Texas’ Most Dangerous Cities Based on FBI Crime Reports
A new analysis of FBI crime data has revealed the Texas cities recording the highest number of criminal offenses, with Houston reporting more than 224,000 offenses in the latest available city data.
The study, analysed by Compare the Market, examined FBI crime statistics across Texas, ranking cities by the total number of reported offenses, including crimes against persons, property and society.
The data for New Texas found:
| City | Total Offenses | Crimes Against Persons | Crimes Against Property | Crimes Against Society |
| Houston | 224,334 | 70,725 | 138,943 | 14,666 |
| San Antonio | 153,599 | 33,417 | 107,366 | 12,816 |
| Dallas | 99,793 | 26,632 | 59,805 | 13,356 |
| Austin | 70,988 | 19,028 | 44,794 | 7,166 |
| Fort Worth | 54,287 | 13,090 | 35,861 | 5,336 |
| El Paso | 30,826 | 10,002 | 16,935 | 3,889 |
| Corpus Christi | 29,263 | 9,999 | 15,049 | 4,215 |
| Arlington | 25,715 | 7,983 | 13,689 | 4,043 |
| Lubbock | 23,113 | 7,387 | 12,734 | 2,992 |
| Amarillo | 16,505 | 5,909 | 8,563 | 2,033 |
| Irving | 15,564 | 3,438 | 9,166 | 2,960 |
| Garland | 11,677 | 3,351 | 6,362 | 1,964 |
| Plano | 11,419 | 2,409 | 6,559 | 2,451 |
| Laredo | 11,058 | 3,809 | 5,742 | 1,507 |
| Beaumont | 11,019 | 4,403 | 5,384 | 1,232 |
| Mesquite | 10,159 | 2,818 | 5,827 | 1,514 |
| Brownsville | 9,948 | 3,565 | 5,598 | 785 |
| Grand Prairie | 9,205 | 1,753 | 4,764 | 2,688 |
| Waco | 8,547 | 2,776 | 4,515 | 1,256 |
| Killeen | 8,469 | 3,013 | 3,620 | 1,836 |
Houston recorded by far the highest number of reported offenses, with 138,943 crimes against property accounting for almost two-thirds of all recorded crime in the city. Property crime also represented the largest category of offenses across each of the ten highest-ranking Texas cities.