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Denton Crime Rate Report (Texas)

Denton crime statistics report an overall downward trend in crime based on data from 26 years with violent crime increasing and property crime decreasing. Based on this trend, the crime rate in Denton for 2026 is expected to be lower than in 2025.

The city violent crime rate for Denton in 2025 was lower than the national violent crime rate average by 39.27% and the city property crime rate in Denton was higher than the national property crime rate average by 12.12%.

In 2025 the city violent crime rate in Denton was lower than the violent crime rate in Texas by 42.3% and the city property crime rate in Denton was lower than the property crime rate in Texas by 3.65%.

Property and Violent Crime
Denton Property Crime vs. State and National Per Capita
Denton Violent Crime vs. State and National Per Capita

Denton Crime Statistics
Summary Report

2025 Crime (Actual Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault214
Arson4
Burglary274
Larceny and Theft2,412
Motor Vehicle Theft289
Murder and Manslaughter5
Rape87
Robbery38
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)3,298
Property Crime2,975
Violent Crime344
2026 Crime (Projected Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault248
Arson10
Burglary245
Larceny and Theft2,558
Motor Vehicle Theft353
Murder and Manslaughter8
Rape95
Robbery36
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)3,479
Property Crime3,156
Violent Crime386

Property and Violent Crime Totals

Denton Property Crime

Denton Violent Crime

Actual versus Projected Crime Totals

Denton Crime 2025

Denton Crime 2026

City versus State versus National Crime Comparison

Denton Property Crime vs. State and National Comparison

Denton Violent Crime vs. State and National Comparison
* The source of actual data on this Denton, Texas crime rate report is the FBI Report of Offenses Known to Law Enforcement for the corresponding year or years. Arson numbers are reported inconsistently. Zero values may indicate the data was not available. The projected crime rate data displayed above was generated from the trends found in the years of actual reported crime data on file. In this case, the Denton crime report data for 2026 was projected from 26 years of actual data. The last year of actual available crime data, as reported above, was 2025.

The FBI cautions the data users against comparing yearly statistical data solely on the basis of their population coverage. The comparisons made herein are thus, only meaningful upon further examination of all variables that affect crime in each reported city, state or other reported jurisdicition.



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