Data through Sep 2026 (Arlington) and Aug 2026 (Fort Worth), FBI
Arlington vs Fort Worth crime rates
Arlington’s violent crime rate was 6% higher than Fort Worth’s over each one’s latest 12 months (to Sep 2026 for Arlington and Aug 2026 for Fort Worth): 345 against 325 per 100,000 residents a year. Fort Worth’s property crime rate was 14% higher than Arlington’s over the same period: 1,972 against 1,726 per 100,000 residents a year. Arlington recorded 8 homicides (2.0 per 100,000 residents) and Fort Worth 57 (5.5). Over the same period violent crime was down 21% in Arlington and down 20% in Fort Worth, each against its own previous 12 months.
Side by side
per 100k, per year| Measure | Arlington, TXcity, Texas | Fort Worth, TXcity, Texas |
|---|---|---|
| Violent crimeper 100,000 residents a year | 345 | 325 |
| Property crimeper 100,000 residents a year | 1,726 | 1,972 |
| Homicidescount in the period | 82.0 per 100k | 575.5 per 100k |
| Violent crime trendagainst the 12 months before | −21% | −20% |
| Property crime trendagainst the 12 months before | −20% | −17% |
| Residents | 406,035 | 1,030,410 |
| Period | 12 months to Sep 2026 | 12 months to Aug 2026 |
| Source | Arlington Police Departmentas reported to the FBI | Fort Worth Police Departmentas reported to the FBI |
Violent crime, month by month
Each line has its own scale, so read the direction, not the height; the table above has the rates.
Robbery and theft
| Offense | Arlington | Fort Worth |
|---|---|---|
| Robberytaken by force or threat | — | 45744.4 per 100k |
| Burglaryentering a home or business to steal | — | 2,518244 per 100k |
| Theft from vehiclesitems or parts taken from a vehicle | — | 4,412428 per 100k |
| Other theftshoplifting, pickpocketing and the rest | — | 10,5101,020 per 100k |
Counts over each period; Arlington’s source does not separate them yet.
The FBI cautions against ranking or comparing places on these numbers alone: how dense a place is, its economy, how often residents report crime and how each agency records it all shape them. How to read crime numbers
What this comparison does not measure
read before deciding- These are crimes reported to the police. In the federal victim survey for 2024, about half of violent crime (47.9%, homicide aside) and under a third of property crime (30.5%) was reported, and that share can differ from one city to another.
- The two periods are not the same months: Arlington’s figures run to Sep 2026 and Fort Worth’s to Aug 2026, the latest each agency has reported in full.
- Fort Worth has 2.5 times as many residents as Arlington. A rate evens out the size, but in the smaller place a few dozen incidents move it more.
- City limits are drawn differently: one city may take in suburbs and open land that another leaves to its neighbors, and that alone moves a citywide rate. A citywide figure says little about any one neighborhood.
More on each place
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Source and dates
FBI Crime Data Explorer- Arlington, TX
- Arlington Police Department, as reported to the FBI. 12 months to Sep 2026; 406,035 residents.
- Fort Worth, TX
- Fort Worth Police Department, as reported to the FBI. 12 months to Aug 2026; 1,030,410 residents.
- How we count
- Violent crime is homicide, rape, robbery and aggravated assault; property crime is burglary, theft, vehicle theft and arson, the FBI’s definitions for every agency. Methodology