CurrentCrimeMap

Data through September 2026, Arlington Police Department

Crime in Arlington, TX

The violent crime rate in Arlington is 345 per 100,000 residents per year over the 12 months to September 2026, 21% below the average of the 302 cities and county areas we cover. That is −21% compared with the previous 12 months.

AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.
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The numbers

12 months to Sep 2026

Violent crime

345 per 100,000 residents, per year

1,401 reported in the 12 months to Sep 2026

−21% vs. the previous 12 months

Property crime

1,726 per 100,000 residents, per year

7,007 reported in the 12 months to Sep 2026

−20% vs. the previous 12 months

All reported

2,071 per 100,000 residents, per year

8,408 reported in the 12 months to Sep 2026

Annual rates: reported incidents over the last 12 months per 100,000 residents (population 406,035, 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 Arlington sits among covered places

violent, per 100k, per year

345

Arlington has the 158th-highest rate of the 302 cities and county areas on this site, higher than 144 of the other 301.

Carmel 51avg 437Detroit 1,632

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

PlaceViolent per 100kRank
Columbus, OH355153
Huntsville, AL351154
Chula Vista, CA351155
Sioux Falls, SD347156
Miami, FL345157
Arlington, TX345158
Omaha, NE342159
Frederick, MD341160
Eugene, OR340161
Erie, PA340162
Gresham, OR339163

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

Arlington 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 Arlington Police Department, not where each crime happened, so this map fills Arlington and the 8 covered cities around it with each one’s whole-city rate instead of plotting crimes.

Of the 8 covered cities nearest Arlington, 1 has a higher violent crime rate and 7 a lower one. The closest is Grand Prairie, TX, 6 miles away.

Arlington and the covered places nearest to it, with each one’s violent crime rate and distance
PlaceViolent per 100kDistance
Arlington, TX345
Grand Prairie, TX2236 mi
Irving, TX25914 mi
Fort Worth, TX32514 mi
Dallas, TX54922 mi
Garland, TX18532 mi
Plano, TX14333 mi
Denton, TX19736 mi
Frisco, TX10236 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 Sep 2026
OffenseReportedPer 100kvs. previous monthvs. a year earlier
HomicideViolent82.0—−58%
About these categories

The FBI publishes city totals by family, not a full breakdown by offence, so homicide is the only type Arlington 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

Oct 2025 to Sep 2026

Violent crime −21%

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Violent crimes per month in Arlington, TX, Oct 2025 to Sep 2026 and a year earlier
MonthViolent crimesMonth a year earlierViolent crimes
Oct 2025145Oct 2024177
Nov 2025121Nov 2024179
Dec 2025129Dec 2024158
Jan 2026111Jan 2025139
Feb 202699Feb 2025130
Mar 2026102Mar 2025130
Apr 2026122Apr 2025136
May 2026124May 2025156
Jun 2026105Jun 2025131
Jul 2026125Jul 2025162
Aug 2026107Aug 2025134
Sep 2026111Sep 2025137

Homicides −58%

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Homicides per month in Arlington, TX, Oct 2025 to Sep 2026 and a year earlier
MonthHomicidesMonth a year earlierHomicides
Oct 20250Oct 20242
Nov 20251Nov 20244
Dec 20251Dec 20241
Jan 20260Jan 20251
Feb 20261Feb 20251
Mar 20263Mar 20252
Apr 20260Apr 20252
May 20260May 20252
Jun 20260Jun 20252
Jul 20261Jul 20251
Aug 20260Aug 20250
Sep 20261Sep 20251

6 in 2026 through September, 12 in the same months of 2025. Compare with other places

Every month since Oct 2023
Reported crime per month in Arlington, TX
MonthViolentPropertyHomicides
Sep 20261114911
Aug 20261075810
Jul 20261255741
Jun 20261056420
May 20261246560
Apr 20261225720
Mar 20261026213
Feb 2026994971
Jan 20261115740
Dec 20251296111
Nov 20251215841
Oct 20251456040
Sep 20251376781
Aug 20251346650
Jul 20251627271
Jun 20251317012
May 20251567052
Apr 20251366942
Mar 20251307182
Feb 20251306411
Jan 20251397691
Dec 20241587941
Nov 20241798384
Oct 20241777822
Sep 20241668070
Aug 20241428011
Jul 20241449390
Jun 20241808082
May 20241998230
Apr 20241887741
Mar 20241818250
Feb 20241277351
Jan 20241368095
Dec 20231589552
Nov 20231488413
Oct 20231449190

How Arlington compares

per 100k, per year

Similar size

#PlaceViolentPropertyResidentsData to
2Oakland, CA1,4755,255444,211Dec 2025
16Wichita, KS1,1174,229401,730Jun 2026
22Minneapolis, MN1,0114,687428,057Aug 2026
30Tulsa, OK8413,291415,528Apr 2026
52Aurora, CO7112,297407,319Sep 2026
106Bakersfield, CA4942,245420,589Sep 2026
158Arlington, TX3451,726406,035Sep 2026
164Tampa, FL338994421,313Feb 2026
262New Castle County, DE (County Police)137551439,696May 2026
292Collier County, FL (Sheriff)76383382,493Sep 2026

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

Same state

#PlaceViolentPropertyResidentsData to
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
158Arlington, TX3451,726406,035Sep 2026
170Fort Worth, TX3251,9721,030,410Aug 2026
186Laredo, TX2851,000262,723Aug 2026
191El Paso, TX2701,178682,310Aug 2026
193Irving, TX2591,531258,220Aug 2026

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

Nearby

#PlaceViolentPropertyResidentsData to
86Dallas, TX5492,9921,304,379Sep 2026
158Arlington, TX3451,726406,035Sep 2026
170Fort Worth, TX3251,9721,030,410Aug 2026
193Irving, TX2591,531258,220Aug 2026
220Grand Prairie, TX2231,212210,147Aug 2026
233Denton, TX1971,686172,882Jul 2026
237Garland, TX1851,474251,332Aug 2026
255Plano, TX1431,080295,030Aug 2026
281Frisco, TX102738244,103Aug 2026
282McKinney, TX102689235,731Aug 2026

The 9 places on this site closest to Arlington 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 Arlington side by side with Fort Worth, Corpus Christi or Plano, 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; Arlington’s rate is 7% above the state’s.

Grand PrairieIrvingFort WorthDallasGarlandPlanoDentonFrisco

All 24 cities in Texas

Common questions

answered with the data above
Is Arlington safe?

By reported violent crime, Arlington is below the average of the 302 cities and county areas on this site: 345 violent crimes per 100,000 residents per year over the 12 months to September 2026, −21% 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 Arlington?

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

What is the crime rate in Arlington?

345 violent and 1,726 property crimes per 100,000 residents per year, based on 8,408 incidents reported to Arlington Police Department over the 12 months to September 2026.

Is crime in Arlington going up or down?

It is going down: violent crime −21% and property crime −20% over the last 12 months compared with the 12 months before.

How many homicides has Arlington had in 2026?

Arlington Police Department reported 6 homicides from January to September 2026, the latest month it has reported in full, against 12 in the same months of 2025. Over the 12 months to Sep 2026 the count was 8, or 2 per 100,000 residents.

Where does the data come from?

From Arlington Police Department, via FBI Crime Data Explorer (dataset TX2200100). 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 Arlington

12 months to September 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

TX2200100
Source
Arlington Police Department, via FBI Crime Data Explorer (dataset TX2200100)
Latest complete month
September 2026
History on this site
October 2023 to September 2026 (45 months)
Update schedule
Arlington 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)