Burleson, TX Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Burleson, TX Summary

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

  • There were 729 total crimes committed in Burleson in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,259.8 total crimes per 100K people in Burleson.
  • The overall crime rate in Burleson is -40.56% below the national average.
  • Burleson ranks #354 safest out of 710 cities in Texas.
  • Burleson ranks #5,334 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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Burleson Vs Texas And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Burleson is 1,259.8 per 100,000 people. That's -40.56% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -48.16% lower than the Texas total crime rate of 2,429.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Burleson
/ 100k People
Texas
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 729 1,259.8 2,429.9 2,119.2
Murder 1 1.7 5.2 5.0
Robbery 10 17.3 63.5 61.0
Aggravated Assault 62 107.1 270.7 256.0
Violent Crime 99 171.1 389.4 359.0
Burglary 44 76.0 284.3 229.0
Larceny 492 850.2 1,425.6 1,272.0
Car Theft 94 162.4 330.7 259.0
Property Crime 630 1,088.7 2,040.5 1,760.0

Burleson 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 Burleson

99
Violent Crimes
171.1
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-52.35%
Below The National Average
  • There were 99 violent crimes in Burleson in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Burleson is 171.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 584.5 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Burleson each year. That compares to a 1 in 256.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -52.35% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -56.07% lower than the Texas violent crime rate of 389.4 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Burleson

630
Property Crimes
1,088.7
Property Crimes / 100k People
-38.14%
Below The National Average
  • There were 630 property crimes in Burleson in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Burleson is 1,088.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 91.9 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Burleson each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -38.14% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -46.65% lower than the Texas property crime rate of 2,040.5 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Burleson

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Fort Worth, TX 997,476 31,502 3,158.2 2,699.8 458.4
Arlington, TX 399,840 11,578 2,895.7 2,412.7 482.9
Mansfield, TX 80,569 1,188 1,474.5 1,381.4 93.1
Cleburne, TX 37,953 552 1,454.4 1,177.8 276.7
Benbrook, TX 24,292 508 2,091.2 1,971.8 119.4
Crowley, TX 20,490 346 1,688.6 1,493.4 195.2
White Settlement, TX 17,917 396 2,210.2 1,953.5 256.7
Forest Hill, TX 14,230 248 1,742.8 1,567.1 175.7
Joshua, TX 9,246 71 767.9 703.0 64.9
Keene, TX 7,010 45 641.9 499.3 142.7

Burleson SnackAbility

8
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8.5/10
Housing
8.5
Affordability
8
Diversity
8
Safety
7
Amenities
8.5
Education
8
Commute
5
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