Princeton, TX Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Princeton, TX Summary

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

  • There were 298 total crimes committed in Princeton in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,118.2 total crimes per 100K people in Princeton.
  • The overall crime rate in Princeton is -47.24% below the national average.
  • Princeton ranks #318 safest out of 710 cities in Texas.
  • Princeton ranks #4,840 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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Princeton Vs Texas And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Princeton is 1,118.2 per 100,000 people. That's -47.24% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -53.98% lower than the Texas total crime rate of 2,429.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Princeton
/ 100k People
Texas
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 298 1,118.2 2,429.9 2,119.2
Murder 1 3.8 5.2 5.0
Robbery 5 18.8 63.5 61.0
Aggravated Assault 57 213.9 270.7 256.0
Violent Crime 73 273.9 389.4 359.0
Burglary 66 247.7 284.3 229.0
Larceny 145 544.1 1,425.6 1,272.0
Car Theft 14 52.5 330.7 259.0
Property Crime 225 844.3 2,040.5 1,760.0

Princeton 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 Princeton

73
Violent Crimes
273.9
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-23.70%
Below The National Average
  • There were 73 violent crimes in Princeton in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Princeton is 273.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 365.1 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Princeton each year. That compares to a 1 in 256.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -23.70% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -29.65% lower than the Texas violent crime rate of 389.4 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Princeton

225
Property Crimes
844.3
Property Crimes / 100k People
-52.03%
Below The National Average
  • There were 225 property crimes in Princeton in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Princeton is 844.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 118.4 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Princeton each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -52.03% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -58.62% lower than the Texas property crime rate of 2,040.5 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Princeton

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
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
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
Rockwall, TX 54,765 832 1,519.2 1,373.1 146.1
Sachse, TX 34,574 280 809.9 737.5 72.3
Melissa, TX 27,831 105 377.3 341.3 35.9

Princeton SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8.5/10
Housing
8.5
Affordability
7
Diversity
9.5
Safety
8
Amenities
8
Education
6
Commute
4
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