Richardson, TX Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Richardson, TX Summary

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

  • There were 2,336 total crimes committed in Richardson in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,980.3 total crimes per 100K people in Richardson.
  • The overall crime rate in Richardson is -6.56% below the national average.
  • Richardson ranks #527 safest out of 710 cities in Texas.
  • Richardson ranks #7,174 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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Richardson Vs Texas And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Richardson is 1,980.3 per 100,000 people. That's -6.56% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -18.50% lower than the Texas total crime rate of 2,429.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Richardson
/ 100k People
Texas
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 2,336 1,980.3 2,429.9 2,119.2
Murder 2 1.7 5.2 5.0
Robbery 45 38.1 63.5 61.0
Aggravated Assault 116 98.3 270.7 256.0
Violent Crime 173 146.7 389.4 359.0
Burglary 260 220.4 284.3 229.0
Larceny 1,528 1,295.3 1,425.6 1,272.0
Car Theft 375 317.9 330.7 259.0
Property Crime 2,163 1,833.6 2,040.5 1,760.0

Richardson 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 Richardson

173
Violent Crimes
146.7
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-59.15%
Below The National Average
  • There were 173 violent crimes in Richardson in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Richardson is 146.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 681.9 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Richardson each year. That compares to a 1 in 256.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -59.15% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -62.34% lower than the Texas violent crime rate of 389.4 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Richardson

2,163
Property Crimes
1,833.6
Property Crimes / 100k People
4.18%
Above The National Average
  • There were 2,163 property crimes in Richardson in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Richardson is 1,833.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 54.5 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Richardson each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 4.18% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -10.14% lower than the Texas property crime rate of 2,040.5 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Richardson

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
Lewisville, TX 136,046 2,319 1,704.6 1,517.1 187.4
Carrollton, TX 133,471 1,939 1,452.8 1,315.6 137.1
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
The Colony, TX 45,708 717 1,568.7 1,378.3 190.3
Coppell, TX 41,549 386 929.0 825.5 103.5

Richardson SnackAbility

8
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
9
Affordability
6
Diversity
9.5
Safety
7
Amenities
9.5
Education
8.5
Commute
8
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