Decatur, TX Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Decatur, TX Summary

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

  • There were 166 total crimes committed in Decatur in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,946.3 total crimes per 100K people in Decatur.
  • The overall crime rate in Decatur is -8.16% below the national average.
  • Decatur ranks #520 safest out of 710 cities in Texas.
  • Decatur ranks #7,101 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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Decatur Vs Texas And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Decatur is 1,946.3 per 100,000 people. That's -8.16% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -19.90% lower than the Texas total crime rate of 2,429.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Decatur
/ 100k People
Texas
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 166 1,946.3 2,429.9 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 5.2 5.0
Robbery 0 0.0 63.5 61.0
Aggravated Assault 7 82.1 270.7 256.0
Violent Crime 12 140.7 389.4 359.0
Burglary 7 82.1 284.3 229.0
Larceny 141 1,653.2 1,425.6 1,272.0
Car Theft 6 70.3 330.7 259.0
Property Crime 154 1,805.6 2,040.5 1,760.0

Decatur 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 Decatur

12
Violent Crimes
140.7
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-60.81%
Below The National Average
  • There were 12 violent crimes in Decatur in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Decatur is 140.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 710.8 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Decatur each year. That compares to a 1 in 256.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -60.81% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -63.87% lower than the Texas violent crime rate of 389.4 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Decatur

154
Property Crimes
1,805.6
Property Crimes / 100k People
2.59%
Above The National Average
  • There were 154 property crimes in Decatur in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Decatur is 1,805.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 55.4 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Decatur each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 2.59% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -11.51% lower than the Texas property crime rate of 2,040.5 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Decatur

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Frisco, TX 232,961 2,571 1,103.6 1,002.7 100.9
Carrollton, TX 133,471 1,939 1,452.8 1,315.6 137.1
Flower Mound, TX 80,455 515 640.1 582.9 57.2
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
Southlake, TX 31,095 321 1,032.3 1,000.2 32.2
Colleyville, TX 25,630 148 577.4 538.4 39.0
Corinth, TX 24,056 178 739.9 706.7 33.3
Watauga, TX 22,717 220 968.4 854.0 114.5

Decatur SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8.5/10
Housing
8
Affordability
8
Diversity
8.5
Safety
5
Amenities
7
Education
6
Commute
8.5
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