The Settlement Historic District · Photo: Jim Evans · CC BY-SA 4.0Recorded crime per resident in Texas City fell 44% from 2023 to 2025
Violent crime here is higher than in 75% of U.S. towns; property crime, higher than in 76%. By contrast, the yearly rates were 3.2 violent crimes and 19.3 incidents of property crime per 1,000 residents, set against 4.3 and 23.6 in the rest of Texas State. All told, Texas City grades C− for safety (#351 of 471 graded towns in Texas State): more crime per resident than 76% of U.S. towns, on crimes its police reported from 2023 to 2025.
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. “Rest of TX” is every other Texas State 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 Texas City
2 of the 4 graded towns next door report less crime
Of the 6 Texas State towns on Texas City’s borders, 4 have a Safety Grade: League City (B), Dickinson (B−), La Marque (C−), Galveston (D). San Leon and Bacliff are unincorporated communities (census-designated places) with no police department of their own. Neighbors ↓
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 Texas City’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. Its violent rate (3.2) is below the FBI’s national estimate (3.6) 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 | Texas City property | Rest of Texas State property | Texas City violent | Rest of Texas State violent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 23.2 | 27.3 | 2.8 | 5.1 |
| 2023 | 23.1 | 26.3 | 3.9 | 4.7 |
| 2024 | 22.2 | 23.9 | 3.4 | 4.5 |
| 2025 | 12.8 | 20.6 | 2.4 | 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 State.
Crime in Texas City 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.
Violent crime, by year and by type
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| Year | Texas City | Rest of Texas State | U.S. (FBI national estimate) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2.8 | 5.1 | 4.0 |
| 2023 | 3.9 | 4.7 | 3.9 |
| 2024 | 3.4 | 4.5 | 3.6 |
| 2025 | 2.4 | 3.8 | 3.3 |
Violent crimes per 1,000 residents
By type 2023–2025, counts
Texas City’s police reported 565 violent crimes to the FBI over 2023–2025, about 3.2 per 1,000 residents a year, against 4.3 in the rest of Texas State and the FBI’s national estimate of 3.6.
902 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.
144 violent and 758 property, as reported to the FBI by Texas City’s police.
35 people died in crashes on Texas City’s roads in 2019–2023
Texas City had 33 fatal crashes in five years, in which 35 people died; 4 were pedestrians and 4 were cyclists. 3 died in crashes on an Interstate.
That is 12.6 deaths per 100,000 residents a year, above the median for Texas State towns of 25,000–100,000 people (6.1, 88 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.
Texas City and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas City | C− | 3.2 | 19.3 |
| San Leon | — | — | — |
| Dickinson | B− | 2.0 | 10.0 |
| Bacliff | — | — | — |
| La Marque | C− | 4.8 | 21.0 |
| League City | B | 0.9 | 11.5 |
| Galveston | D | 5.2 | 23.1 |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. San Leon and Bacliff are unincorporated communities (census-designated places) with no police department of their own.
Texas State towns of a similar size
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas City | C− | 3.2 | 19.3 |
| Wylie | B+ | 0.7 | 7.3 |
| Little Elm | B+ | 1.6 | 4.2 |
| Burleson | B− | 1.7 | 10.1 |
| Euless | C | 1.8 | 19.8 |
| DeSoto | C | 3.0 | 17.6 |
The five graded Texas State towns closest to Texas City’s population (59,733), 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 Texas City. 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 Texas City’s residents, which raises the per-resident rate.
- Whose population. Rates use the FBI’s population for the department (59,365 in 2025); our figure for Texas City is 59,733 (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 Texas City
Is Texas City, TX safe?
On crimes reported to the FBI in 2023–2025, Texas City reports more crime per resident than 76% of U.S. towns, a C− Safety Grade and #351 of 471 in Texas State. Its police reported 3.2 violent crimes per 1,000 residents a year, against 4.3 in the rest of Texas State and the FBI’s national estimate of 3.6.
What is the crime rate in Texas City?
3.2 violent and 19.3 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025, as reported to the FBI. The rest of Texas State reports 4.3 and 23.6; the FBI’s national estimate is 3.6 and 17.6.
How many homicides were there in Texas City in 2025?
Texas City’s police reported 2 homicides to the FBI for 2025, 3.4 per 100,000 residents. Across U.S. cities and towns in the FBI’s tables the 2025 figure was 4.6.
Is Texas City safer than Dickinson?
Dickinson reports less crime per resident than Texas City: Dickinson grades B− for safety and Texas City C−. Dickinson’s police reported 2.0 violent and 10.0 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Who polices Texas City?
Texas City’s own police department, which reports to the FBI as “Texas City”. 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.