Photo: Grguy2011 · CC BY-SA 3.0Reported crime per resident in Pearland fell 32% from 2023 to 2025
It has less violent crime than 70% of U.S. towns, but less property crime than only 39%. Its Safety Grade, B− (#174 of 471 graded towns in Texas, and #29 of 325 U.S. cities over 100,000), rests on crimes its police reported from 2023 to 2025: close to the middle of U.S. towns. Year on year, 0.9 violent crime and 14.1 incidents of property crime occur per 1,000 residents, compared with 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 Pearland
2 of the 4 graded towns next door report less crime
Of the 5 Texas towns on Pearland’s borders, 4 have a Safety Grade: Friendswood (A−), Manvel (B+), Alvin (C+), Houston (D−). Brookside Village reported to the FBI for 2025 but not 2023 or 2024. Neighbors ↓
Homicides: below U.S. cities overall
Pearland’s police reported 2 homicides to the FBI in 2025. Over 2023–2025 that is 1.8 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
16.3 robberies per 100,000 residents a year over 2023–2025 (15 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, Pearland reports less crime per resident than 91% (#29). 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 Pearland’s grade
Property crimes plus four times violent crimes reported to the FBI per resident, 2023–2025, on a national curve. Violent crime holds Pearland’s grade up; property crime pulls it down. Its property rate (14.1) 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.
Reported crime per resident, 2023 to 2025
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| Year | Pearland property | Rest of Texas property | Pearland violent | Rest of Texas violent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 17.1 | 27.4 | 0.9 | 5.1 |
| 2023 | 16.7 | 26.4 | 1.1 | 4.7 |
| 2024 | 14.4 | 24.0 | 1.0 | 4.5 |
| 2025 | 11.3 | 20.6 | 0.8 | 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 | Pearland | Rest of Texas | U.S. cities (FBI tables) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 0.8 | 8.0 | 7.7 |
| 2023 | 1.6 | 7.0 | 6.8 |
| 2024 | 2.3 | 6.0 | 5.7 |
| 2025 | 1.5 | 5.0 | 4.6 |
Homicides per 100,000 residents
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| Year | Pearland | Rest of Texas | U.S. cities (FBI tables) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 26.2 | 89.8 | 95.5 |
| 2023 | 22.8 | 84.8 | 90.6 |
| 2024 | 14.8 | 78.7 | 81.9 |
| 2025 | 11.5 | 63.4 | 66.0 |
Robberies per 100,000 residents
Pearland’s police reported 2 homicides, 15 robberies and 106 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 Pearland 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.
1,584 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.
106 violent and 1,478 property, as reported to the FBI by Pearland’s police.
22 people died in crashes on Pearland’s roads in 2019–2023
Pearland had 18 fatal crashes in five years, in which 22 people died; 2 were pedestrians and 1 was a cyclist.
That is 3.5 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.
Pearland and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pearland | B− | 0.9 | 14.1 |
| Houston | D− | 10.4 | 42.0 |
| Brookside Village | — | — | — |
| Manvel | B+ | 0.9 | 8.6 |
| Friendswood | A− | 0.9 | 5.5 |
| Alvin | C+ | 1.8 | 14.5 |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Brookside Village reported to the FBI for 2025 but not 2023 or 2024.
Texas towns of a similar size
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pearland | B− | 0.9 | 14.1 |
| College Station | B− | 1.5 | 10.9 |
| 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 Pearland’s population (129,930), 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 Pearland. 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 Pearland’s residents, which raises the per-resident rate.
- Whose population. Rates use the FBI’s population for the department (130,539 in 2025); our figure for Pearland is 129,930 (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 Pearland
Is Pearland, TX safe?
On crimes reported to the FBI in 2023–2025, Pearland reports less crime per resident than 52% of U.S. towns, a B− Safety Grade and #174 of 471 in Texas. Its police reported 0.9 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 Pearland?
0.9 violent and 14.1 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025, as reported to the FBI. The rest of Texas reports 4.3 and 23.6; the FBI’s national estimate is 3.6 and 17.6.
How many homicides were there in Pearland in 2025?
Pearland’s police reported 2 homicides to the FBI for 2025, 1.5 per 100,000 residents. Across U.S. cities and towns in the FBI’s tables the 2025 figure was 4.6.
Is Pearland safer than Houston?
Houston reports more crime per resident than Pearland: Houston grades D− for safety and Pearland B−. Houston’s police reported 10.4 violent and 42.0 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Who polices Pearland?
Pearland’s own police department, which reports to the FBI as “Pearland”. 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.