CurrentCrimeMap

Data through August 2026, Garland Police Department

Crime in Garland, TX

The violent crime rate in Garland is 185 per 100,000 residents per year over the 12 months to August 2026, 58% below the average of the 302 cities and county areas we cover. That is −15% compared with the previous 12 months.

Buildings on State Street in downtown Garland, Texas.
Photo: Randy Colborn, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped

The numbers

12 months to Aug 2026

Violent crime

185 per 100,000 residents, per year

464 reported in the 12 months to Aug 2026

−15% vs. the previous 12 months

Property crime

1,474 per 100,000 residents, per year

3,705 reported in the 12 months to Aug 2026

−13% vs. the previous 12 months

All reported

1,659 per 100,000 residents, per year

4,169 reported in the 12 months to Aug 2026

Annual rates: reported incidents over the last 12 months per 100,000 residents (population 251,332, 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 Garland sits among covered places

violent, per 100k, per year

185

Garland has the 237th-highest rate of the 302 cities and county areas on this site, higher than 65 of the other 301.

Carmel 51avg 437Detroit 1,632

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

PlaceViolent per 100kRank
Henderson, NV206232
Denton, TX197233
Pasco County, FL (Sheriff)194234
Gaithersburg, MD192235
Honolulu, HI187236
Garland, TX185237
Indian River County, FL (Sheriff)183238
Huntington Beach, CA182239
Elgin, IL178240
Santa Clarita, CA173241
Washington County, MD (Sheriff)173242

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

Garland crime map

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

Of the 8 covered cities nearest Garland, 5 have a higher violent crime rate and 3 a lower one. The closest is Dallas, TX, 11 miles away.

Garland and the covered places nearest to it, with each one’s violent crime rate and distance
PlaceViolent per 100kDistance
Garland, TX185
Dallas, TX54911 mi
Plano, TX14312 mi
Irving, TX25920 mi
McKinney, TX10220 mi
Frisco, TX10220 mi
Grand Prairie, TX22327 mi
Arlington, TX34532 mi
Denton, TX19736 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, 106 reported42−20% vs. a year ago
  • HomicideViolent, 5 reported2.0−55% vs. a year ago
  • TheftShoplifting, pickpocketing and other theft without force or entryProperty, 1,861 reported740−2% vs. a year ago
  • Theft from vehiclesItems or parts taken from a vehicle, break-ins includedProperty, 881 reported351−18% vs. a year ago
  • Vehicle theftProperty, 486 reported193−33% vs. a year ago
  • BurglaryEntering a home or business to stealProperty, 471 reported187−17% vs. a year ago
See the table
OffenseReportedPer 100kvs. previous monthvs. a year earlier
RobberyViolent10642—−20%
HomicideViolent52.0—−55%
TheftProperty1,861740—−2%
Theft from vehiclesProperty881351—−18%
Vehicle theftProperty486193—−33%
BurglaryProperty471187—−17%
About these categories

Homicide, robbery, burglary, theft and vehicle theft come from the same reports Garland 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 (95th highest rate of 155), robbery (99th highest rate of 152) and burglary (84th highest rate of 168).

Month by month

Sep 2025 to Aug 2026

Violent crime −15%

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Violent crimes per month in Garland, TX, Sep 2025 to Aug 2026 and a year earlier
MonthViolent crimesMonth a year earlierViolent crimes
Sep 202547Sep 202463
Oct 202547Oct 202458
Nov 202528Nov 202448
Dec 202534Dec 202451
Jan 202627Jan 202549
Feb 202636Feb 202542
Mar 202639Mar 202541
Apr 202661Apr 202544
May 202644May 202541
Jun 202631Jun 202541
Jul 202638Jul 202537
Aug 202632Aug 202528

Homicides 5 vs. 11

01234SepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAug00
Homicides per month in Garland, TX, Sep 2025 to Aug 2026 and a year earlier
MonthHomicidesMonth a year earlierHomicides
Sep 20250Sep 20243
Oct 20250Oct 20240
Nov 20250Nov 20242
Dec 20250Dec 20240
Jan 20260Jan 20251
Feb 20260Feb 20250
Mar 20261Mar 20252
Apr 20263Apr 20251
May 20260May 20250
Jun 20260Jun 20252
Jul 20261Jul 20250
Aug 20260Aug 20250

5 in 2026 through August, 6 in the same months of 2025. Compare with other places

Every month since Sep 2023
Reported crime per month in Garland, TX
MonthViolentPropertyHomicides
Aug 2026322400
Jul 2026382891
Jun 2026313080
May 2026442710
Apr 2026612873
Mar 2026393101
Feb 2026363190
Jan 2026272980
Dec 2025343590
Nov 2025283450
Oct 2025473640
Sep 2025473150
Aug 2025283590
Jul 2025373850
Jun 2025413642
May 2025413500
Apr 2025443181
Mar 2025413402
Feb 2025423460
Jan 2025493561
Dec 2024513350
Nov 2024483492
Oct 2024584110
Sep 2024633613
Aug 2024464641
Jul 2024474530
Jun 2024684150
May 2024574310
Apr 2024414601
Mar 2024444411
Feb 2024284030
Jan 2024444204
Dec 2023524953
Nov 2023304301
Oct 2023315080
Sep 2023564340

How Garland compares

per 100k, per year

Similar size

#PlaceViolentPropertyResidentsData to
43Toledo, OH7642,437264,490Jun 2026
50Winston-Salem, NC7252,821257,431Jun 2026
138Glendale, AZ3792,221260,498May 2026
167Chesapeake, VA3291,489257,012Aug 2026
186Laredo, TX2851,000262,723Aug 2026
193Irving, TX2591,531258,220Aug 2026
237Garland, TX1851,474251,332Aug 2026
244Scottsdale, AZ1711,617247,258Jul 2026
253Pinellas County, FL (Sheriff)147687257,198Aug 2026
281Frisco, TX102738244,103Aug 2026

The 10 places closest to Garland in population, Garland 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 Garland 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 Garland 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 Garland side by side with Irving, Frisco or Laredo, 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; Garland’s rate is 43% below the state’s.

DallasPlanoIrvingMcKinneyFriscoGrand PrairieArlingtonDenton

All 24 cities in Texas

Common questions

answered with the data above
Is Garland safe?

By reported violent crime, Garland is well below the average of the 302 cities and county areas on this site: 185 violent crimes per 100,000 residents per year over the 12 months to August 2026, −15% 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 Garland?

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

What is the crime rate in Garland?

185 violent and 1,474 property crimes per 100,000 residents per year, based on 4,169 incidents reported to Garland Police Department over the 12 months to August 2026. Violent crime includes 106 robberies (property taken by force or threat); property crime includes 471 burglaries, 881 thefts from vehicles and 1,861 other thefts.

Is crime in Garland going up or down?

It is going down: violent crime −15% and property crime −13% over the last 12 months compared with the 12 months before.

How many homicides has Garland had in 2026?

Garland Police Department reported 5 homicides from January to August 2026, the latest month it has reported in full, against 6 in the same months of 2025. Over the 12 months to Aug 2026 the count was 5, or 2 per 100,000 residents.

Where does the data come from?

From Garland Police Department, via FBI Crime Data Explorer (dataset TX0571100). 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 Garland

12 months to August 2026
What most people ask aboutReportedPer 100kvs. the 12 months before
RobberyTaking property by force or threat10642−20%
BurglaryEntering a home or business to steal471187−17%
Theft from vehiclesItems or parts taken from a vehicle, break-ins included881351−18%
Vehicle theft486193−33%

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

TX0571100
Source
Garland Police Department, via FBI Crime Data Explorer (dataset TX0571100)
Latest complete month
August 2026
History on this site
September 2023 to August 2026 (44 months)
Update schedule
Garland 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)