CurrentCrimeMap

Data through July 2026, Denton Police Department

Crime in Denton, TX

The violent crime rate in Denton is 197 per 100,000 residents per year over the 12 months to July 2026, 55% below the average of the 302 cities and county areas we cover. That is −4% compared with the previous 12 months.

The Denton County Courthouse on the square in Denton, Texas.
Photo: Aaron Jacobs on en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped

The numbers

12 months to Jul 2026

Violent crime

197 per 100,000 residents, per year

340 reported in the 12 months to Jul 2026

−4% vs. the previous 12 months

Property crime

1,686 per 100,000 residents, per year

2,914 reported in the 12 months to Jul 2026

−5% vs. the previous 12 months

All reported

1,882 per 100,000 residents, per year

3,254 reported in the 12 months to Jul 2026

Annual rates: reported incidents over the last 12 months per 100,000 residents (population 172,882, 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 Denton sits among covered places

violent, per 100k, per year

197

Denton has the 233rd-highest rate of the 302 cities and county areas on this site, higher than 69 of the other 301.

Carmel 51avg 437Detroit 1,632

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

PlaceViolent per 100kRank
Glendale, CA215228
Madison, WI212229
Olathe, KS209230
Alachua County, FL (Sheriff)208231
Henderson, NV206232
Denton, TX197233
Pasco County, FL (Sheriff)194234
Gaithersburg, MD192235
Honolulu, HI187236
Garland, TX185237
Indian River County, FL (Sheriff)183238

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

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

Of the 8 covered cities nearest Denton, 4 have a higher violent crime rate and 4 a lower one. The closest is Frisco, TX, 19 miles away.

Denton and the covered places nearest to it, with each one’s violent crime rate and distance
PlaceViolent per 100kDistance
Denton, TX197
Frisco, TX10219 mi
Plano, TX14326 mi
Irving, TX25927 mi
McKinney, TX10228 mi
Fort Worth, TX32532 mi
Arlington, TX34536 mi
Garland, TX18536 mi
Dallas, TX54936 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
  • RobberyTaking property by force or threatViolent, 38 reported22−10% vs. a year ago
  • HomicideViolent, 4 reported2.3−33% vs. a year ago
  • TheftShoplifting, pickpocketing and other theft without force or entryProperty, 1,890 reported1,093−5% vs. a year ago
  • Theft from vehiclesItems or parts taken from a vehicle, break-ins includedProperty, 487 reported282−7% vs. a year ago
  • Vehicle theftProperty, 296 reported171no change vs. a year ago
  • BurglaryEntering a home or business to stealProperty, 240 reported139−10% vs. a year ago
See the table
OffenseReportedPer 100kvs. previous monthvs. a year earlier
RobberyViolent3822—−10%
HomicideViolent42.3—−33%
TheftProperty1,8901,093—−5%
Theft from vehiclesProperty487282—−7%
Vehicle theftProperty296171—no change
BurglaryProperty240139—−10%
About these categories

Homicide, robbery, burglary, theft and vehicle theft come from the same reports Denton Police Department sends the FBI. Theft from vehicles is NIBRS codes 23F and 23G (items and parts taken from a vehicle) and theft is the rest of larceny. Robbery is part of violent crime and the others of property crime; assault and rape count in violent crime but are not listed separately, so the rows do not add up to the totals. Red means more than before, green means fewer. “Not yet” means the site does not have that month from a year earlier.

Against other places of 100,000+ residents: vehicle theft (108th highest rate of 155), robbery (125th highest rate of 152) and burglary (109th highest rate of 168).

Month by month

Aug 2025 to Jul 2026

Violent crime −4%

0204060AugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJul2339
Violent crimes per month in Denton, TX, Aug 2025 to Jul 2026 and a year earlier
MonthViolent crimesMonth a year earlierViolent crimes
Aug 202543Aug 202431
Sep 202531Sep 202423
Oct 202529Oct 202433
Nov 202529Nov 202428
Dec 202519Dec 202434
Jan 202627Jan 202521
Feb 202618Feb 202521
Mar 202628Mar 202526
Apr 202638Apr 202534
May 202630May 202533
Jun 202625Jun 202530
Jul 202623Jul 202539

Homicides 4 vs. 6

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Homicides per month in Denton, TX, Aug 2025 to Jul 2026 and a year earlier
MonthHomicidesMonth a year earlierHomicides
Aug 20251Aug 20240
Sep 20251Sep 20240
Oct 20251Oct 20240
Nov 20250Nov 20240
Dec 20250Dec 20244
Jan 20260Jan 20250
Feb 20260Feb 20250
Mar 20261Mar 20250
Apr 20260Apr 20251
May 20260May 20251
Jun 20260Jun 20250
Jul 20260Jul 20250

1 in 2026 through July, 2 in the same months of 2025. Compare with other places

Every month since Aug 2023
Reported crime per month in Denton, TX
MonthViolentPropertyHomicides
Jul 2026231880
Jun 2026252770
May 2026302670
Apr 2026382420
Mar 2026282591
Feb 2026182240
Jan 2026272290
Dec 2025192700
Nov 2025292640
Oct 2025292381
Sep 2025312241
Aug 2025432321
Jul 2025392870
Jun 2025302900
May 2025332831
Apr 2025342791
Mar 2025262830
Feb 2025211640
Jan 2025211850
Dec 2024342314
Nov 2024282370
Oct 2024332680
Sep 2024232760
Aug 2024312970
Jul 2024342311
Jun 2024412680
May 2024262861
Apr 2024281440
Mar 2024293270
Feb 2024262621
Jan 2024432661
Dec 2023432840
Nov 2023372590
Oct 2023402843
Sep 2023412131
Aug 2023293000

How Denton compares

per 100k, per year

Similar size

#PlaceViolentPropertyResidentsData to
11Springfield, MO1,2303,601170,958Jul 2026
18Shreveport, LA1,0453,299174,114Jul 2026
39Newport News, VA7942,282182,798Dec 2025
140Salem, OR3781,800181,534Aug 2026
161Eugene, OR3402,469178,886May 2026
205Fort Collins, CO2421,491171,159Jul 2026
222Aurora, IL2201,082180,824Dec 2025
233Denton, TX1971,686172,882Jul 2026
284Surprise, AZ97696173,922Aug 2026
301Pembroke Pines, FL51540180,075Aug 2026

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

Same state

#PlaceViolentPropertyResidentsData to
186Laredo, TX2851,000262,723Aug 2026
191El Paso, TX2701,178682,310Aug 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
269McAllen, TX1261,304150,422Aug 2026
281Frisco, TX102738244,103Aug 2026
282McKinney, TX102689235,731Aug 2026

The 10 of 24 places in Texas closest to Denton 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 Denton 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 Denton side by side with Killeen, Brownsville or McAllen, 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; Denton’s rate is 39% below the state’s.

FriscoPlanoIrvingMcKinneyFort WorthArlingtonGarlandDallas

All 24 cities in Texas

Common questions

answered with the data above
Is Denton safe?

By reported violent crime, Denton is well below the average of the 302 cities and county areas on this site: 197 violent crimes per 100,000 residents per year over the 12 months to July 2026, −4% 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 Denton?

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

What is the crime rate in Denton?

197 violent and 1,686 property crimes per 100,000 residents per year, based on 3,254 incidents reported to Denton Police Department over the 12 months to July 2026. Violent crime includes 38 robberies (property taken by force or threat); property crime includes 240 burglaries, 487 thefts from vehicles and 1,890 other thefts.

Is crime in Denton going up or down?

It is going down: violent crime −4% and property crime −5% over the last 12 months compared with the 12 months before.

How many homicides has Denton had in 2026?

Denton Police Department reported 1 homicide from January to July 2026, the latest month it has reported in full, against 2 in the same months of 2025. Over the 12 months to Jul 2026 the count was 4, or 2 per 100,000 residents.

Where does the data come from?

From Denton Police Department, via FBI Crime Data Explorer (dataset TX0610200). 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 Denton

12 months to July 2026
What most people ask aboutReportedPer 100kvs. the 12 months before
RobberyTaking property by force or threat3822−10%
BurglaryEntering a home or business to steal240139−10%
Theft from vehiclesItems or parts taken from a vehicle, break-ins included487282−7%
Vehicle theft296171no change

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

TX0610200
Source
Denton Police Department, via FBI Crime Data Explorer (dataset TX0610200)
Latest complete month
July 2026
History on this site
August 2023 to July 2026 (43 months)
Update schedule
Denton 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)