Terrell, TX Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Terrell, TX Summary

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

  • There were 427 total crimes committed in Terrell in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,862.2 total crimes per 100K people in Terrell.
  • The overall crime rate in Terrell is -12.13% below the national average.
  • Terrell ranks #500 safest out of 710 cities in Texas.
  • Terrell ranks #6,929 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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Terrell Vs Texas And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Terrell is 1,862.2 per 100,000 people. That's -12.13% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -23.36% lower than the Texas total crime rate of 2,429.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Terrell
/ 100k People
Texas
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 427 1,862.2 2,429.9 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 5.2 5.0
Robbery 4 17.4 63.5 61.0
Aggravated Assault 61 266.0 270.7 256.0
Violent Crime 70 305.3 389.4 359.0
Burglary 43 187.5 284.3 229.0
Larceny 264 1,151.3 1,425.6 1,272.0
Car Theft 50 218.1 330.7 259.0
Property Crime 357 1,556.9 2,040.5 1,760.0

Terrell 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 Terrell

70
Violent Crimes
305.3
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-14.96%
Below The National Average
  • There were 70 violent crimes in Terrell in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Terrell is 305.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 327.6 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Terrell each year. That compares to a 1 in 256.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -14.96% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -21.60% lower than the Texas violent crime rate of 389.4 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Terrell

357
Property Crimes
1,556.9
Property Crimes / 100k People
-11.54%
Below The National Average
  • There were 357 property crimes in Terrell in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Terrell is 1,556.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 64.2 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Terrell each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -11.54% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -23.70% lower than the Texas property crime rate of 2,040.5 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Terrell

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Rowlett, TX 69,135 1,007 1,456.6 1,304.7 151.9
Rockwall, TX 54,765 832 1,519.2 1,373.1 146.1
Forney, TX 40,484 327 807.7 652.1 155.6
Balch Springs, TX 26,819 867 3,232.8 2,815.2 417.6
Seagoville, TX 20,329 332 1,633.1 1,524.9 108.2
Heath, TX 11,784 64 543.1 441.3 101.8
Kaufman, TX 9,898 159 1,606.4 1,485.1 121.2

Terrell SnackAbility

4
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
8
Affordability
7
Diversity
10
Safety
5
Amenities
8
Education
5
Commute
8
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