CurrentCrimeMap

Data through February 2026, Killeen Police Department

Crime in Killeen, TX

The violent crime rate in Killeen is 495 per 100,000 residents per year over the 12 months to February 2026, 13% above the average of the 302 cities and county areas we cover. That is −3% compared with the previous 12 months.

Killeen High School in Killeen, Texas.
Photo: Summerdeleon, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped

The numbers

12 months to Feb 2026

Violent crime

495 per 100,000 residents, per year

804 reported in the 12 months to Feb 2026

−3% vs. the previous 12 months

Property crime

1,577 per 100,000 residents, per year

2,560 reported in the 12 months to Feb 2026

+10% vs. the previous 12 months

All reported

2,072 per 100,000 residents, per year

3,364 reported in the 12 months to Feb 2026

Annual rates: reported incidents over the last 12 months per 100,000 residents (population 162,382, 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 Killeen sits among covered places

violent, per 100k, per year

495

Killeen has the 105th-highest rate of the 302 cities and county areas on this site, higher than 197 of the other 301.

Carmel 51avg 437Detroit 1,632

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

PlaceViolent per 100kRank
Leon County, FL (Sheriff)501100
Fort Pierce, FL500101
Charlotte, NC499102
Amarillo, TX498103
Great Falls, MT496104
Killeen, TX495105
Bakersfield, CA494106
San Francisco, CA486107
St. Paul, MN485108
Independence, MO478109
Tucson, AZ475110

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

Killeen 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 Killeen Police Department, not where each crime happened, so this map fills Killeen and the 7 covered cities around it with each one’s whole-city rate instead of plotting crimes.

Of the 8 covered cities nearest Killeen, 2 have a higher violent crime rate and 6 a lower one. The closest is Waco, TX, 45 miles away.

Killeen and the covered places nearest to it, with each one’s violent crime rate and distance
PlaceViolent per 100kDistance
Killeen, TX495
Waco, TX37345 mi
Austin, TX41054 mi
Arlington, TX345118 mi
Grand Prairie, TX223119 mi
Fort Worth, TX325120 mi
San Antonio, TX525121 mi
Irving, TX259131 mi
Dallas, TX549131 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 Feb 2026
  • RobberyTaking property by force or threatViolent, 78 reported48no year-ago month
  • HomicideViolent, 19 reported12−10% vs. a year ago
  • TheftShoplifting, pickpocketing and other theft without force or entryProperty, 1,116 reported687no year-ago month
  • Theft from vehiclesItems or parts taken from a vehicle, break-ins includedProperty, 590 reported363no year-ago month
  • BurglaryEntering a home or business to stealProperty, 471 reported290no year-ago month
  • Vehicle theftProperty, 376 reported232no year-ago month
See the table
OffenseReportedPer 100kvs. previous monthvs. a year earlier
RobberyViolent7848——
HomicideViolent1912—−10%
TheftProperty1,116687——
Theft from vehiclesProperty590363——
BurglaryProperty471290——
Vehicle theftProperty376232——
About these categories

Homicide, robbery, burglary, theft and vehicle theft come from the same reports Killeen 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 (81st highest rate of 155), robbery (88th highest rate of 152) and burglary (49th highest rate of 168).

Month by month

Mar 2025 to Feb 2026

Violent crime −3%

0255075100MarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanFeb4346
Violent crimes per month in Killeen, TX, Mar 2025 to Feb 2026 and a year earlier
MonthViolent crimesMonth a year earlierViolent crimes
Mar 202571Mar 202461
Apr 202587Apr 202450
May 202570May 202471
Jun 202587Jun 202486
Jul 202564Jul 202469
Aug 202583Aug 202493
Sep 202548Sep 202448
Oct 202591Oct 202494
Nov 202556Nov 202476
Dec 202544Dec 202473
Jan 202660Jan 202561
Feb 202643Feb 202546

Homicides −10%

012345MarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanFeb43
Homicides per month in Killeen, TX, Mar 2025 to Feb 2026 and a year earlier
MonthHomicidesMonth a year earlierHomicides
Mar 20252Mar 20241
Apr 20252Apr 20242
May 20252May 20241
Jun 20253Jun 20240
Jul 20250Jul 20244
Aug 20251Aug 20244
Sep 20251Sep 20243
Oct 20252Oct 20241
Nov 20252Nov 20240
Dec 20250Dec 20241
Jan 20260Jan 20251
Feb 20264Feb 20253

4 in 2026 through February, 4 in the same months of 2025. Compare with other places

Every month since Mar 2023
Reported crime per month in Killeen, TX
MonthViolentPropertyHomicides
Feb 2026431784
Jan 2026601720
Dec 2025441890
Nov 2025561512
Oct 2025912282
Sep 2025482571
Aug 2025832751
Jul 2025642640
Jun 2025872653
May 2025702252
Apr 2025871752
Mar 2025711812
Feb 2025461793
Jan 2025612791
Dec 2024732111
Nov 2024762250
Oct 2024942251
Sep 2024481993
Aug 2024931604
Jul 2024691664
Jun 2024861560
May 2024711761
Apr 2024501772
Mar 2024611811
Feb 2024611932
Jan 2024531820
Dec 2023782512
Nov 2023702680
Oct 2023732870
Sep 2023622801
Aug 2023562381
Jul 2023861921
Jun 2023722351
May 2023552401
Apr 2023672223
Mar 2023561941

How Killeen compares

per 100k, per year

Similar size

#PlaceViolentPropertyResidentsData to
11Springfield, MO1,2303,601170,958Jul 2026
24Springfield, MA9322,422154,390Jun 2026
26Kansas City, KS8862,936156,815May 2026
35Paterson, NJ8132,185160,567Jul 2026
78Lakewood, CO5904,371157,016Jul 2026
105Killeen, TX4951,577162,382Feb 2026
177Maui County, HI (County Police)3032,356162,116Apr 2026
203Charleston, SC2451,461159,360Sep 2026
265Alexandria, VA1281,496159,534Aug 2026
287Bellevue, WA891,850155,043Jul 2026

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

Same state

#PlaceViolentPropertyResidentsData to
86Dallas, TX5492,9921,304,379Sep 2026
94San Antonio, TX5253,6781,549,306Aug 2026
96Lubbock, TX5201,994275,713Jul 2026
103Amarillo, TX4982,123204,528Jul 2026
105Killeen, TX4951,577162,382Feb 2026
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

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

Nearby

#PlaceViolentPropertyResidentsData to
86Dallas, TX5492,9921,304,379Sep 2026
94San Antonio, TX5253,6781,549,306Aug 2026
105Killeen, TX4951,577162,382Feb 2026
124Austin, TX4102,891961,855Sep 2026
143Waco, TX3731,731148,165Sep 2026
158Arlington, TX3451,726406,035Sep 2026
170Fort Worth, TX3251,9721,030,410Aug 2026
193Irving, TX2591,531258,220Aug 2026
220Grand Prairie, TX2231,212210,147Aug 2026
237Garland, TX1851,474251,332Aug 2026

The 9 places on this site closest to Killeen 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 Killeen side by side with Denton, McAllen or Pasadena, 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; Killeen’s rate is 53% above the state’s.

WacoAustinArlingtonGrand PrairieFort WorthSan AntonioIrvingDallas

All 24 cities in Texas

Common questions

answered with the data above
Is Killeen safe?

By reported violent crime, Killeen is above the average of the 302 cities and county areas on this site: 495 violent crimes per 100,000 residents per year over the 12 months to February 2026, −3% 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 Killeen?

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

What is the crime rate in Killeen?

495 violent and 1,577 property crimes per 100,000 residents per year, based on 3,364 incidents reported to Killeen Police Department over the 12 months to February 2026. Violent crime includes 78 robberies (property taken by force or threat); property crime includes 471 burglaries, 590 thefts from vehicles and 1,116 other thefts.

Is crime in Killeen going up or down?

It is going down: violent crime −3% and property crime +10% over the last 12 months compared with the 12 months before.

How many homicides has Killeen had in 2026?

Killeen Police Department reported 4 homicides from January to February 2026, the latest month it has reported in full, against 4 in the same months of 2025. Over the 12 months to Feb 2026 the count was 19, or 12 per 100,000 residents.

Where does the data come from?

From Killeen Police Department, via FBI Crime Data Explorer (dataset TX0140400). 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 Killeen

12 months to February 2026
What most people ask aboutReportedPer 100k
RobberyTaking property by force or threat7848
BurglaryEntering a home or business to steal471290
Theft from vehiclesItems or parts taken from a vehicle, break-ins included590363
Vehicle theft376232

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

TX0140400
Source
Killeen Police Department, via FBI Crime Data Explorer (dataset TX0140400)
Latest complete month
February 2026
History on this site
March 2023 to February 2026 (38 months)
Update schedule
Killeen 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)