Murphy, TX Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Murphy, TX Summary

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

  • There were 108 total crimes committed in Murphy in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 517.6 total crimes per 100K people in Murphy.
  • The overall crime rate in Murphy is -75.58% below the national average.
  • Murphy ranks #140 safest out of 710 cities in Texas.
  • Murphy ranks #2,313 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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Murphy Vs Texas And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Murphy is 517.6 per 100,000 people. That's -75.58% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -78.70% lower than the Texas total crime rate of 2,429.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Murphy
/ 100k People
Texas
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 108 517.6 2,429.9 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 5.2 5.0
Robbery 2 9.6 63.5 61.0
Aggravated Assault 5 24.0 270.7 256.0
Violent Crime 9 43.1 389.4 359.0
Burglary 4 19.2 284.3 229.0
Larceny 90 431.3 1,425.6 1,272.0
Car Theft 5 24.0 330.7 259.0
Property Crime 99 474.4 2,040.5 1,760.0

Murphy 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 Murphy

9
Violent Crimes
43.1
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-87.99%
Below The National Average
  • There were 9 violent crimes in Murphy in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Murphy is 43.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 2,318.6 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Murphy each year. That compares to a 1 in 256.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -87.99% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -88.92% lower than the Texas violent crime rate of 389.4 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Murphy

99
Property Crimes
474.4
Property Crimes / 100k People
-73.04%
Below The National Average
  • There were 99 property crimes in Murphy in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Murphy is 474.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 210.8 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Murphy each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -73.04% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -76.75% lower than the Texas property crime rate of 2,040.5 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Murphy

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
Garland, TX 246,255 5,469 2,220.9 1,988.2 232.7
Frisco, TX 232,961 2,571 1,103.6 1,002.7 100.9
McKinney, TX 219,132 2,044 932.8 815.5 117.3
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
Wylie, TX 62,210 576 925.9 860.0 65.9
The Colony, TX 45,708 717 1,568.7 1,378.3 190.3

Murphy SnackAbility

9.5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8.5/10
Housing
9.5
Affordability
8
Diversity
9.5
Safety
8.5
Amenities
9
Education
9
Commute
4
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