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Safety in Trenton · Not graded

Trenton has no Safety Grade

Trenton’s police reported to the FBI for 2024 and 2025 but not 2023, so there is no Safety Grade: the grade needs all three years, 2023–2025. Widen the search to 25 miles and 10 graded towns turn up. For a graded neighbor, the nearest is Whitewright (A−), 7 miles away.

Violent crimes
12
reported to the FBI, 2025
Property crimes
16
reported to the FBI, 2025
Nearest graded town
7 mi
Whitewright (A−)
Reported crime, 2025

28 crimes reported in 2025

12
violent crimes reported
16
property crimes reported

In a town this small, a few incidents move the numbers a lot, so we show counts rather than rates.

What gets reported

Every offense type reported in 2025

2025 offenses reported

Larceny / theft10
Burglary5
Vehicle theft1
Aggravated assault10
Robbery1
Rape1
Homicide0
Arson0
12
violent crimes
16
property crimes

Offenses reported to police, not convictions. FBI Uniform Crime Reporting. The last row is counted outside the property total.

12 violent and 16 property, as reported to the FBI by Trenton’s police.

Nearest with figures

The nearest Texas towns with a Safety Grade

TownGradeDistanceViolentProperty
WhitewrightA−7 mi1.73.1
AnnaB13 mi1.97.4
BellsA14 mi0.42.6
Van AlstyneA−14 mi0.75.4
MelissaA16 mi0.43.8
HoweA17 mi0.43.1

Straight-line distance from the center of Trenton. Nearby towns can differ a lot from Trenton.

Each town’s own police figures, per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.

On the roads

13 people died in crashes on Trenton’s roads in 2019–2023

Trenton had 10 fatal crashes in five years, in which 13 people died.

That is 398.2 deaths per 100,000 residents a year, above the median for Texas towns of 2,500–5,000 people (5.8, 226 towns).

13
people died in crashes, 2019–2023
0
pedestrians among them
0
cyclists among them
398.2
per 100,000 a year · Texas towns of 2,500–5,000: 5.8

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.

Next door

Trenton and its neighbors

Leonard: not gradedLeonardTrenton
A rangeB rangeC rangeD rangeNot graded
TownGradeViolentProperty
Leonard———

Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Leonard reported to the FBI for 2024 and 2025 but not 2023.

How reported crime compares across the town line. Tap a town to see its safety page.

How to read these numbers

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 Trenton. 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 Trenton’s residents, which raises the per-resident rate.
  • Whose population. Rates use the FBI’s population for the department (880 in 2025); our figure for Trenton is 894 (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 Trenton

Is Trenton, TX safe?

There is no Safety Grade for Trenton. The nearest Texas towns with a grade are Whitewright (A−, 7 mi), Anna (B, 13 mi), Bells (A, 14 mi).

Who polices Trenton?

Trenton’s own police department, which reports to the FBI as “Trenton”. 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.