Rowlett, TX Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Rowlett, TX Summary

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

  • There were 1,122 total crimes committed in Rowlett the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,721.0 total crimes per 100K people in Rowlett.
  • The overall crime rate in Rowlett is -25.95% below the national average.
  • Rowlett ranks #392 safest out of 683 cities in Texas.
  • Rowlett ranks #5,910 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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Rowlett Vs Texas And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Rowlett is 1,721.0 per 100,000 people. That's -25.95% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -36.06% lower than the Texas total crime rate of 2,691.5 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Rowlett
/ 100k People
Texas
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 1,122 1,721.0 2,691.5 2,324.2
Murder 3 4.6 6.6 6.3
Robbery 15 23.0 91.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 123 188.7 302.5 268.2
Violent Crime 154 236.2 446.5 369.8
Burglary 96 147.2 370.7 269.8
Larceny 780 1,196.4 1,587.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 92 141.1 287.0 282.7
Property Crime 968 1,484.8 2,245.0 1,954.4

Rowlett 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 Rowlett

154
Violent Crimes
236.2
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-36.12%
Below The National Average
  • There were 154 violent crimes in Rowlett in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Rowlett is 236.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 423.4 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Rowlett each year. That compares to a 1 in 224.0 chance statewide.
  • That's -36.12% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -47.09% lower than the Texas violent crime rate of 446.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Rowlett

968
Property Crimes
1,484.8
Property Crimes / 100k People
-24.03%
Below The National Average
  • There were 968 property crimes in Rowlett in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Rowlett is 1,484.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 67.4 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Rowlett each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -24.03% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -33.87% lower than the Texas property crime rate of 2,245.0 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Rowlett

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
Richardson, TX 115,771 2,813 2,429.8 2,271.7 158.1
Allen, TX 108,218 1,101 1,017.4 920.4 97.0
Wylie, TX 60,910 388 637.0 577.9 59.1
Rockwall, TX 51,724 847 1,637.5 1,535.1 102.5
Farmers Branch, TX 36,595 1,546 4,224.6 3,978.7 245.9
Sachse, TX 31,317 229 731.2 696.1 35.1
Forney, TX 31,105 423 1,359.9 1,160.6 199.3
University Park, TX 24,918 340 1,364.5 1,324.3 40.1

Rowlett SnackAbility

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