The 20 Texas Cities Most Targeted by Vandalism Revealed
Reports of vandalism and property damage fell in almost every U.S. state between January and April 2025 and the same period in 2026, according to a new analysis of FBI crime data.
The study, conducted by iSelect, compared incidents recorded between January and April 2026 with the same period in 2025 to identify where reports have fallen the most and where property damage remains a persistent issue.
The data in Texas found:
- Vandalism and property damage Jan – April 2025: 48,097
- Vandalism and property damage Jan – April 2026: 37,461
- Jan – April 2025 compared the 2026: -22%
- Total reports in last 5 years: 941,379
The data also found the top 20 Cities reporting the most damage in 2024
| Cities | Destruction/ Damage/ Vandalism of Property reports |
| San Antonio | 23,574 |
| Houston | 21,793 |
| Dallas | 8,749 |
| Austin | 6,042 |
| Fort Worth | 5,979 |
| El Paso | 3,823 |
| Corpus Christi | 2,830 |
| Lubbock | 2,470 |
| Irving | 2,211 |
| Arlington | 1,826 |
| Amarillo | 1,607 |
| Brownsville | 1,177 |
| Laredo | 1,026 |
| McAllen | 932 |
| Beaumont | 894 |
| Grand Prairie | 864 |
| Garland | 863 |
| San Angelo | 853 |
| Waco | 755 |
| Pasadena | 748 |
While the latest figures point to an encouraging national decline, the longer-term picture shows the scale of the problem. FBI data reveals that almost 10 million incidents of vandalism and property damage have been reported across the United States since 2021.
Texas recorded the highest number of incidents over the five-year period, with 941,379 reports, followed by California with 758,317 and Illinois with 496,324.
The full data comparing Q1 2025 to Q1 of 2026 can be found below:
| State | Vandalism and property damage Jan – April 2025 | Vandalism and property damage Jan – April 2026 | Jan – April 2025 compared the 2026 | Total in the last 5 years |
| Texas | 48,097 | 37,461 | -22% | 941,379 |
| California | 49,776 | 44,200 | -11% | 758,317 |
| Illinois | 25,266 | 15,059 | -40% | 496,324 |
| New York | 25,436 | 15,896 | -38% | 419,230 |
| Washington | 17,883 | 8,917 | -50% | 401,775 |
| Ohio | 16,487 | 11,187 | -32% | 366,436 |
| North Carolina | 16,522 | 11,097 | -33% | 340,222 |
| Colorado | 13,172 | 9,201 | -30% | 296,398 |
| Michigan | 11,719 | 10,244 | -13% | 270,472 |
| Virginia | 12,906 | 5,130 | -60% | 263,714 |
| Georgia | 12,497 | 9,490 | -24% | 257,701 |
| Tennessee | 11,280 | 9,643 | -15% | 244,538 |
| Missouri | 10,514 | 6,103 | -42% | 236,418 |
| Pennsylvania | 11,720 | 9,524 | -19% | 225,877 |
| Maryland | 11,985 | 8,535 | -29% | 223,532 |
| Florida | 11,841 | 9,478 | -20% | 193,297 |
| South Carolina | 9,119 | 5,177 | -43% | 183,771 |
| Minnesota | 7,183 | 7,227 | 1% | 171,220 |
| Oregon | 7,090 | 4,064 | -43% | 169,411 |
| Alabama | 8,648 | 5,906 | -32% | 162,240 |
| Massachusetts | 7,159 | 2,452 | -66% | 159,942 |
| Kansas | 7,752 | 3,821 | -51% | 155,776 |
| Arizona | 7,897 | 6,663 | -16% | 148,879 |
| Wisconsin | 6,123 | 2,266 | -63% | 138,068 |
| New Mexico | 6,863 | 4,353 | -37% | 136,009 |
| Arkansas | 5,649 | 4,338 | -23% | 128,664 |
| Nevada | 6,892 | 2,856 | -59% | 127,833 |
| New Jersey | 7,181 | 5,779 | -20% | 125,071 |
| Utah | 5,829 | 3,750 | -36% | 124,414 |
| Louisiana | 5,491 | 3,461 | -37% | 118,540 |
| Oklahoma | 5,096 | 4,741 | -7% | 116,411 |
| Kentucky | 4,998 | 4,470 | -11% | 112,468 |
| Connecticut | 4,280 | 2,193 | -49% | 95,733 |
| Iowa | 3,764 | 3,185 | -15% | 81,370 |
| Nebraska | 3,600 | 3,596 | 0% | 71,691 |
| Mississippi | 3,352 | 3,032 | -10% | 56,130 |
| Delaware | 2,563 | 907 | -65% | 50,793 |
| Indiana | 2,270 | 544 | -76% | 47,802 |
| New Hampshire | 1,764 | 1,376 | -22% | 40,451 |
| Montana | 1,721 | 1,066 | -38% | 39,724 |
| Idaho | 1,675 | 1,105 | -34% | 35,682 |
| Rhode Island | 1,360 | 576 | -58% | 30,934 |
| West Virginia | 1,376 | 660 | -52% | 29,971 |
| Maine | 1,262 | 460 | -64% | 29,735 |
| South Dakota | 1,188 | 646 | -46% | 25,345 |
| North Dakota | 1,047 | 797 | -24% | 24,108 |
| Vermont | 682 | 500 | -27% | 15,871 |
| Hawaii | 918 | 134 | -85% | 15,862 |
| Wyoming | 625 | 436 | -30% | 14,033 |
| Alaska | 401 | 217 | -46% | 12,503 |