Texas
The three measures the Factbook publishes for Texas — different agencies, different periods, counting different things. Nothing here adds or scores one against another.
American Factbook Research
5.9% above the national rate of 329.3 per 100,000
348.9 per 100,000 2025
Covers the 99.1% of the population whose agencies reported.
Offenses reported to police per 100,000 residents of the population the reporting agencies covered — not the state’s population, and a different share in each state. It is not a count of crime that happened.
FBI Crime Data Explorer API · Federal Bureau of Investigation, Criminal Justice Information Services Division
Texas is 21 of 51 by violent crime rate, at 348.9 per 100,000. Highest on the left.
The 51 figures behind this strip
| Rank | Name | Violent crime rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | District of Columbia | 806.0 per 100,000 |
| 2 | Alaska | 736.0 per 100,000 |
| 3 | New Mexico | 647.9 per 100,000 |
| 4 | Arkansas | 535.3 per 100,000 |
| 5 | Tennessee | 498.8 per 100,000 |
| 6 | Kansas | 475.6 per 100,000 |
| 7 | Louisiana | 464.9 per 100,000 |
| 8 | Colorado | 438.1 per 100,000 |
| 9 | California | 434.8 per 100,000 |
| 10 | Michigan | 430.9 per 100,000 |
| 11 | Missouri | 425.6 per 100,000 |
| 12 | Montana | 422.0 per 100,000 |
| 13 | Oklahoma | 411.6 per 100,000 |
| 14 | South Carolina | 389.7 per 100,000 |
| 15 | Nevada | 383.7 per 100,000 |
| 16 | Arizona | 383.0 per 100,000 |
| 17 | New York | 368.0 per 100,000 |
| 18 | Maryland | 365.0 per 100,000 |
| 19 | Alabama | 352.8 per 100,000 |
| 20 | Delaware | 351.9 per 100,000 |
| 21 | Texas | 348.9 per 100,000 |
| 22 | North Carolina | 330.6 per 100,000 |
| 23 | South Dakota | 327.2 per 100,000 |
| 24 | Oregon | 319.1 per 100,000 |
| 25 | Georgia | 301.4 per 100,000 |
| 26 | Massachusetts | 301.0 per 100,000 |
| 27 | Indiana | 300.5 per 100,000 |
| 28 | Washington | 291.5 per 100,000 |
| 29 | Ohio | 287.9 per 100,000 |
| 30 | West Virginia | 265.8 per 100,000 |
| 31 | Illinois | 257.6 per 100,000 |
| 32 | Florida | 248.7 per 100,000 |
| 33 | Wisconsin | 244.5 per 100,000 |
| 34 | North Dakota | 240.2 per 100,000 |
| 35 | Iowa | 238.2 per 100,000 |
| 36 | Pennsylvania | 229.3 per 100,000 |
| 37 | Minnesota | 226.0 per 100,000 |
| 38 | Utah | 224.8 per 100,000 |
| 39 | Mississippi | 224.1 per 100,000 |
| 40 | Nebraska | 222.7 per 100,000 |
| 41 | Idaho | 221.3 per 100,000 |
| 42 | Vermont | 220.0 per 100,000 |
| 43 | Kentucky | 214.3 per 100,000 |
| 44 | Hawaii | 213.7 per 100,000 |
| 45 | Virginia | 210.4 per 100,000 |
| 46 | New Jersey | 198.4 per 100,000 |
| 47 | Wyoming | 187.4 per 100,000 |
| 48 | Rhode Island | 145.9 per 100,000 |
| 49 | New Hampshire | 119.2 per 100,000 |
| 50 | Connecticut | 111.1 per 100,000 |
| 51 | Maine | 95.0 per 100,000 |
Texas's reported violent crime rate is 58.5% below its 1991 peak
Violent offenses reported per 100,000 residents in Texas, against the national rate for the same years. Only years with all twelve months are drawn.
The peak was 840.8 per 100,000 in 1991; 2025 was 348.9.
Coverage moves from year to year as agencies join and leave the program, so part of any change in Texas's line is a change in who reported. The figure is in the table.
Federal Bureau of Investigation, Criminal Justice Information Services Division — FBI Crime Data Explorer API
The figures behind this chart
| Year | Texas | United States | Population covered | Months |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 550.5 | 570.1 | 99.8% | 12 |
| 1986 | 659.6 | 633.5 | 99.9% | 12 |
| 1987 | 631.7 | 624.6 | 99.9% | 12 |
| 1988 | 652.9 | 630.0 | 99.9% | 12 |
| 1989 | 658.7 | 679.8 | 99.9% | 12 |
| 1990 | 762.0 | 749.5 | 99.9% | 12 |
| 1991 | 840.8 | 797.8 | 99.9% | 12 |
| 1992 | 806.6 | 785.3 | 99.9% | 12 |
| 1993 | 762.4 | 764.0 | 99.9% | 12 |
| 1994 | 707.0 | 740.3 | 99.9% | 12 |
| 1995 | 663.6 | 720.3 | 100.0% | 12 |
| 1996 | 644.7 | 658.5 | 99.9% | 12 |
| 1997 | 602.7 | 643.2 | 99.9% | 12 |
| 1998 | 565.5 | 602.9 | 99.8% | 12 |
| 1999 | 560.4 | 545.1 | 99.4% | 12 |
| 2000 | 546.4 | 533.9 | 99.4% | 12 |
| 2001 | 573.0 | 529.1 | 99.4% | 12 |
| 2002 | 577.6 | 512.6 | 99.9% | 12 |
| 2003 | 553.2 | 493.3 | 99.8% | 12 |
| 2004 | 540.7 | 478.3 | 99.6% | 12 |
| 2005 | 530.1 | 482.7 | 99.9% | 12 |
| 2006 | 517.6 | 486.8 | 99.8% | 12 |
| 2007 | 510.8 | 477.7 | 99.9% | 12 |
| 2008 | 508.1 | 463.6 | 99.9% | 12 |
| 2009 | 491.1 | 436.7 | 99.9% | 12 |
| 2010 | 450.2 | 407.9 | 99.9% | 12 |
| 2011 | 408.3 | 390.0 | 99.8% | 12 |
| 2012 | 409.0 | 390.5 | 99.8% | 12 |
| 2013 | 402.4 | 377.9 | 99.5% | 12 |
| 2014 | 407.5 | 373.6 | 99.5% | 12 |
| 2015 | 412.5 | 384.4 | 99.6% | 12 |
| 2016 | 435.3 | 399.4 | 99.4% | 12 |
| 2017 | 439.3 | 397.3 | 99.1% | 12 |
| 2018 | 416.7 | 384.7 | 99.4% | 12 |
| 2019 | 426.8 | 380.8 | 98.8% | 12 |
| 2020 | 458.4 | 399.1 | 99.2% | 12 |
| 2021 | 460.3 | 361.2 | 97.8% | 12 |
| 2022 | 442.2 | 398.3 | 98.8% | 12 |
| 2023 | 416.2 | 385.6 | 99.1% | 12 |
| 2024 | 397.9 | 363.4 | 99.3% | 12 |
| 2025 | 348.9 | 329.3 | 99.1% | 12 |
| 2026 | 219.2 · 9 mo | not reported | 87.5% | 9 |
32.5% above the national rate of 360 per 100,000
477 per 100,000 2023
People held under the state’s own correctional authority per 100,000 residents, from a different publisher counting a different thing. Never added to the rate above.
BJS Prisoners — Statistical Tables · U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics
Texas is 6 of 50 by imprisonment rate, at 477 per 100,000. Highest on the left.
The 50 figures behind this strip
| Rank | Name | Imprisonment rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mississippi | 652 per 100,000 |
| 2 | Louisiana | 617 per 100,000 |
| 3 | Arkansas | 596 per 100,000 |
| 4 | Oklahoma | 545 per 100,000 |
| 5 | Idaho | 490 per 100,000 |
| 6 | Texas | 477 per 100,000 |
| 7 | Georgia | 449 per 100,000 |
| 8 | Arizona | 448 per 100,000 |
| 9 | Montana | 438 per 100,000 |
| 10 | Kentucky | 423 per 100,000 |
| 11 | South Dakota | 405 per 100,000 |
| 12 | Alabama | 394 per 100,000 |
| 13 | Ohio | 394 per 100,000 |
| 14 | Missouri | 385 per 100,000 |
| 15 | Florida | 382 per 100,000 |
| 16 | Wyoming | 378 per 100,000 |
| 17 | Indiana | 351 per 100,000 |
| 18 | Wisconsin | 346 per 100,000 |
| 19 | Tennessee | 341 per 100,000 |
| 20 | Michigan | 328 per 100,000 |
| 21 | West Virginia | 328 per 100,000 |
| 22 | Nevada | 327 per 100,000 |
| 23 | Virginia | 314 per 100,000 |
| 24 | Kansas | 305 per 100,000 |
| 25 | Pennsylvania | 300 per 100,000 |
| 26 | South Carolina | 299 per 100,000 |
| 27 | Nebraska | 295 per 100,000 |
| 28 | Oregon | 291 per 100,000 |
| 29 | Colorado | 290 per 100,000 |
| 30 | Delaware | 275 per 100,000 |
| 31 | North Carolina | 275 per 100,000 |
| 32 | Iowa | 274 per 100,000 |
| 33 | Maryland | 261 per 100,000 |
| 34 | New Mexico | 259 per 100,000 |
| 35 | California | 246 per 100,000 |
| 36 | North Dakota | 240 per 100,000 |
| 37 | Illinois | 238 per 100,000 |
| 38 | Alaska | 202 per 100,000 |
| 39 | Utah | 186 per 100,000 |
| 40 | Connecticut | 183 per 100,000 |
| 41 | Washington | 181 per 100,000 |
| 42 | New York | 167 per 100,000 |
| 43 | Hawaii | 165 per 100,000 |
| 44 | Minnesota | 152 per 100,000 |
| 45 | New Hampshire | 151 per 100,000 |
| 46 | New Jersey | 125 per 100,000 |
| 47 | Vermont | 124 per 100,000 |
| 48 | Rhode Island | 122 per 100,000 |
| 49 | Maine | 119 per 100,000 |
| 50 | Massachusetts | 96 per 100,000 |
Higher than 7 of the 51 jurisdictions with a figure
$9,464 FY2026
Federal money obligated against a place of performance in the state, divided by its population. Where an award is administered, not where it reaches people.
USAspending API v2 · U.S. Department of the Treasury, Bureau of the Fiscal Service
Texas is 44 of 51 by obligations per resident, at $9,464. Highest on the left.
The 51 figures behind this strip
| Rank | Name | Obligations per resident |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Dakota | $108,417 |
| 2 | District of Columbia | $61,942 |
| 3 | Kentucky | $39,755 |
| 4 | Minnesota | $38,476 |
| 5 | Connecticut | $35,776 |
| 6 | Indiana | $25,472 |
| 7 | South Carolina | $22,421 |
| 8 | Alaska | $22,332 |
| 9 | Virginia | $20,119 |
| 10 | Pennsylvania | $19,459 |
| 11 | New Mexico | $19,382 |
| 12 | Wisconsin | $16,682 |
| 13 | Tennessee | $15,544 |
| 14 | Arizona | $14,865 |
| 15 | Missouri | $13,949 |
| 16 | Maine | $13,935 |
| 17 | Maryland | $13,505 |
| 18 | Massachusetts | $13,186 |
| 19 | Rhode Island | $12,664 |
| 20 | Oregon | $12,521 |
| 21 | Nebraska | $12,444 |
| 22 | Florida | $12,416 |
| 23 | West Virginia | $12,391 |
| 24 | Louisiana | $12,114 |
| 25 | New York | $12,054 |
| 26 | Alabama | $11,947 |
| 27 | Vermont | $11,750 |
| 28 | Mississippi | $11,382 |
| 29 | Washington | $11,357 |
| 30 | Montana | $11,296 |
| 31 | California | $11,282 |
| 32 | Hawaii | $11,272 |
| 33 | Michigan | $11,201 |
| 34 | Oklahoma | $10,845 |
| 35 | South Dakota | $10,709 |
| 36 | Delaware | $10,637 |
| 37 | North Carolina | $10,264 |
| 38 | Colorado | $10,260 |
| 39 | New Hampshire | $10,195 |
| 40 | Wyoming | $9,999 |
| 41 | Idaho | $9,913 |
| 42 | Ohio | $9,892 |
| 43 | Arkansas | $9,611 |
| 44 | Texas | $9,464 |
| 45 | Illinois | $9,371 |
| 46 | New Jersey | $9,283 |
| 47 | Kansas | $9,217 |
| 48 | Iowa | $9,160 |
| 49 | Nevada | $9,040 |
| 50 | Georgia | $8,335 |
| 51 | Utah | $7,573 |
Every page about Texas
- Reported crimeCrime and justice
Offenses reported to police by type, the trend, and the reporting coverage.
- Prison populationCrime and justice
People held under the state’s correctional authority, and the imprisonment rate. A different publisher counting a different thing.
- Arrests by race, sex and ageCrime and justice
Arrests as the FBI’s participating agencies reported them, with what the figures can and cannot support at the top.
- Hate crimeCrime and justice
Incidents reported to the FBI by bias motivation, as counts — the collection publishes no participation share, so there is no rate to compare states on.
- Federal obligationsFederal spending
What federal agencies obligated against a place of performance in the state, per resident and by agency.
There is no immigration page for Texas. CBP publishes by sector and field office — its own areas of responsibility, which do not follow state lines — and assigning one to a state would be a claim the data does not make. Immigration and the border.
Other states
What this data cannot show
- Reporting to the FBI is voluntary. This counts offenses the participating agencies reported, over the population those agencies covered — so a state whose agencies reported less is not thereby safer, and two states are only comparable with their coverage shares beside them.
- Prisons are not jails. People held in local jails awaiting trial or serving short sentences are a separate collection and are not counted here, so this is not the number of people behind bars in the state.
- An obligation is a binding commitment to pay, recorded where the work is performed rather than where the money reaches people. One agency running something national from one office puts that whole figure in one state, which is why a small state can lead the country per resident.
- Nothing here is comparable across the three. They are different agencies counting different things over different periods, and no figure on this page is derived from another.
Sources
- FBI Crime Data Explorer API — Federal Bureau of Investigation, Criminal Justice Information Services Division · U.S. Government work, public domain (17 U.S.C. 105) · retrieved September 19, 2026
- BJS Prisoners — Statistical Tables — U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics · "Information generated by the Department of Justice is in the public domain and may be reproduced, published or otherwise used without the Department's permission." (https://bjs.ojp.gov/reuse-policy)
- USAspending API v2 — U.S. Department of the Treasury, Bureau of the Fiscal Service · U.S. Government work, public domain (17 U.S.C. 105)
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