Photo: Renelibrary · CC BY-SA 4.0More crimes per resident are recorded in Fort Worth than in 86% of U.S. towns
A Safety Grade of D follows from crimes Fort Worth’s police reported over the years 2023 to 2025: #413 of 471 graded towns in Texas, and #182 of 325 U.S. cities over 100,000. On top of that, all 7 towns next door with figures record less crime per resident. The crimes the grade counts fell 18% per resident from 2023 to 2025. Typical years here bring 4.4 violent crimes plus 25.1 incidents of property crime per 1,000 residents, against 4.3 plus 23.5 in the rest of Texas.
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 Fort Worth
7 of the 7 graded towns next door report less crime
Of the 8 Texas towns on Fort Worth’s borders, 7 have a Safety Grade: Lakeside (A−), Grand Prairie (C+), Forest Hill (C+), Benbrook (C), Euless (C), Haltom City (C−), Arlington (C−). Rendon is an unincorporated community (a census-designated place) with no police department of its own. Neighbors ↓
Homicides: above U.S. cities overall
Fort Worth’s police reported 78 homicides to the FBI in 2025. Over 2023–2025 that is 7.9 per 100,000 residents a year, above the rest of Texas (5.9) and above all U.S. cities and towns in the FBI’s tables (5.7). Violent crime ↓
Robberies: below the rest of Texas
67.9 robberies per 100,000 residents a year over 2023–2025 (620 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, Fort Worth reports less crime per resident than 44% (#182). Places like 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 Fort Worth’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 higher than in most U.S. towns; violent crime is the closer of the two to typical.
Reported crime per resident, 2023 to 2025
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| Year | Fort Worth property | Rest of Texas property | Fort Worth violent | Rest of Texas violent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 27.4 | 27.3 | 5.0 | 5.1 |
| 2023 | 26.5 | 26.3 | 4.9 | 4.6 |
| 2024 | 27.0 | 23.7 | 4.6 | 4.4 |
| 2025 | 22.0 | 20.5 | 3.7 | 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.
Crime in Fort Worth 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 4 violent crimes, in 2025. Below are 1,000 dots, one per resident; each colored dot is one reported crime.
Homicides and robberies
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| Year | Fort Worth | Rest of Texas | U.S. cities (FBI tables) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 10.5 | 7.9 | 7.7 |
| 2023 | 8.7 | 6.9 | 6.8 |
| 2024 | 7.4 | 5.9 | 5.7 |
| 2025 | 7.6 | 4.8 | 4.6 |
Homicides per 100,000 residents
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| Year | Fort Worth | Rest of Texas | U.S. cities (FBI tables) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 72.6 | 90.2 | 95.5 |
| 2023 | 71.2 | 85.1 | 90.6 |
| 2024 | 72.6 | 78.6 | 81.9 |
| 2025 | 60.2 | 63.2 | 66.0 |
Robberies per 100,000 residents
Fort Worth’s police reported 78 homicides, 620 robberies and 3,827 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.
26,470 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.
3,827 violent and 22,643 property, as reported to the FBI by Fort Worth’s police.
169 of the 591 people who died in crashes on Fort Worth’s roads in 2019–2023 were pedestrians
Fort Worth had 540 fatal crashes in five years, in which 591 people died. 8 of those killed were cyclists. 207 died in crashes on an Interstate.
That is 12.3 deaths per 100,000 residents a year, above the median for Texas towns of 100,000+ people (8.4, 43 towns).
Among the 39 U.S. cities of 500,000 or more, Fort Worth has the 24th lowest rate.
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.
Fort Worth and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Worth | D | 4.4 | 25.1 |
| Arlington | C− | 4.6 | 23.2 |
| Benbrook | C | 1.9 | 18.6 |
| Rendon | — | — | — |
| Euless | C | 1.8 | 19.8 |
| Grand Prairie | C+ | 2.0 | 15.1 |
| Lakeside | A− | 0.6 | 5.0 |
| Forest Hill | C+ | 2.1 | 15.2 |
| Haltom City | C− | 3.2 | 21.5 |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Rendon is an unincorporated community (a census-designated place) with no police department of its own.
U.S. cities of a million or more
| City | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Worth | D | 4.4 | 25.1 |
| New York City | D | 6.7 | 23.5 |
| Los Angeles | D | 7.4 | 21.9 |
| Chicago | D | 5.2 | 32.8 |
| Houston | D− | 10.4 | 42.0 |
| Phoenix | D | 7.6 | 22.8 |
| Philadelphia | D− | 9.0 | 46.4 |
| San Antonio | D− | 6.0 | 46.3 |
| San Diego | C− | 4.0 | 16.7 |
| Dallas | D | 6.3 | 34.7 |
| Austin | D | 4.6 | 32.0 |
Every U.S. city of 1,000,000+ with a Safety Grade, largest first; each city’s own police figures, 2023–2025.
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 Fort Worth. 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 Fort Worth’s residents, which raises the per-resident rate.
- Whose population. Rates use the FBI’s population for the department (1,030,410 in 2025); our figure for Fort Worth is 1,028,117 (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 Fort Worth
Is Fort Worth, TX safe?
On crimes reported to the FBI in 2023–2025, Fort Worth reports more crime per resident than 86% of U.S. towns, a D Safety Grade and #413 of 471 in Texas. Its police reported 4.4 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 Fort Worth?
4.4 violent and 25.1 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025, as reported to the FBI. The rest of Texas reports 4.3 and 23.5; the FBI’s national estimate is 3.6 and 17.6.
How many homicides were there in Fort Worth in 2025?
Fort Worth’s police reported 78 homicides to the FBI for 2025, 7.6 per 100,000 residents. Across U.S. cities and towns in the FBI’s tables the 2025 figure was 4.6.
Is Fort Worth safer than Arlington?
Arlington reports less crime per resident than Fort Worth: Arlington grades C− for safety and Fort Worth D. Arlington’s police reported 4.6 violent and 23.2 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Who polices Fort Worth?
Fort Worth’s own police department, which reports to the FBI as “Fort Worth”. 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.