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Desoto Crime Rate Report (Texas)

Desoto crime statistics report an overall downward trend in crime based on data from 27 years with violent crime increasing and property crime decreasing. Based on this trend, the crime rate in Desoto for 2026 is expected to be lower than in 2025.

The city violent crime rate for Desoto in 2025 was lower than the national violent crime rate average by 13.56% and the city property crime rate in Desoto was higher than the national property crime rate average but only by 2%.

In 2025 the city violent crime rate in Desoto was lower than the violent crime rate in Texas by 17.88% and the city property crime rate in Desoto was lower than the property crime rate in Texas by 12.35%.

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

Desoto Crime Statistics
Summary Report

2025 Crime (Actual Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault114
Arson3
Burglary114
Larceny and Theft598
Motor Vehicle Theft178
Murder and Manslaughter1
Rape23
Robbery23
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)1,019
Property Crime890
Violent Crime161
2026 Crime (Projected Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault120
Arson3
Burglary43
Larceny and Theft559
Motor Vehicle Theft215
Murder and Manslaughter1
Rape26
Robbery17
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)946
Property Crime817
Violent Crime164

Property and Violent Crime Totals

Desoto Property Crime

Desoto Violent Crime

Actual versus Projected Crime Totals

Desoto Crime 2025

Desoto Crime 2026

City versus State versus National Crime Comparison

Desoto Property Crime vs. State and National Comparison

Desoto Violent Crime vs. State and National Comparison
* The source of actual data on this Desoto, 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 Desoto crime report data for 2026 was projected from 27 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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