Reported crime per resident in Hickory Creek fell 60% from 2023 to 2025
On violence it beats 68% of U.S. towns, and on property crime 62%. The overall Safety Grade is B+ (#94 of 471 graded towns in Texas), which means less crime per resident than 67% of U.S. towns, judged on crimes its police reported from 2023 to 2025. Recorded violent crime ran at 1.0 per 1,000 residents a year and property crime at 8.4, against 4.3 and 23.6 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 Hickory Creek
2 of the 3 graded towns next door report less crime
Of the 3 Texas towns on Hickory Creek’s borders, 3 have a Safety Grade: Corinth (A−), Lake Dallas (B+), Lewisville (C+). Neighbors ↓
Among Texas towns, higher
Texas’ cities and towns report more crime than most states’, so Hickory Creek’s place among its own towns differs from its national one: it reports less crime than 80% of the 471 Texas towns we grade, against 67% nationally. Safety Grade ↓
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 Hickory Creek’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 | Hickory Creek property | Rest of Texas property | Hickory Creek violent | Rest of Texas violent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 16.1 | 27.3 | 0.9 | 5.1 |
| 2023 | 13.4 | 26.3 | 0.9 | 4.7 |
| 2024 | 8.3 | 23.9 | 1.0 | 4.4 |
| 2025 | 4.6 | 20.6 | 1.1 | 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.
Violent crime, by year and by type
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| Year | Hickory Creek | Rest of Texas | U.S. (FBI national estimate) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 0.9 | 5.1 | 4.0 |
| 2023 | 0.9 | 4.7 | 3.9 |
| 2024 | 1.0 | 4.4 | 3.6 |
| 2025 | 1.1 | 3.8 | 3.3 |
Violent crimes per 1,000 residents
By type 2023–2025, counts
Hickory Creek’s police reported 19 violent crimes to the FBI over 2023–2025, about 1.0 per 1,000 residents a year, against 4.3 in the rest of Texas and the FBI’s national estimate of 3.6.
Crime in Hickory Creek 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.
43 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.
8 violent and 35 property, as reported to the FBI by Hickory Creek’s police.
Three people died in crashes on Hickory Creek’s roads in 2019–2023
Hickory Creek had 3 fatal crashes in five years, in which three people died. 1 died in crash on an Interstate.
That is about what is typical for Texas towns of 5,000–25,000 people: at their median rate (7.3 deaths per 100,000 residents a year), a town of Hickory Creek’s size would see about 2 in five years. With numbers this small, a death or two either way changes the picture, so Hickory Creek’s own rate (10.7) is context, not a ranking.
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.
Hickory Creek and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hickory Creek | B+ | 1.0 | 8.4 |
| Lewisville | C+ | 2.1 | 15.5 |
| Lake Dallas | B+ | 1.2 | 5.7 |
| Corinth | A− | 0.7 | 7.2 |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Texas towns of a similar size
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hickory Creek | B+ | 1.0 | 8.4 |
| Burnet | A− | 1.0 | 5.6 |
| Keene | B+ | 1.4 | 5.9 |
| Bridgeport | B | 1.7 | 7.9 |
| Mexia | C | 4.1 | 9.7 |
| Wilmer | C− | 3.3 | 21.8 |
The five graded Texas towns closest to Hickory Creek’s population (6,875), 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 Hickory Creek. A town-wide rate doesn’t show where incidents happen, and that can differ a lot from one part of town to another.
- Visitors count too. Incidents involving people who work, shop or visit are counted against Hickory Creek’s residents, which raises the per-resident rate.
- Whose population. Rates use the FBI’s population for the department (7,583 in 2025); our figure for Hickory Creek is 6,875 (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 Hickory Creek
Is Hickory Creek, TX safe?
On crimes reported to the FBI in 2023–2025, Hickory Creek reports less crime per resident than 67% of U.S. towns, a B+ Safety Grade and #94 of 471 in Texas. Its police reported 1.0 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 Hickory Creek?
1.0 violent and 8.4 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.
Is Hickory Creek safer than Lewisville?
Lewisville reports more crime per resident than Hickory Creek: Lewisville grades C+ for safety and Hickory Creek B+. Lewisville’s police reported 2.1 violent and 15.5 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Who polices Hickory Creek?
Hickory Creek’s own police department, which reports to the FBI as “Hickory Creek”. 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.