Crime in Northlake sits close to the middle of U.S. towns
Of the 4 towns on its borders with figures, one records less crime per resident. Each year brought 1.4 violent crimes and 11.4 incidents of property crime for every 1,000 residents (4.3 and 23.6 in the rest of Texas). Taking everything together, Northlake scores B− (#165 of 471 graded towns in Texas): close to the middle of U.S. towns, measured on crimes its police reported between 2023 and 2025.
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 Northlake
1 of the 4 graded towns next door reports less crime
Of the 5 Texas towns on Northlake’s borders, 4 have a Safety Grade: Flower Mound (A−), Roanoke (B−), Denton (C), Fort Worth (D). Justin reported to the FBI for 2024 and 2025 but not 2023. Neighbors ↓
Among Texas towns, higher
Texas’ cities and towns report more crime than most states’, so Northlake’s place among its own towns differs from its national one: it reports less crime than 65% of the 471 Texas towns we grade, against 53% nationally. Safety Grade ↓
Written from the FBI data on this page. Figures are crimes reported to police, not convictions.
What’s behind Northlake’s grade
Property crimes plus four times violent crimes reported to the FBI per resident, 2023–2025, on a national curve. Violent crime holds Northlake’s grade up; property crime pulls it down. Its property rate (11.4) is below the FBI’s national estimate (17.6) but higher than in most individual towns: the national figure is weighted by people, and the grade counts towns.
Violent crime, by year and by type
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| Year | Northlake | Rest of Texas | U.S. (FBI national estimate) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 0.8 | 5.1 | 4.0 |
| 2023 | 1.3 | 4.7 | 3.9 |
| 2024 | 1.4 | 4.4 | 3.6 |
| 2025 | 1.6 | 3.8 | 3.3 |
Violent crimes per 1,000 residents
By type 2023–2025, counts
Northlake’s police reported 51 violent crimes to the FBI over 2023–2025, about 1.4 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 Northlake 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 2 violent crimes, in 2025. Below are 1,000 dots, one per resident; each colored dot is one reported crime.
Reported crime is steady
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| Year | Northlake property | Rest of Texas property | Northlake violent | Rest of Texas violent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 12.0 | 27.3 | 0.8 | 5.1 |
| 2023 | 8.8 | 26.3 | 1.3 | 4.7 |
| 2024 | 14.4 | 23.9 | 1.4 | 4.4 |
| 2025 | 10.9 | 20.6 | 1.6 | 3.8 |
Crimes per 1,000 residents
Reported crime per resident was steady from 2023 to 2025: the change is within ordinary year-to-year swings. Per 1,000 residents, 2022–2025, against the rest of Texas.
159 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.
20 violent and 139 property, as reported to the FBI by Northlake’s police.
Two people died in crashes on Northlake’s roads in 2019–2023
Northlake had 1 fatal crash in five years, in which two people died. Most of these deaths (2 of 2) were on an Interstate passing through, so they say more about through-traffic than about the town’s own streets.
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 Northlake’s size would see about 3 in five years. With numbers this small, a death or two either way changes the picture, so Northlake’s own rate (4.8) 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.
Northlake and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northlake | B− | 1.4 | 11.4 |
| Flower Mound | A− | 0.6 | 6.1 |
| Fort Worth | D | 4.4 | 25.1 |
| Justin | — | — | — |
| Roanoke | B− | 1.0 | 14.6 |
| Denton | C | 2.2 | 18.8 |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Justin reported to the FBI for 2024 and 2025 but not 2023.
Texas towns of a similar size
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northlake | B− | 1.4 | 11.4 |
| Fair Oaks Ranch | A− | 0.2 | 6.6 |
| Fredericksburg | B+ | 0.8 | 6.9 |
| Lavon | C+ | 2.7 | 13.5 |
| Selma | C | 2.1 | 22.6 |
| El Campo | C− | 5.1 | 20.1 |
The five graded Texas towns closest to Northlake’s population (12,036), 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 Northlake. 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 Northlake’s residents, which raises the per-resident rate.
- Whose population. Rates use the FBI’s population for the department (12,732 in 2025); our figure for Northlake is 12,036 (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 Northlake
Is Northlake, TX safe?
On crimes reported to the FBI in 2023–2025, Northlake reports less crime per resident than 53% of U.S. towns, a B− Safety Grade and #165 of 471 in Texas. Its police reported 1.4 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 Northlake?
1.4 violent and 11.4 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 Northlake safer than Flower Mound?
Flower Mound reports less crime per resident than Northlake: Flower Mound grades A− for safety and Northlake B−. Flower Mound’s police reported 0.6 violent and 6.1 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Who polices Northlake?
Northlake’s own police department, which reports to the FBI as “Northlake”. 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.