Photo: Rick Ray · CC BY 2.0Fewer crimes per resident are recorded in McKinney than in 67% of U.S. towns
Of the 5 towns on its borders with figures, 4 record less crime per resident. Per resident, the graded crimes were down 22% from 2023 to 2025. Add to that, on the record of crimes McKinney’s police reported from 2023 to 2025, it takes B+ for safety: #94 of 471 graded towns in Texas, and #8 of 325 U.S. cities over 100,000. Violence and property crime split as 1.1 violent crimes and 7.9 incidents of property crime per 1,000 residents a year, beside 4.3 and 23.7 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 McKinney
4 of the 5 graded towns next door report less crime
Of the 6 Texas towns on McKinney’s borders, 5 have a Safety Grade: Melissa (A), Fairview (B+), Prosper (B+), Allen (B+), Frisco (B). Lowry Crossing has no FBI figures of its own for 2023–2025. Neighbors ↓
Among Texas towns, higher
Texas’ cities and towns report more crime than most states’, so McKinney’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 ↓
Homicides: below U.S. cities overall
McKinney’s police reported 10 homicides to the FBI in 2025. Over 2023–2025 that is 3.1 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
12.1 robberies per 100,000 residents a year over 2023–2025 (29 reported in 2025), below the rest of Texas (75.8) 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, McKinney reports less crime per resident than 98% (#8). Places like it ↓
A college town
McKinney is home to Collin County Community College District, with 30,279 students taking classes on campus (federal college data), and 6% 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 McKinney’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.
Homicides and robberies
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| Year | McKinney | Rest of Texas | U.S. cities (FBI tables) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1.4 | 8.0 | 7.7 |
| 2023 | 2.4 | 7.0 | 6.8 |
| 2024 | 2.7 | 6.0 | 5.7 |
| 2025 | 4.2 | 5.0 | 4.6 |
Homicides per 100,000 residents
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| Year | McKinney | Rest of Texas | U.S. cities (FBI tables) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 11.5 | 90.2 | 95.5 |
| 2023 | 11.3 | 85.2 | 90.6 |
| 2024 | 12.8 | 79.0 | 81.9 |
| 2025 | 12.3 | 63.6 | 66.0 |
Robberies per 100,000 residents
McKinney’s police reported 10 homicides, 29 robberies and 274 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.
Reported crime per resident, 2023 to 2025
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| Year | McKinney property | Rest of Texas property | McKinney violent | Rest of Texas violent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 10.4 | 27.5 | 1.1 | 5.1 |
| 2023 | 9.1 | 26.5 | 1.1 | 4.7 |
| 2024 | 8.2 | 24.1 | 1.2 | 4.5 |
| 2025 | 6.7 | 20.7 | 1.2 | 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 McKinney 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.
1,859 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.
274 violent and 1,585 property, as reported to the FBI by McKinney’s police.
36 people died in crashes on McKinney’s roads in 2019–2023
McKinney had 35 fatal crashes in five years, in which 36 people died; 7 were pedestrians and 6 were cyclists.
That is 3.4 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.
McKinney and its neighbors
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Lowry Crossing has no FBI figures of its own for 2023–2025.
Texas towns of a similar size
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| McKinney | B+ | 1.1 | 7.9 |
| Grand Prairie | C+ | 2.0 | 15.1 |
| Laredo | C | 3.7 | 13.2 |
| Garland | C | 2.2 | 20.1 |
| Irving | C− | 2.8 | 21.3 |
| Amarillo | D | 6.5 | 27.1 |
The five graded Texas towns closest to McKinney’s population (236,001), 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 McKinney. 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 McKinney’s residents, which raises the per-resident rate.
- Whose population. Rates use the FBI’s population for the department (235,731 in 2025); our figure for McKinney is 236,001 (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 McKinney
Is McKinney, TX safe?
On crimes reported to the FBI in 2023–2025, McKinney reports less crime per resident than 67% of U.S. towns, a B+ Safety Grade and #94 of 471 in Texas. Its police reported 1.1 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 McKinney?
1.1 violent and 7.9 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025, as reported to the FBI. The rest of Texas reports 4.3 and 23.7; the FBI’s national estimate is 3.6 and 17.6.
How many homicides were there in McKinney in 2025?
McKinney’s police reported 10 homicides to the FBI for 2025, 4.2 per 100,000 residents. Across U.S. cities and towns in the FBI’s tables the 2025 figure was 4.6.
Is McKinney safer than Fairview?
Fairview reports less crime per resident than McKinney: Fairview grades B+ for safety and McKinney B+. Fairview’s police reported 0.5 violent and 8.7 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Who polices McKinney?
McKinney’s own police department, which reports to the FBI as “McKinney”. 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.