Buda, TX Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Buda, TX Summary

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

  • There were 288 total crimes committed in Buda in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,768.1 total crimes per 100K people in Buda.
  • The overall crime rate in Buda is -16.57% below the national average.
  • Buda ranks #487 safest out of 710 cities in Texas.
  • Buda ranks #6,738 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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Buda Vs Texas And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Buda is 1,768.1 per 100,000 people. That's -16.57% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -27.24% lower than the Texas total crime rate of 2,429.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Buda
/ 100k People
Texas
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 288 1,768.1 2,429.9 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 5.2 5.0
Robbery 3 18.4 63.5 61.0
Aggravated Assault 12 73.7 270.7 256.0
Violent Crime 22 135.1 389.4 359.0
Burglary 20 122.8 284.3 229.0
Larceny 220 1,350.6 1,425.6 1,272.0
Car Theft 26 159.6 330.7 259.0
Property Crime 266 1,633.0 2,040.5 1,760.0

Buda 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 Buda

22
Violent Crimes
135.1
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-62.38%
Below The National Average
  • There were 22 violent crimes in Buda in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Buda is 135.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 740.4 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Buda each year. That compares to a 1 in 256.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -62.38% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -65.32% lower than the Texas violent crime rate of 389.4 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Buda

266
Property Crimes
1,633.0
Property Crimes / 100k People
-7.22%
Below The National Average
  • There were 266 property crimes in Buda in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Buda is 1,633.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 61.2 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Buda each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -7.22% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -19.97% lower than the Texas property crime rate of 2,040.5 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Buda

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Round Rock, TX 133,868 2,773 2,071.4 1,940.7 130.7
Georgetown, TX 89,481 1,218 1,361.2 1,170.1 191.1
Leander, TX 87,740 928 1,057.7 988.1 69.5
Cedar Park, TX 77,351 1,001 1,294.1 1,198.4 95.7
Kyle, TX 69,069 706 1,022.2 823.8 198.4
Pflugerville, TX 65,243 1,180 1,808.6 1,614.0 194.7
Hutto, TX 43,212 472 1,092.3 1,034.4 57.9
Cibolo, TX 37,640 374 993.6 844.8 148.8
Converse, TX 31,189 584 1,872.5 1,503.7 368.7

Buda SnackAbility

9
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8.5/10
Housing
9
Affordability
6
Diversity
8.5
Safety
7
Amenities
8.5
Education
9.5
Commute
3
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