Bowie, TX Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Bowie, TX Summary

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

  • There were 128 total crimes committed in Bowie in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,081.6 total crimes per 100K people in Bowie.
  • The overall crime rate in Bowie is -1.77% below the national average.
  • Bowie ranks #545 safest out of 710 cities in Texas.
  • Bowie ranks #7,385 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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Bowie Vs Texas And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Bowie is 2,081.6 per 100,000 people. That's -1.77% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -14.33% lower than the Texas total crime rate of 2,429.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Bowie
/ 100k People
Texas
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 128 2,081.6 2,429.9 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 5.2 5.0
Robbery 0 0.0 63.5 61.0
Aggravated Assault 13 211.4 270.7 256.0
Violent Crime 20 325.3 389.4 359.0
Burglary 42 683.0 284.3 229.0
Larceny 57 927.0 1,425.6 1,272.0
Car Theft 9 146.4 330.7 259.0
Property Crime 108 1,756.4 2,040.5 1,760.0

Bowie 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 Bowie

20
Violent Crimes
325.3
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-9.40%
Below The National Average
  • There were 20 violent crimes in Bowie in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Bowie is 325.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 307.4 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Bowie each year. That compares to a 1 in 256.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -9.40% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -16.47% lower than the Texas violent crime rate of 389.4 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Bowie

108
Property Crimes
1,756.4
Property Crimes / 100k People
-0.21%
Below The National Average
  • There were 108 property crimes in Bowie in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Bowie is 1,756.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 56.9 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Bowie each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -0.21% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -13.92% lower than the Texas property crime rate of 2,040.5 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Bowie

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Denton, TX 164,565 3,207 1,948.8 1,744.6 204.2
Wichita Falls, TX 102,762 3,051 2,969.0 2,618.7 350.3
Gainesville, TX 18,348 328 1,787.7 1,624.2 163.5
Azle, TX 14,961 281 1,878.2 1,644.3 233.9
Sunset, UT 5,322 81 1,522.0 1,146.2 375.8

Bowie SnackAbility

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