Princeton, TX Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

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 October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Princeton:

  • There were 219 total crimes committed in Princeton the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 957.7 total crimes per 100K people in Princeton.
  • The overall crime rate in Princeton is -58.79% below the national average.
  • Princeton ranks #194 safest out of 683 cities in Texas.
  • Princeton ranks #3,575 safest out of 9,869 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 doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people 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 957.7 per 100,000 people. That's -58.79% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -64.42% lower than the Texas total crime rate of 2,691.5 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Princeton
/ 100k People
Texas
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 219 957.7 2,691.5 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 6.6 6.3
Robbery 3 13.1 91.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 23 100.6 302.5 268.2
Violent Crime 33 144.3 446.5 369.8
Burglary 15 65.6 370.7 269.8
Larceny 152 664.7 1,587.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 19 83.1 287.0 282.7
Property Crime 186 813.4 2,245.0 1,954.4

Princeton Crime Compared To Texas Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Texas.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Princeton

33
Violent Crimes
144.3
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-60.98%
Below The National Average
  • There were 33 violent crimes in Princeton in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Princeton is 144.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 692.9 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Princeton each year. That compares to a 1 in 224.0 chance statewide.
  • That's -60.98% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -67.68% lower than the Texas violent crime rate of 446.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Princeton

186
Property Crimes
813.4
Property Crimes / 100k People
-58.38%
Below The National Average
  • There were 186 property crimes in Princeton in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Princeton is 813.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 122.9 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 -58.38% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -63.77% lower than the Texas property crime rate of 2,245.0 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 289,847 5,954 2,054.2 1,896.2 158.0
Frisco, TX 218,962 3,153 1,440.0 1,337.2 102.8
McKinney, TX 208,415 2,401 1,152.0 1,037.8 114.2
Richardson, TX 115,771 2,813 2,429.8 2,271.7 158.1
Allen, TX 108,218 1,101 1,017.4 920.4 97.0
Rowlett, TX 65,196 1,122 1,721.0 1,484.8 236.2
Wylie, TX 60,910 388 637.0 577.9 59.1
Rockwall, TX 51,724 847 1,637.5 1,535.1 102.5
Sachse, TX 31,317 229 731.2 696.1 35.1
Murphy, TX 21,297 157 737.2 694.9 42.3

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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