Richardson, TX Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

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

  • There were 2,813 total crimes committed in Richardson the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,429.8 total crimes per 100K people in Richardson.
  • The overall crime rate in Richardson is 4.54% above the national average.
  • Richardson ranks #515 safest out of 683 cities in Texas.
  • Richardson ranks #7,375 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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Richardson Vs Texas And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Richardson is 2,429.8 per 100,000 people. That's 4.54% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -9.72% lower than the Texas total crime rate of 2,691.5 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Richardson
/ 100k People
Texas
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 2,813 2,429.8 2,691.5 2,324.2
Murder 2 1.7 6.6 6.3
Robbery 60 51.8 91.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 90 77.7 302.5 268.2
Violent Crime 183 158.1 446.5 369.8
Burglary 281 242.7 370.7 269.8
Larceny 2,004 1,731.0 1,587.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 345 298.0 287.0 282.7
Property Crime 2,630 2,271.7 2,245.0 1,954.4

Richardson 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 Richardson

183
Violent Crimes
158.1
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-57.26%
Below The National Average
  • There were 183 violent crimes in Richardson in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Richardson is 158.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 632.6 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Richardson each year. That compares to a 1 in 224.0 chance statewide.
  • That's -57.26% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -64.59% lower than the Texas violent crime rate of 446.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Richardson

2,630
Property Crimes
2,271.7
Property Crimes / 100k People
16.24%
Above The National Average
  • There were 2,630 property crimes in Richardson in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Richardson is 2,271.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 44.0 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 16.24% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 1.19% higher than the Texas property crime rate of 2,245.0 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 289,847 5,954 2,054.2 1,896.2 158.0
Garland, TX 241,095 6,771 2,808.4 2,562.5 246.0
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
Carrollton, TX 133,610 2,495 1,867.4 1,660.8 206.6
Lewisville, TX 113,568 2,839 2,499.8 2,205.7 294.1
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
The Colony, TX 45,357 1,410 3,108.7 2,817.6 291.0
Coppell, TX 42,021 620 1,475.5 1,380.3 95.2

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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