TX 47,900 810 1,691.0 1,547.0 144.1
Keller, TX 46,523 341 733.0 655.6 77.4
Coppell, TX 41,549 386 929.0 825.5 103.5
Hurst, TX 38,973 1,010 2,591.5 2,237.4 354.1
Southlake, TX 31,095 321 1,032.3 1,000.2 32.2
Colleyville, TX 25,630 148 577.4 538.4 39.0

Arlington SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
8
Affordability
7
Diversity
10
Safety
4
Amenities
9.5
Education
7
Commute
6
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