Tyler, TX Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Tyler, TX Summary

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

  • There were 2,575 total crimes committed in Tyler in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,305.0 total crimes per 100K people in Tyler.
  • The overall crime rate in Tyler is 8.77% above the national average.
  • Tyler ranks #575 safest out of 710 cities in Texas.
  • Tyler ranks #7,750 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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Tyler Vs Texas And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Tyler is 2,305.0 per 100,000 people. That's 8.77% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -5.14% lower than the Texas total crime rate of 2,429.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Tyler
/ 100k People
Texas
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 2,575 2,305.0 2,429.9 2,119.2
Murder 9 8.1 5.2 5.0
Robbery 46 41.2 63.5 61.0
Aggravated Assault 289 258.7 270.7 256.0
Violent Crime 437 391.2 389.4 359.0
Burglary 206 184.4 284.3 229.0
Larceny 1,779 1,592.5 1,425.6 1,272.0
Car Theft 153 137.0 330.7 259.0
Property Crime 2,138 1,913.8 2,040.5 1,760.0

Tyler 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 Tyler

437
Violent Crimes
391.2
Violent Crimes / 100k People
8.96%
Above The National Average
  • There were 437 violent crimes in Tyler in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Tyler is 391.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 255.6 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Tyler each year. That compares to a 1 in 256.8 chance statewide.
  • That's 8.96% higher than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 0.46% higher than the Texas violent crime rate of 389.4 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Tyler

2,138
Property Crimes
1,913.8
Property Crimes / 100k People
8.74%
Above The National Average
  • There were 2,138 property crimes in Tyler in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Tyler is 1,913.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 52.3 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Tyler each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 8.74% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -6.21% lower than the Texas property crime rate of 2,040.5 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Tyler

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Longview, TX 83,771 2,253 2,689.5 2,350.5 339.0
Palestine, TX 19,648 366 1,862.8 1,445.4 417.3
Jacksonville, TX 14,552 334 2,295.2 1,889.8 405.4
Athens, TX 13,718 251 1,829.7 1,406.9 422.8
Kilgore, TX 13,572 344 2,534.6 2,195.7 338.9
Henderson, TX 13,531 428 3,163.1 2,667.9 495.2
Whitehouse, TX 10,034 45 448.5 378.7 69.8
Lindale, TX 7,217 124 1,718.2 1,538.0 180.1

Tyler SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
8
Affordability
6
Diversity
9.5
Safety
4
Amenities
9
Education
7
Commute
8.5
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