Garland, TX Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Garland, TX Summary

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

  • There were 5,469 total crimes committed in Garland in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,220.9 total crimes per 100K people in Garland.
  • The overall crime rate in Garland is 4.80% above the national average.
  • Garland ranks #558 safest out of 710 cities in Texas.
  • Garland ranks #7,633 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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Garland Vs Texas And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Garland is 2,220.9 per 100,000 people. That's 4.80% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -8.60% lower than the Texas total crime rate of 2,429.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Garland
/ 100k People
Texas
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 5,469 2,220.9 2,429.9 2,119.2
Murder 12 4.9 5.2 5.0
Robbery 149 60.5 63.5 61.0
Aggravated Assault 347 140.9 270.7 256.0
Violent Crime 573 232.7 389.4 359.0
Burglary 747 303.3 284.3 229.0
Larceny 3,161 1,283.6 1,425.6 1,272.0
Car Theft 988 401.2 330.7 259.0
Property Crime 4,896 1,988.2 2,040.5 1,760.0

Garland 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 Garland

573
Violent Crimes
232.7
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-35.19%
Below The National Average
  • There were 573 violent crimes in Garland in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Garland is 232.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 429.8 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Garland each year. That compares to a 1 in 256.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -35.19% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -40.24% lower than the Texas violent crime rate of 389.4 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Garland

4,896
Property Crimes
1,988.2
Property Crimes / 100k People
12.96%
Above The National Average
  • There were 4,896 property crimes in Garland in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Garland is 1,988.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 50.3 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Garland each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 12.96% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -2.56% lower than the Texas property crime rate of 2,040.5 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Garland

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Plano, TX 291,463 4,716 1,618.0 1,466.4 151.6
Mesquite, TX 148,803 5,175 3,477.8 2,976.4 501.3
Carrollton, TX 133,471 1,939 1,452.8 1,315.6 137.1
Richardson, TX 117,962 2,336 1,980.3 1,833.6 146.7
Allen, TX 113,737 1,120 984.7 878.3 106.4
Rowlett, TX 69,135 1,007 1,456.6 1,304.7 151.9
Rockwall, TX 54,765 832 1,519.2 1,373.1 146.1
Farmers Branch, TX 37,725 1,037 2,748.8 2,547.4 201.5
Sachse, TX 34,574 280 809.9 737.5 72.3
University Park, TX 25,241 378 1,497.6 1,434.2 63.4

Garland SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
7/10
Housing
8
Affordability
6
Diversity
10
Safety
5
Amenities
9.5
Education
5
Commute
5
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