Dayton, TX Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Dayton, TX Summary

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

  • There were 225 total crimes committed in Dayton in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,250.7 total crimes per 100K people in Dayton.
  • The overall crime rate in Dayton is 6.20% above the national average.
  • Dayton ranks #564 safest out of 710 cities in Texas.
  • Dayton ranks #7,671 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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Dayton Vs Texas And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Dayton is 2,250.7 per 100,000 people. That's 6.20% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -7.37% lower than the Texas total crime rate of 2,429.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Dayton
/ 100k People
Texas
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 225 2,250.7 2,429.9 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 5.2 5.0
Robbery 2 20.0 63.5 61.0
Aggravated Assault 9 90.0 270.7 256.0
Violent Crime 13 130.0 389.4 359.0
Burglary 35 350.1 284.3 229.0
Larceny 148 1,480.4 1,425.6 1,272.0
Car Theft 29 290.1 330.7 259.0
Property Crime 212 2,120.6 2,040.5 1,760.0

Dayton 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 Dayton

13
Violent Crimes
130.0
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-63.78%
Below The National Average
  • There were 13 violent crimes in Dayton in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Dayton is 130.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 769.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Dayton each year. That compares to a 1 in 256.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -63.78% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -66.60% lower than the Texas violent crime rate of 389.4 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Dayton

212
Property Crimes
2,120.6
Property Crimes / 100k People
20.49%
Above The National Average
  • There were 212 property crimes in Dayton in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Dayton is 2,120.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 47.2 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Dayton each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 20.49% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 3.93% higher than the Texas property crime rate of 2,040.5 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Dayton

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Pearland, TX 128,322 1,971 1,536.0 1,440.1 95.9
Friendswood, TX 40,763 263 645.2 544.6 100.6
Deer Park, TX 32,792 457 1,393.6 1,259.5 134.2
Bellaire, TX 16,959 443 2,612.2 2,376.3 235.9
West University Place, TX 14,720 154 1,046.2 991.8 54.3
Mont Belvieu, TX 10,271 153 1,489.6 1,236.5 253.1
Galena Park, TX 10,136 91 897.8 789.3 108.5
Liberty, TX 8,937 214 2,394.5 2,103.6 290.9

Dayton SnackAbility

4
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
7/10
Housing
6
Affordability
8
Diversity
8.5
Safety
7
Amenities
6
Education
4
Commute
4
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