Arlington, TX Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Arlington, TX Summary

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

  • There were 12,158 total crimes committed in Arlington the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,104.8 total crimes per 100K people in Arlington.
  • The overall crime rate in Arlington is 33.58% above the national average.
  • Arlington ranks #583 safest out of 683 cities in Texas.
  • Arlington ranks #8,243 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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Arlington Vs Texas And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Arlington is 3,104.8 per 100,000 people. That's 33.58% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 15.35% higher than the Texas total crime rate of 2,691.5 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Arlington
/ 100k People
Texas
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 12,158 3,104.8 2,691.5 2,324.2
Murder 16 4.1 6.6 6.3
Robbery 276 70.5 91.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 1,644 419.8 302.5 268.2
Violent Crime 2,272 580.2 446.5 369.8
Burglary 1,024 261.5 370.7 269.8
Larceny 7,625 1,947.2 1,587.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 1,237 315.9 287.0 282.7
Property Crime 9,886 2,524.6 2,245.0 1,954.4

Arlington 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 Arlington

2,272
Violent Crimes
580.2
Violent Crimes / 100k People
56.89%
Above The National Average
  • There were 2,272 violent crimes in Arlington in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Arlington is 580.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 172.4 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Arlington each year. That compares to a 1 in 224.0 chance statewide.
  • That's 56.89% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 29.96% higher than the Texas violent crime rate of 446.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Arlington

9,886
Property Crimes
2,524.6
Property Crimes / 100k People
29.17%
Above The National Average
  • There were 9,886 property crimes in Arlington in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Arlington is 2,524.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 39.6 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Arlington each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 29.17% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 12.45% higher than the Texas property crime rate of 2,245.0 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Arlington

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Grand Prairie, TX 199,663 4,175 2,091.0 1,888.2 202.8
Mansfield, TX 75,993 1,138 1,497.5 1,417.2 80.3
North Richland Hills, TX 70,108 1,552 2,213.7 1,986.9 226.8
Grapevine, TX 50,988 1,572 3,083.1 2,941.9 141.2
Bedford, TX 48,579 1,174 2,416.7 2,206.7 210.0
Keller, TX 45,080 345 765.3 667.7 97.6
Coppell, TX 42,021 620 1,475.5 1,380.3 95.2
Hurst, TX 39,796 1,036 2,603.3 2,357.0 246.3
Southlake, TX 30,949 392 1,266.6 1,214.9 51.7
Colleyville, TX 25,897 128 494.3 436.3 57.9

Arlington SnackAbility

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