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Galveston Crime Rate Report (Texas)

Galveston crime statistics report an overall downward trend in crime based on data from 24 years with violent crime decreasing and property crime decreasing. Based on this trend, the crime rate in Galveston for 2026 is expected to be lower than in 2025.

The city violent crime rate for Galveston in 2025 was higher than the national violent crime rate average by 51.16% and the city property crime rate in Galveston was higher than the national property crime rate average by 46.6%.

In 2025 the city violent crime rate in Galveston was higher than the violent crime rate in Texas by 43.6% and the city property crime rate in Galveston was higher than the property crime rate in Texas by 25.98%.

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

Galveston Crime Statistics
Summary Report

2025 Crime (Actual Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault121
Arson2
Burglary124
Larceny and Theft951
Motor Vehicle Theft129
Murder and Manslaughter8
Rape86
Robbery50
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)1,672
Property Crime1,204
Violent Crime265
2026 Crime (Projected Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault156
Arson1
Burglary89
Larceny and Theft904
Motor Vehicle Theft139
Murder and Manslaughter6
Rape85
Robbery38
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)1,601
Property Crime1,133
Violent Crime285

Property and Violent Crime Totals

Galveston Property Crime

Galveston Violent Crime

Actual versus Projected Crime Totals

Galveston Crime 2025

Galveston Crime 2026

City versus State versus National Crime Comparison

Galveston Property Crime vs. State and National Comparison

Galveston Violent Crime vs. State and National Comparison
* The source of actual data on this Galveston, 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 Galveston crime report data for 2026 was projected from 24 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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