Denton, TX Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Denton, TX Summary

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

  • There were 4,117 total crimes committed in Denton the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,669.4 total crimes per 100K people in Denton.
  • The overall crime rate in Denton is 14.85% above the national average.
  • Denton ranks #547 safest out of 683 cities in Texas.
  • Denton ranks #7,717 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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Denton Vs Texas And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Denton is 2,669.4 per 100,000 people. That's 14.85% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -0.82% lower than the Texas total crime rate of 2,691.5 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Denton
/ 100k People
Texas
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 4,117 2,669.4 2,691.5 2,324.2
Murder 7 4.5 6.6 6.3
Robbery 45 29.2 91.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 276 179.0 302.5 268.2
Violent Crime 445 288.5 446.5 369.8
Burglary 450 291.8 370.7 269.8
Larceny 2,780 1,802.5 1,587.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 442 286.6 287.0 282.7
Property Crime 3,672 2,380.9 2,245.0 1,954.4

Denton 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 Denton

445
Violent Crimes
288.5
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-21.98%
Below The National Average
  • There were 445 violent crimes in Denton in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Denton is 288.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 346.6 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Denton each year. That compares to a 1 in 224.0 chance statewide.
  • That's -21.98% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -35.37% lower than the Texas violent crime rate of 446.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Denton

3,672
Property Crimes
2,380.9
Property Crimes / 100k People
21.82%
Above The National Average
  • There were 3,672 property crimes in Denton in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Denton is 2,380.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 42.0 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Denton each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 21.82% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 6.05% higher than the Texas property crime rate of 2,245.0 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Denton

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Frisco, TX 218,962 3,153 1,440.0 1,337.2 102.8
Lewisville, TX 113,568 2,839 2,499.8 2,205.7 294.1
Flower Mound, TX 78,167 644 823.9 776.5 47.3
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
Grapevine, TX 50,988 1,572 3,083.1 2,941.9 141.2
The Colony, TX 45,357 1,410 3,108.7 2,817.6 291.0
Coppell, TX 42,021 620 1,475.5 1,380.3 95.2
Southlake, TX 30,949 392 1,266.6 1,214.9 51.7
Corinth, TX 22,719 198 871.5 787.9 83.6

Denton SnackAbility

7.5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
8.5
Affordability
6
Diversity
9
Safety
N/A
Amenities
8.5
Education
8
Commute
8
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