Denison, TX Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Denison, TX Summary

Crime in Denison research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Denison over the past eight years using the FBI crime explorer. Based on the most recently available data released October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Denison:

  • There were 396 total crimes committed in Denison the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,533.2 total crimes per 100K people in Denison.
  • The overall crime rate in Denison is -34.03% below the national average.
  • Denison ranks #342 safest out of 683 cities in Texas.
  • Denison ranks #5,415 safest out of 9,869 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 doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people in a location.

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Denison Vs Texas And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Denison is 1,533.2 per 100,000 people. That's -34.03% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -43.03% lower than the Texas total crime rate of 2,691.5 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Denison
/ 100k People
Texas
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 396 1,533.2 2,691.5 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 6.6 6.3
Robbery 1 3.9 91.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 60 232.3 302.5 268.2
Violent Crime 73 282.6 446.5 369.8
Burglary 60 232.3 370.7 269.8
Larceny 201 778.2 1,587.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 62 240.0 287.0 282.7
Property Crime 323 1,250.6 2,245.0 1,954.4

Denison Crime Compared To Texas Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Texas.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Denison

73
Violent Crimes
282.6
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-23.57%
Below The National Average
  • There were 73 violent crimes in Denison in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Denison is 282.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 353.8 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Denison each year. That compares to a 1 in 224.0 chance statewide.
  • That's -23.57% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -36.69% lower than the Texas violent crime rate of 446.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Denison

323
Property Crimes
1,250.6
Property Crimes / 100k People
-36.01%
Below The National Average
  • There were 323 property crimes in Denison in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Denison is 1,250.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 80.0 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Denison each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -36.01% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -44.30% lower than the Texas property crime rate of 2,245.0 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Denison

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Plano, TX 289,847 5,954 2,054.2 1,896.2 158.0
Frisco, TX 218,962 3,153 1,440.0 1,337.2 102.8
McKinney, TX 208,415 2,401 1,152.0 1,037.8 114.2
Denton, TX 154,230 4,117 2,669.4 2,380.9 288.5
Allen, TX 108,218 1,101 1,017.4 920.4 97.0
Lakewood, WA 63,044 3,811 6,045.0 5,205.9 839.1
Little Elm, TX 55,340 353 637.9 477.1 160.8
Sherman, TX 45,881 1,027 2,238.4 1,887.5 350.9
Gainesville, TX 17,789 472 2,653.3 2,422.8 230.5
Colbert, OK 1,066 6 562.9 469.0 93.8

Denison SnackAbility

4
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
5/10
Housing
6
Affordability
8
Diversity
8
Safety
5
Amenities
8
Education
6
Commute
8.5
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