Photo: Jouaienttoi · CC BY-SA 4.0San Antonio records more crime per resident than 96% of U.S. towns
Per resident, the graded crimes were down 27% from 2023 to 2025. By contrast, among its 6 neighbors with figures, 5 record less crime per resident. From 2023 to 2025, crimes San Antonio’s police reported put it at D− for safety: #457 of 471 graded towns in Texas, and #284 of 325 U.S. cities over 100,000. Out of every 1,000 residents, 6.0 violent crimes and 46.3 incidents of property crime are reported annually, against 4.2 and 21.8 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 San Antonio
5 of the 6 graded towns next door report less crime
Of the 8 Texas towns on San Antonio’s borders, 6 have a Safety Grade: Helotes (B+), Schertz (B), Converse (C−), Live Oak (D), Kirby (D), Windcrest (D−). Timberwood Park and Cross Mountain are unincorporated communities (census-designated places) with no police department of their own. Neighbors ↓
Homicides: above U.S. cities overall
San Antonio’s police reported 106 homicides to the FBI in 2025. Over 2023–2025 that is 8.7 per 100,000 residents a year, 1.5 times the rest of Texas (5.8) and 1.5 times all U.S. cities and towns in the FBI’s tables (5.7). Violent crime ↓
Robberies: above the rest of Texas
106 robberies per 100,000 residents a year over 2023–2025 (1,377 reported in 2025), above the rest of Texas (72.8) and above 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, San Antonio reports less crime per resident than 13% (#284). 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 San Antonio’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 | San Antonio property | Rest of Texas property | San Antonio violent | Rest of Texas violent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 50.7 | 25.5 | 8.8 | 4.8 |
| 2023 | 53.9 | 24.2 | 6.9 | 4.5 |
| 2024 | 46.2 | 22.2 | 5.9 | 4.3 |
| 2025 | 39.0 | 19.2 | 5.3 | 3.7 |
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 San Antonio 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 5 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 | San Antonio | Rest of Texas | U.S. cities (FBI tables) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 15.7 | 7.4 | 7.7 |
| 2023 | 10.9 | 6.7 | 6.8 |
| 2024 | 8.4 | 5.8 | 5.7 |
| 2025 | 6.8 | 4.8 | 4.6 |
Homicides per 100,000 residents
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| Year | San Antonio | Rest of Texas | U.S. cities (FBI tables) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 116 | 87.4 | 95.5 |
| 2023 | 120 | 81.7 | 90.6 |
| 2024 | 108 | 76.1 | 81.9 |
| 2025 | 88.9 | 61.1 | 66.0 |
Robberies per 100,000 residents
San Antonio’s police reported 106 homicides, 1,377 robberies and 8,183 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.
68,604 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.
8,183 violent and 60,421 property, as reported to the FBI by San Antonio’s police.
309 of the 862 people who died in crashes on San Antonio’s roads in 2019–2023 were pedestrians
San Antonio had 819 fatal crashes in five years, in which 862 people died. 27 of those killed were cyclists. 202 died in crashes on an Interstate.
That is 11.6 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, San Antonio has the 22nd 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.
San Antonio and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Antonio | D− | 6.0 | 46.3 |
| Timberwood Park | — | — | — |
| Kirby | D | 8.1 | 14.2 |
| Helotes | B+ | 0.3 | 10.4 |
| Cross Mountain | — | — | — |
| Live Oak | D | 1.9 | 37.9 |
| Windcrest | D− | 2.7 | 94.3 |
| Schertz | B | 1.7 | 8.9 |
| Converse | C− | 4.1 | 15.9 |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Timberwood Park and Cross Mountain are unincorporated communities (census-designated places) with no police department of their own.
U.S. cities of a million or more
| City | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Antonio | D− | 6.0 | 46.3 |
| 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 Diego | C− | 4.0 | 16.7 |
| Dallas | D | 6.3 | 34.7 |
| Fort Worth | D | 4.4 | 25.1 |
| 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 San Antonio. 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 San Antonio’s residents, which raises the per-resident rate.
- Whose population. Rates use the FBI’s population for the department (1,549,306 in 2025); our figure for San Antonio is 1,548,422 (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 San Antonio
Is San Antonio, TX safe?
On crimes reported to the FBI in 2023–2025, San Antonio reports more crime per resident than 96% of U.S. towns, a D− Safety Grade and #457 of 471 in Texas. Its police reported 6.0 violent crimes per 1,000 residents a year, against 4.2 in the rest of Texas and the FBI’s national estimate of 3.6.
What is the crime rate in San Antonio?
6.0 violent and 46.3 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025, as reported to the FBI. The rest of Texas reports 4.2 and 21.8; the FBI’s national estimate is 3.6 and 17.6.
How many homicides were there in San Antonio in 2025?
San Antonio’s police reported 106 homicides to the FBI for 2025, 6.8 per 100,000 residents. Across U.S. cities and towns in the FBI’s tables the 2025 figure was 4.6.
Is San Antonio safer than Kirby?
Kirby reports less crime per resident than San Antonio: Kirby grades D for safety and San Antonio D−. Kirby’s police reported 8.1 violent and 14.2 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Who polices San Antonio?
San Antonio’s own police department, which reports to the FBI as “San Antonio”. 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.