University Park, TX Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In University Park, TX Summary

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

  • There were 340 total crimes committed in University Park the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,364.5 total crimes per 100K people in University Park.
  • The overall crime rate in University Park is -41.29% below the national average.
  • University Park ranks #298 safest out of 683 cities in Texas.
  • University Park ranks #4,921 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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University Park Vs Texas And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in University Park is 1,364.5 per 100,000 people. That's -41.29% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -49.30% lower than the Texas total crime rate of 2,691.5 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
University Park
/ 100k People
Texas
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 340 1,364.5 2,691.5 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 6.6 6.3
Robbery 8 32.1 91.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 0 0.0 302.5 268.2
Violent Crime 10 40.1 446.5 369.8
Burglary 145 581.9 370.7 269.8
Larceny 157 630.1 1,587.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 28 112.4 287.0 282.7
Property Crime 330 1,324.3 2,245.0 1,954.4

University Park 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 University Park

10
Violent Crimes
40.1
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-89.15%
Below The National Average
  • There were 10 violent crimes in University Park in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in University Park is 40.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 2,491.8 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in University Park each year. That compares to a 1 in 224.0 chance statewide.
  • That's -89.15% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -91.01% lower than the Texas violent crime rate of 446.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In University Park

330
Property Crimes
1,324.3
Property Crimes / 100k People
-32.24%
Below The National Average
  • There were 330 property crimes in University Park in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in University Park is 1,324.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 75.5 chance of being the victim of a property crime in University Park each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -32.24% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -41.01% lower than the Texas property crime rate of 2,245.0 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around University Park

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Dallas, TX 1,286,121 59,046 4,591.0 3,812.8 778.2
Plano, TX 289,847 5,954 2,054.2 1,896.2 158.0
Irving, TX 254,141 7,286 2,866.9 2,531.3 335.6
Garland, TX 241,095 6,771 2,808.4 2,562.5 246.0
Mesquite, TX 147,226 6,059 4,115.4 3,648.8 466.6
Carrollton, TX 133,610 2,495 1,867.4 1,660.8 206.6
Richardson, TX 115,771 2,813 2,429.8 2,271.7 158.1
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
Grapevine, TX 50,988 1,572 3,083.1 2,941.9 141.2

University Park SnackAbility

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