Hillsboro, TX Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Hillsboro, TX Summary

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

  • There were 177 total crimes committed in Hillsboro in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,994.6 total crimes per 100K people in Hillsboro.
  • The overall crime rate in Hillsboro is -5.88% below the national average.
  • Hillsboro ranks #530 safest out of 710 cities in Texas.
  • Hillsboro ranks #7,211 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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Hillsboro Vs Texas And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Hillsboro is 1,994.6 per 100,000 people. That's -5.88% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -17.91% lower than the Texas total crime rate of 2,429.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Hillsboro
/ 100k People
Texas
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 177 1,994.6 2,429.9 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 5.2 5.0
Robbery 1 11.3 63.5 61.0
Aggravated Assault 3 33.8 270.7 256.0
Violent Crime 12 135.2 389.4 359.0
Burglary 31 349.3 284.3 229.0
Larceny 125 1,408.6 1,425.6 1,272.0
Car Theft 9 101.4 330.7 259.0
Property Crime 165 1,859.4 2,040.5 1,760.0

Hillsboro 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 Hillsboro

12
Violent Crimes
135.2
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-62.33%
Below The National Average
  • There were 12 violent crimes in Hillsboro in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Hillsboro is 135.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 739.5 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Hillsboro each year. That compares to a 1 in 256.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -62.33% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -65.27% lower than the Texas violent crime rate of 389.4 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Hillsboro

165
Property Crimes
1,859.4
Property Crimes / 100k People
5.65%
Above The National Average
  • There were 165 property crimes in Hillsboro in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Hillsboro is 1,859.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 53.8 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Hillsboro each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 5.65% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -8.88% lower than the Texas property crime rate of 2,040.5 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Hillsboro

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Arlington, TX 399,840 11,578 2,895.7 2,412.7 482.9
Mansfield, TX 80,569 1,188 1,474.5 1,381.4 93.1
Burleson, TX 57,868 729 1,259.8 1,088.7 171.1
Waxahachie, TX 49,223 883 1,793.9 1,570.4 223.5
Duncanville, TX 38,939 1,007 2,586.1 2,277.9 308.2
Crowley, TX 20,490 346 1,688.6 1,493.4 195.2
Hewitt, TX 16,903 214 1,266.0 1,112.2 153.8
Forest Hill, TX 14,230 248 1,742.8 1,567.1 175.7
Robinson, TX 13,165 82 622.9 501.3 121.5

Hillsboro SnackAbility

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