Leander, TX Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Leander, TX Summary

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

  • There were 928 total crimes committed in Leander in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,057.7 total crimes per 100K people in Leander.
  • The overall crime rate in Leander is -50.09% below the national average.
  • Leander ranks #302 safest out of 710 cities in Texas.
  • Leander ranks #4,612 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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Leander Vs Texas And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Leander is 1,057.7 per 100,000 people. That's -50.09% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -56.47% lower than the Texas total crime rate of 2,429.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Leander
/ 100k People
Texas
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 928 1,057.7 2,429.9 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 5.2 5.0
Robbery 1 1.1 63.5 61.0
Aggravated Assault 13 14.8 270.7 256.0
Violent Crime 61 69.5 389.4 359.0
Burglary 129 147.0 284.3 229.0
Larceny 675 769.3 1,425.6 1,272.0
Car Theft 63 71.8 330.7 259.0
Property Crime 867 988.1 2,040.5 1,760.0

Leander 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 Leander

61
Violent Crimes
69.5
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-80.63%
Below The National Average
  • There were 61 violent crimes in Leander in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Leander is 69.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 1,438.4 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Leander each year. That compares to a 1 in 256.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -80.63% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -82.15% lower than the Texas violent crime rate of 389.4 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Leander

867
Property Crimes
988.1
Property Crimes / 100k People
-43.86%
Below The National Average
  • There were 867 property crimes in Leander in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Leander is 988.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 101.2 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Leander each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -43.86% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -51.57% lower than the Texas property crime rate of 2,040.5 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Leander

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Austin, TX 984,613 36,517 3,708.8 3,241.9 466.9
Round Rock, TX 133,868 2,773 2,071.4 1,940.7 130.7
Georgetown, TX 89,481 1,218 1,361.2 1,170.1 191.1
Cedar Park, TX 77,351 1,001 1,294.1 1,198.4 95.7
Pflugerville, TX 65,243 1,180 1,808.6 1,614.0 194.7
Hutto, TX 43,212 472 1,092.3 1,034.4 57.9
Lakeway, TX 19,170 249 1,298.9 1,220.7 78.2
Lago Vista, TX 10,376 58 559.0 433.7 125.3

Leander SnackAbility

8.5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8.5/10
Housing
9
Affordability
8
Diversity
9
Safety
8.5
Amenities
8.5
Education
8.5
Commute
5
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