CurrentCrimeMap

Data through July 2026, Amarillo Police Department

Crime in Amarillo, TX

The violent crime rate in Amarillo is 498 per 100,000 residents per year over the 12 months to July 2026, 14% above the average of the 302 cities and county areas we cover. That is −17% compared with the previous 12 months.

A shot of downtown Amarillo, Texas, U.S.A.
Photo: Who What Where Nguyen Why a/k/a Anonymous Cow, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped

The numbers

12 months to Jul 2026

Violent crime

498 per 100,000 residents, per year

1,019 reported in the 12 months to Jul 2026

−17% vs. the previous 12 months

Property crime

2,123 per 100,000 residents, per year

4,342 reported in the 12 months to Jul 2026

−17% vs. the previous 12 months

All reported

2,621 per 100,000 residents, per year

5,361 reported in the 12 months to Jul 2026

Annual rates: reported incidents over the last 12 months per 100,000 residents (population 204,528, U.S. Census).

What counts as violent and property crime

Counted the FBI's way, the same for every city: violent crime is homicide, rape, robbery and aggravated assault; property crime is burglary, theft, vehicle theft and arson. Simple assault is not counted as violent. How we count

Where Amarillo sits among covered places

violent, per 100k, per year

498

Amarillo has the 103rd-highest rate of the 302 cities and county areas on this site, higher than 199 of the other 301.

Carmel 51avg 437Detroit 1,632

The ring is Amarillo; the tick is the average of all 302 cities and county areas.

PlaceViolent per 100kRank
Durham, NC51398
Las Cruces, NM50999
Leon County, FL (Sheriff)501100
Fort Pierce, FL500101
Charlotte, NC499102
Amarillo, TX498103
Great Falls, MT496104
Killeen, TX495105
Bakersfield, CA494106
San Francisco, CA486107
St. Paul, MN485108

The places closest to Amarillo in the ranking, highest rate first. See all 302 cities and county areas

Amarillo crime map

cities around it
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SaferHigher rateViolent crimes per 100,000 residents per year, for each whole city. The colors are not crime locations.

The FBI publishes citywide totals from Amarillo Police Department, not where each crime happened, so this map fills Amarillo with its whole-city rate instead of plotting crimes. The nearest covered cities are more than 60 miles away: zoom out to see them, or use the table below.

Of the 8 covered cities nearest Amarillo, 5 have a higher violent crime rate and 3 a lower one. The closest is Lubbock, TX, 113 miles away.

Amarillo and the covered places nearest to it, with each one’s violent crime rate and distance
PlaceViolent per 100kDistance
Amarillo, TX498
Lubbock, TX520113 mi
Midland, TX371220 mi
Oklahoma City, OK672244 mi
Norman, OK239253 mi
Albuquerque, NM1,016272 mi
Colorado Springs, CO657301 mi
Denton, TX197301 mi
Wichita, KS1,117303 mi
About the colors and distances

Colors use the same scale as the rest of the site, from the lowest to the highest violent crime rate among the 302 cities and county areas we cover. City outlines from the U.S. Census Bureau. Distances are straight-line, between city centers.

Reported crime by type

12 months to Jul 2026
OffenseReportedPer 100kvs. previous monthvs. a year earlier
HomicideViolent188.8—+20%
About these categories

The FBI publishes city totals by family, not a full breakdown by offence, so homicide is the only type Amarillo Police Department reports separately here. Red means more than before, green means fewer. “Not yet” means the site does not have that month from a year earlier.

Month by month

Aug 2025 to Jul 2026

Violent crime −17%

050100150AugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJul65124
Violent crimes per month in Amarillo, TX, Aug 2025 to Jul 2026 and a year earlier
MonthViolent crimesMonth a year earlierViolent crimes
Aug 202586Aug 2024115
Sep 2025107Sep 2024121
Oct 202589Oct 2024117
Nov 202588Nov 2024112
Dec 202585Dec 202492
Jan 202664Jan 202580
Feb 202688Feb 202553
Mar 202694Mar 202585
Apr 202666Apr 2025116
May 202697May 2025115
Jun 202690Jun 202598
Jul 202665Jul 2025124

Homicides +20%

02468AugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJul03
Homicides per month in Amarillo, TX, Aug 2025 to Jul 2026 and a year earlier
MonthHomicidesMonth a year earlierHomicides
Aug 20250Aug 20241
Sep 20251Sep 20245
Oct 20251Oct 20240
Nov 20252Nov 20241
Dec 20251Dec 20241
Jan 20261Jan 20251
Feb 20260Feb 20250
Mar 20266Mar 20251
Apr 20261Apr 20250
May 20264May 20251
Jun 20261Jun 20251
Jul 20260Jul 20253

13 in 2026 through July, 7 in the same months of 2025. Compare with other places

Every month since Aug 2023
Reported crime per month in Amarillo, TX
MonthViolentPropertyHomicides
Jul 2026653550
Jun 2026903281
May 2026973464
Apr 2026663171
Mar 2026943416
Feb 2026883210
Jan 2026643291
Dec 2025853611
Nov 2025883672
Oct 2025894011
Sep 20251073981
Aug 2025864780
Jul 20251244343
Jun 2025984071
May 20251154121
Apr 20251164440
Mar 2025853921
Feb 2025533920
Jan 2025804651
Dec 2024924641
Nov 20241124841
Oct 20241174460
Sep 20241214315
Aug 20241154551
Jul 20241304681
Jun 20241434621
May 20241334552
Apr 20241264150
Mar 20241074510
Feb 20241214412
Jan 2024884933
Dec 20231004971
Nov 20231324532
Oct 20231435642
Sep 20231345150
Aug 20231565261

How Amarillo compares

per 100k, per year

Similar size

#PlaceViolentPropertyResidentsData to
3Little Rock, AR1,4634,090205,320Jul 2026
28Grand Rapids, MI8662,171200,467Jul 2026
68Knoxville, TN6332,046200,645Aug 2026
70Tallahassee, FL6332,444206,918Aug 2026
80Rochester, NY5812,554206,391Jun 2026
91Vancouver, WA5332,669200,968May 2026
103Amarillo, TX4982,123204,528Jul 2026
120Columbus, GA4191,802200,622Sep 2026
194Peoria, AZ2551,091201,962Apr 2026
243Overland Park, KS1731,443204,173Aug 2026

The 10 places closest to Amarillo in population, Amarillo included, highest violent crime rate first.

Same state

#PlaceViolentPropertyResidentsData to
86Dallas, TX5492,9921,304,379Sep 2026
94San Antonio, TX5253,6781,549,306Aug 2026
96Lubbock, TX5201,994275,713Jul 2026
103Amarillo, TX4982,123204,528Jul 2026
105Killeen, TX4951,577162,382Feb 2026
124Austin, TX4102,891961,855Sep 2026
143Waco, TX3731,731148,165Sep 2026
144Midland, TX3711,510146,444Aug 2026
146Pasadena, TX3701,635149,168Aug 2026
151Brownsville, TX3571,314193,321Sep 2026

The 10 of 24 places in Texas closest to Amarillo in violent crime rate. All 24 in Texas

Nearby

#PlaceViolentPropertyResidentsData to
16Wichita, KS1,1174,229401,730Jun 2026
20Albuquerque, NM1,0163,209559,192Sep 2026
59Oklahoma City, OK6722,598720,580Jul 2026
62Colorado Springs, CO6572,740496,560Sep 2026
96Lubbock, TX5201,994275,713Jul 2026
103Amarillo, TX4982,123204,528Jul 2026
144Midland, TX3711,510146,444Aug 2026
170Fort Worth, TX3251,9721,030,410Aug 2026
207Norman, OK2391,813131,728May 2026
233Denton, TX1971,686172,882Jul 2026

The 9 places on this site closest to Amarillo by distance, highest violent crime rate first.

#PlaceViolentPropertyResidentsData to

Figures are what each agency reports to the FBI, over the last 12 months it has reported in full, so the months differ. See all 302 cities and county areas in the rankings

Compare Amarillo side by side with Grand Prairie, Brownsville or McKinney, or with any other place.

Other cities in Texas

8 closest of 23

Texas as a whole has 323 violent crimes per 100,000 residents per year, as reported to the FBI over the 12 months to Jun 2026; Amarillo’s rate is 54% above the state’s.

LubbockMidlandDentonFort WorthFriscoArlingtonIrvingGrand Prairie

All 24 cities in Texas

Common questions

answered with the data above
Is Amarillo safe?

By reported violent crime, Amarillo is above the average of the 302 cities and county areas on this site: 498 violent crimes per 100,000 residents per year over the 12 months to July 2026, −17% versus the previous 12 months. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood, so the citywide figure is only a starting point.

Is there a crime map for Amarillo?

This site does not have one for Amarillo. The figures on this page come from the FBI, which receives city totals rather than locations, so CurrentCrimeMap shows how Amarillo compares with nearby places such as Lubbock, TX instead of a street-level map.

What is the crime rate in Amarillo?

498 violent and 2,123 property crimes per 100,000 residents per year, based on 5,361 incidents reported to Amarillo Police Department over the 12 months to July 2026.

Is crime in Amarillo going up or down?

It is going down: violent crime −17% and property crime −17% over the last 12 months compared with the 12 months before.

How many homicides has Amarillo had in 2026?

Amarillo Police Department reported 13 homicides from January to July 2026, the latest month it has reported in full, against 7 in the same months of 2025. Over the 12 months to Jul 2026 the count was 18, or 9 per 100,000 residents.

Where does the data come from?

From Amarillo Police Department, via FBI Crime Data Explorer (dataset TX1880100). We count reported incidents by month and offense type and divide by the Census population. Reported crime undercounts actual crime; see the methodology page for what the numbers leave out.

Moving to or visiting Amarillo

12 months to July 2026

What these numbers leave out: most crime never reaches the police. In the federal victim survey (BJS, 2024), about half of violent crimes and less than a third of property crimes were reported, and only a quarter of everyday thefts. Rates are per resident, so busy downtowns and tourist areas look worse than they are for the people who visit them.

The official source is FBI Crime Data Explorer. For what to look for, and what not to read into a rate, see how to read US crime numbers.

Source and dates

TX1880100
Source
Amarillo Police Department, via FBI Crime Data Explorer (dataset TX1880100)
Latest complete month
July 2026
History on this site
August 2023 to July 2026 (43 months)
Update schedule
Amarillo Police Department reports monthly to the FBI under the national NIBRS standard. We refresh every morning and publish the most recent 12 months the agency has reported in full.
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Monthly counts by offense (JSON)