Photo: Aggie0083 at English Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0Recorded crime per resident in College Station fell 34% from 2023 to 2025
Overall, it grades B− for safety (#155 of 471 graded towns in Texas, and #25 of 325 U.S. cities over 100,000). For every 1,000 residents, 1.5 violent crimes and 10.9 incidents of property crime were logged a year; in the rest of Texas, the figures are 4.3 and 23.6.
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. “Rest of TX” is every other Texas city and town in the FBI’s tables; the U.S. figure is the FBI’s national estimate as published, averaged over the three years. The FBI publishes no national homicide or robbery rate in our data, so those compare with all U.S. cities and towns in its tables.
What stands out about safety in College Station
College Station reports less crime than every graded town next door
Of the 1 Texas towns on College Station’s borders, 1 have a Safety Grade: Bryan (C). Neighbors ↓
Among Texas towns, higher
Texas’ cities and towns report more crime than most states’, so College Station’s place among its own towns differs from its national one: it reports less crime than 67% of the 471 Texas towns we grade, against 54% nationally. Safety Grade ↓
Homicides: below U.S. cities overall
College Station’s police reported 1 homicides to the FBI in 2025. Over 2023–2025 that is 2.1 per 100,000 residents a year, below the rest of Texas (6.0) and below all U.S. cities and towns in the FBI’s tables (5.7). Violent crime ↓
Robberies: below the rest of Texas
13.3 robberies per 100,000 residents a year over 2023–2025 (14 reported in 2025), below the rest of Texas (75.5) and below all U.S. cities and towns in the FBI’s tables (79.4). Violent crime ↓
Against other big cities
Among the 325 U.S. cities over 100,000 we grade, College Station reports less crime per resident than 92% (#25). Places like it ↓
A college town
College Station is home to Texas A&M University-College Station, with 73,004 students taking classes on campus (federal college data), and 39% of residents are enrolled in college (Census). Students who live in town count as residents, so they are part of the per-resident rate. How to read it ↓
Reported crime is falling
Crime reported per resident fell from 2023 to 2025 by more than ordinary year-to-year swings, on the grade’s own score. Trend ↓
Written from the FBI data on this page. Figures are crimes reported to police, not convictions.
What’s behind College Station’s grade
Property crimes plus four times violent crimes reported to the FBI per resident, 2023–2025, on a national curve. Both violent and property crime are lower than in most U.S. towns; violent crime is the stronger of the two.
Reported crime per resident, 2023 to 2025
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| Year | College Station property | Rest of Texas property | College Station violent | Rest of Texas violent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 19.3 | 27.4 | 2.0 | 5.1 |
| 2023 | 13.4 | 26.4 | 1.6 | 4.7 |
| 2024 | 11.0 | 24.0 | 1.7 | 4.5 |
| 2025 | 8.5 | 20.6 | 1.3 | 3.8 |
Crimes per 1,000 residents
Reported crime per resident fell from 2023 to 2025, by more than ordinary year-to-year swings. Per 1,000 residents, 2022–2025, against the rest of Texas.
Homicides and robberies
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| Year | College Station | Rest of Texas | U.S. cities (FBI tables) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 0.8 | 8.0 | 7.7 |
| 2023 | 3.2 | 7.0 | 6.8 |
| 2024 | 2.4 | 6.0 | 5.7 |
| 2025 | 0.8 | 5.0 | 4.6 |
Homicides per 100,000 residents
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| Year | College Station | Rest of Texas | U.S. cities (FBI tables) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 13.2 | 89.9 | 95.5 |
| 2023 | 17.4 | 84.8 | 90.6 |
| 2024 | 11.8 | 78.7 | 81.9 |
| 2025 | 10.8 | 63.4 | 66.0 |
Robberies per 100,000 residents
College Station’s police reported 1 homicides, 14 robberies and 167 violent crimes in all to the FBI in 2025. By year, against the rest of Texas and all U.S. cities and towns in the FBI’s tables.
Crime in College Station per 1,000 residents
Violent crime per 1,000 residents, 2025
Property crime per 1,000 residents, 2025
Crimes reported to police in 2025 per resident; one person can be the victim of more than one, and some reports involve visitors.
And about 1 violent crime, in 2025. Below are 1,000 dots, one per resident; each colored dot is one reported crime.
1,276 crimes reported in 2025
2025 offenses reported
Offenses reported to police, not convictions. FBI Uniform Crime Reporting. The last row is counted outside the property total.
167 violent and 1,109 property, as reported to the FBI by College Station’s police.
19 people died in crashes on College Station’s roads in 2019–2023
College Station had 19 fatal crashes in five years, in which 19 people died; 3 were pedestrians.
That is 3.1 deaths per 100,000 residents a year, below the median for Texas towns of 100,000+ people (8.4, 43 towns).
Deaths are counted where the crash happened, not where the people lived: a highway through town adds through-traffic deaths, and residents’ own risk on roads elsewhere isn’t here. Town rates sit below state and U.S. rates because a third of fatal crashes happen outside any town. Road safety is described here and is not part of the Safety Grade. Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2019–2023.
College Station and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| College Station | B− | 1.5 | 10.9 |
| Bryan | C | 3.7 | 14.1 |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Texas towns of a similar size
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| College Station | B− | 1.5 | 10.9 |
| Pearland | B− | 0.9 | 14.1 |
| Carrollton | B− | 1.3 | 12.7 |
| New Braunfels | B− | 1.8 | 12.2 |
| Odessa | C | 3.3 | 15.8 |
| Abilene | C− | 4.3 | 16.9 |
The five graded Texas towns closest to College Station’s population (127,472), by grade.
How reported crime compares across the town line. Tap a town to see its safety page.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- It’s reported crime. Only incidents reported to and recorded by police appear here. Many crimes are never reported to police.
- One number for all of College Station. A citywide rate doesn’t show where incidents happen, and that can differ a lot from one part of the city to another.
- Visitors count too. Incidents involving people who work, shop or visit are counted against College Station’s residents, which raises the per-resident rate.
- Whose population. Rates use the FBI’s population for the department (129,902 in 2025); our figure for College Station is 127,472 (2025 Census estimate).
- Gaps are real gaps. A missing year means the department didn’t report a full year, not that nothing happened.
How the grade is calculated, for every town: How TownRatings grades safety →
Questions about safety in College Station
Is College Station, TX safe?
On crimes reported to the FBI in 2023–2025, College Station reports less crime per resident than 54% of U.S. towns, a B− Safety Grade and #155 of 471 in Texas. Its police reported 1.5 violent crimes per 1,000 residents a year, against 4.3 in the rest of Texas and the FBI’s national estimate of 3.6.
What is the crime rate in College Station?
1.5 violent and 10.9 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025, as reported to the FBI. The rest of Texas reports 4.3 and 23.6; the FBI’s national estimate is 3.6 and 17.6.
How many homicides were there in College Station in 2025?
College Station’s police reported 1 homicides to the FBI for 2025, 0.8 per 100,000 residents. Across U.S. cities and towns in the FBI’s tables the 2025 figure was 4.6.
Is College Station safer than Bryan?
Bryan reports more crime per resident than College Station: Bryan grades C for safety and College Station B−. Bryan’s police reported 3.7 violent and 14.1 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Who polices College Station?
College Station’s own police department, which reports to the FBI as “College Station”. Its figures are the ones on this page.
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Crime: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Crime Data Explorer: offenses known to law enforcement by city, 2025, and state and national rates. Counts are crimes reported to police, not convictions. The Safety Grade is our own summary of that data, not an official rating. Road deaths: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2019–2023. This isn’t an official statement of public safety. In an emergency, call 911.