CurrentCrimeMap

Data through August 2026, Fort Worth Police Department

Crime in Fort Worth, TX

The violent crime rate in Fort Worth is 325 per 100,000 residents per year over the 12 months to August 2026, 26% below the average of the 302 cities and county areas we cover. That is −20% compared with the previous 12 months.

Fort Worth Stockyards was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.
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The numbers

12 months to Aug 2026

Violent crime

325 per 100,000 residents, per year

3,346 reported in the 12 months to Aug 2026

−20% vs. the previous 12 months

Property crime

1,972 per 100,000 residents, per year

20,315 reported in the 12 months to Aug 2026

−17% vs. the previous 12 months

All reported

2,296 per 100,000 residents, per year

23,661 reported in the 12 months to Aug 2026

Annual rates: reported incidents over the last 12 months per 100,000 residents (population 1,030,410, 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 Fort Worth sits among covered places

violent, per 100k, per year

325

Fort Worth has the 170th-highest rate of the 302 cities and county areas on this site, higher than 132 of the other 301.

Carmel 51avg 437Detroit 1,632

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

PlaceViolent per 100kRank
West Valley City, UT338165
Ocala, FL332166
Chesapeake, VA329167
Casper, WY327168
Delray Beach, FL327169
Fort Worth, TX325170
Flathead County, MT (Sheriff)320171
Elizabeth, NJ315172
Clarksville, TN313173
Santa Ana, CA310174
Joliet, IL307175

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

Fort Worth crime map

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

For where incidents happened, Fort Worth Police Department publishes its own map of recent incidents; it is linked under Official map.

Of the 8 covered cities nearest Fort Worth, 2 have a higher violent crime rate and 6 a lower one. The closest is Arlington, TX, 14 miles away.

Fort Worth and the covered places nearest to it, with each one’s violent crime rate and distance
PlaceViolent per 100kDistance
Fort Worth, TX325
Arlington, TX34514 mi
Grand Prairie, TX22320 mi
Irving, TX25923 mi
Denton, TX19732 mi
Dallas, TX54934 mi
Plano, TX14339 mi
Frisco, TX10240 mi
Garland, TX18543 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 Aug 2026
  • RobberyTaking property by force or threatViolent, 457 reported44−34% vs. a year ago
  • HomicideViolent, 57 reported5.5−30% vs. a year ago
  • TheftShoplifting, pickpocketing and other theft without force or entryProperty, 10,510 reported1,020−11% vs. a year ago
  • Theft from vehiclesItems or parts taken from a vehicle, break-ins includedProperty, 4,412 reported428−18% vs. a year ago
  • Vehicle theftProperty, 2,786 reported270−33% vs. a year ago
  • BurglaryEntering a home or business to stealProperty, 2,518 reported244−18% vs. a year ago
See the table
OffenseReportedPer 100kvs. previous monthvs. a year earlier
RobberyViolent45744—−34%
HomicideViolent575.5—−30%
TheftProperty10,5101,020—−11%
Theft from vehiclesProperty4,412428—−18%
Vehicle theftProperty2,786270—−33%
BurglaryProperty2,518244—−18%
About these categories

Homicide, robbery, burglary, theft and vehicle theft come from the same reports Fort Worth 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 (65th highest rate of 155), robbery (95th highest rate of 152) and burglary (61st highest rate of 168).

Month by month

Sep 2025 to Aug 2026

Violent crime −20%

0200400600SepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAug229343
Violent crimes per month in Fort Worth, TX, Sep 2025 to Aug 2026 and a year earlier
MonthViolent crimesMonth a year earlierViolent crimes
Sep 2025281Sep 2024429
Oct 2025284Oct 2024419
Nov 2025296Nov 2024349
Dec 2025318Dec 2024311
Jan 2026276Jan 2025348
Feb 2026251Feb 2025278
Mar 2026289Mar 2025328
Apr 2026268Apr 2025358
May 2026275May 2025358
Jun 2026307Jun 2025310
Jul 2026272Jul 2025357
Aug 2026229Aug 2025343

Homicides −30%

051015SepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAug48
Homicides per month in Fort Worth, TX, Sep 2025 to Aug 2026 and a year earlier
MonthHomicidesMonth a year earlierHomicides
Sep 20253Sep 20245
Oct 20259Oct 202411
Nov 20256Nov 20247
Dec 20258Dec 20247
Jan 20265Jan 20254
Feb 20265Feb 20254
Mar 20262Mar 202512
Apr 20263Apr 20256
May 20264May 20256
Jun 20266Jun 20257
Jul 20262Jul 20255
Aug 20264Aug 20258

31 in 2026 through August, 52 in the same months of 2025. Compare with other places

Every month since Sep 2023
Reported crime per month in Fort Worth, TX
MonthViolentPropertyHomicides
Aug 20262291,3614
Jul 20262721,5382
Jun 20263071,7316
May 20262751,7034
Apr 20262681,6453
Mar 20262891,6632
Feb 20262511,5615
Jan 20262761,5845
Dec 20253181,8558
Nov 20252961,8746
Oct 20252841,9799
Sep 20252811,8213
Aug 20253431,8408
Jul 20253571,9135
Jun 20253101,8497
May 20253582,0576
Apr 20253581,9776
Mar 20253281,92212
Feb 20252781,7904
Jan 20253482,0094
Dec 20243112,2567
Nov 20243492,2037
Oct 20244192,36611
Sep 20244292,2995
Aug 20243812,5195
Jul 20243982,3609
Jun 20244332,3927
May 20244572,4537
Apr 20244031,9876
Mar 20243672,1154
Feb 20243562,0261
Jan 20243382,3143
Dec 20233952,42311
Nov 20233282,3974
Oct 20234082,3945
Sep 20234162,1217

How Fort Worth compares

per 100k, per year

Similar size

#PlaceViolentPropertyResidentsData to
33Indianapolis, IN8282,884903,574Oct 2025
95Jacksonville, FL5242,1331,008,920Jul 2026
102Charlotte, NC4993,0181,035,037Sep 2026
114San Jose, CA4632,359994,435Jul 2026
124Austin, TX4102,891961,855Sep 2026
153Columbus, OH3552,374940,106Aug 2026
170Fort Worth, TX3251,9721,030,410Aug 2026
236Honolulu, HI1871,521987,000Nov 2025
252Montgomery County, MD (County Police)1481,476924,573Jun 2026
270Hillsborough County, FL (Sheriff)1223831,092,535Jul 2026

The 10 places closest to Fort Worth in population, Fort Worth 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 Fort Worth 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 Fort Worth 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 Fort Worth side by side with Dallas, Arlington or Austin, 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; Fort Worth’s rate is about the same as the state’s.

ArlingtonGrand PrairieIrvingDentonDallasPlanoFriscoGarland

All 24 cities in Texas

Common questions

answered with the data above
Is Fort Worth safe?

By reported violent crime, Fort Worth is well below the average of the 302 cities and county areas on this site: 325 violent crimes per 100,000 residents per year over the 12 months to August 2026, −20% 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 Fort Worth?

Yes, from the police itself: Fort Worth Police Department publishes its own map of recent incidents (https://experience.arcgis.com/experience/3f91f8faf84b4f1188cbd59e5a462217). The figures on this page come from the FBI, which receives city totals rather than locations, so CurrentCrimeMap shows how Fort Worth compares with nearby places such as Arlington, TX instead of a street-level map.

What is the crime rate in Fort Worth?

325 violent and 1,972 property crimes per 100,000 residents per year, based on 23,661 incidents reported to Fort Worth Police Department over the 12 months to August 2026. Violent crime includes 457 robberies (property taken by force or threat); property crime includes 2,518 burglaries, 4,412 thefts from vehicles and 10,510 other thefts.

Is crime in Fort Worth going up or down?

It is going down: violent crime −20% and property crime −17% over the last 12 months compared with the 12 months before.

How many homicides has Fort Worth had in 2026?

Fort Worth Police Department reported 31 homicides from January to August 2026, the latest month it has reported in full, against 52 in the same months of 2025. Over the 12 months to Aug 2026 the count was 57, or 6 per 100,000 residents.

Where does the data come from?

From Fort Worth Police Department, via FBI Crime Data Explorer (dataset TX2201200). 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 Fort Worth

12 months to August 2026
What most people ask aboutReportedPer 100kvs. the 12 months before
RobberyTaking property by force or threat45744−34%
BurglaryEntering a home or business to steal2,518244−18%
Theft from vehiclesItems or parts taken from a vehicle, break-ins included4,412428−18%
Vehicle theft2,786270−33%

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

TX2201200
Source
Fort Worth Police Department, via FBI Crime Data Explorer (dataset TX2201200)
Latest complete month
August 2026
History on this site
September 2023 to August 2026 (44 months)
Update schedule
Fort Worth 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)