CurrentCrimeMap

Data through July 2026, Lubbock Police Department

Crime in Lubbock, TX

The violent crime rate in Lubbock is 520 per 100,000 residents per year over the 12 months to July 2026, 19% above the average of the 302 cities and county areas we cover. That is −29% compared with the previous 12 months.

Image of the Lubbock skyline as taken from Raider Park Garage at sundown.
Photo: Noah Puente, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

The numbers

12 months to Jul 2026

Violent crime

520 per 100,000 residents, per year

1,434 reported in the 12 months to Jul 2026

−29% vs. the previous 12 months

Property crime

1,994 per 100,000 residents, per year

5,498 reported in the 12 months to Jul 2026

−22% vs. the previous 12 months

All reported

2,514 per 100,000 residents, per year

6,932 reported in the 12 months to Jul 2026

Annual rates: reported incidents over the last 12 months per 100,000 residents (population 275,713, 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 Lubbock sits among covered places

violent, per 100k, per year

520

Lubbock has the 96th-highest rate of the 302 cities and county areas on this site, higher than 206 of the other 301.

Carmel 51avg 437Detroit 1,632

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

PlaceViolent per 100kRank
Vancouver, WA53391
Green Bay, WI53292
Missoula, MT52593
San Antonio, TX52594
Jacksonville, FL52495
Lubbock, TX52096
Warren, MI51597
Durham, NC51398
Las Cruces, NM50999
Leon County, FL (Sheriff)501100
Fort Pierce, FL500101

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

Lubbock 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 Lubbock Police Department, not where each crime happened, so this map fills Lubbock with its whole-city rate instead of plotting crimes. The nearest covered cities are more than 60 miles away: zoom out to see them, or use the table below.

Of the 8 covered cities nearest Lubbock, 1 has a higher violent crime rate and 7 a lower one. The closest is Midland, TX, 107 miles away.

Lubbock and the covered places nearest to it, with each one’s violent crime rate and distance
PlaceViolent per 100kDistance
Lubbock, TX520
Midland, TX371107 mi
Amarillo, TX498113 mi
Fort Worth, TX325268 mi
Denton, TX197275 mi
Oklahoma City, OK672282 mi
Arlington, TX345282 mi
Norman, OK239284 mi
Grand Prairie, TX223288 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, 158 reported57−44% vs. a year ago
  • HomicideViolent, 8 reported2.9−56% vs. a year ago
  • TheftShoplifting, pickpocketing and other theft without force or entryProperty, 2,502 reported907−25% vs. a year ago
  • Theft from vehiclesItems or parts taken from a vehicle, break-ins includedProperty, 1,433 reported520−11% vs. a year ago
  • BurglaryEntering a home or business to stealProperty, 1,028 reported373−29% vs. a year ago
  • Vehicle theftProperty, 501 reported182−21% vs. a year ago
See the table
OffenseReportedPer 100kvs. previous monthvs. a year earlier
RobberyViolent15857—−44%
HomicideViolent82.9—−56%
TheftProperty2,502907—−25%
Theft from vehiclesProperty1,433520—−11%
BurglaryProperty1,028373—−29%
Vehicle theftProperty501182—−21%
About these categories

Homicide, robbery, burglary, theft and vehicle theft come from the same reports Lubbock 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 (98th highest rate of 155), robbery (80th highest rate of 152) and burglary (32nd highest rate of 168).

Month by month

Aug 2025 to Jul 2026

Violent crime −29%

0100200300AugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJul95213
Violent crimes per month in Lubbock, TX, Aug 2025 to Jul 2026 and a year earlier
MonthViolent crimesMonth a year earlierViolent crimes
Aug 2025164Aug 2024224
Sep 2025134Sep 2024173
Oct 2025168Oct 2024162
Nov 2025155Nov 2024137
Dec 2025134Dec 2024138
Jan 2026119Jan 2025179
Feb 2026137Feb 2025153
Mar 2026103Mar 2025156
Apr 202657Apr 2025157
May 202681May 2025179
Jun 202687Jun 2025136
Jul 202695Jul 2025213

Homicides −56%

01234AugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJul30
Homicides per month in Lubbock, TX, Aug 2025 to Jul 2026 and a year earlier
MonthHomicidesMonth a year earlierHomicides
Aug 20251Aug 20242
Sep 20250Sep 20243
Oct 20250Oct 20240
Nov 20250Nov 20241
Dec 20251Dec 20242
Jan 20260Jan 20252
Feb 20260Feb 20253
Mar 20261Mar 20250
Apr 20261Apr 20252
May 20261May 20252
Jun 20260Jun 20251
Jul 20263Jul 20250

6 in 2026 through July, 10 in the same months of 2025. Compare with other places

Every month since Aug 2023
Reported crime per month in Lubbock, TX
MonthViolentPropertyHomicides
Jul 2026953293
Jun 2026873770
May 2026813081
Apr 2026572421
Mar 20261033171
Feb 20261374760
Jan 20261195190
Dec 20251344791
Nov 20251555260
Oct 20251686880
Sep 20251346220
Aug 20251646151
Jul 20252136060
Jun 20251365511
May 20251796052
Apr 20251575392
Mar 20251565400
Feb 20251535253
Jan 20251795662
Dec 20241386252
Nov 20241376141
Oct 20241626160
Sep 20241736483
Aug 20242246462
Jul 20242176540
Jun 20242346280
May 20242065782
Apr 20242075692
Mar 20241905452
Feb 20241725591
Jan 20241815900
Dec 20231986790
Nov 20231906450
Oct 20231786511
Sep 20231737263
Aug 20231737463

How Lubbock compares

per 100k, per year

Similar size

#PlaceViolentPropertyResidentsData to
14St. Louis, MO1,1514,554274,819Aug 2026
21Anchorage, AK1,0153,433287,385Mar 2026
43Toledo, OH7642,437264,490Jun 2026
51Buffalo, NY7153,379276,384May 2026
90Reno, NV5361,957286,060Apr 2026
96Lubbock, TX5201,994275,713Jul 2026
155Chula Vista, CA3511,000279,237Sep 2026
188Fort Wayne, IN2761,808275,451Jan 2026
267Port St. Lucie, FL127574273,427Aug 2026
278Chandler, AZ1111,116282,191Aug 2026

The 10 places closest to Lubbock in population, Lubbock 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 Lubbock in violent crime rate. All 24 in Texas

Nearby

#PlaceViolentPropertyResidentsData to
59Oklahoma City, OK6722,598720,580Jul 2026
96Lubbock, TX5201,994275,713Jul 2026
103Amarillo, TX4982,123204,528Jul 2026
144Midland, TX3711,510146,444Aug 2026
158Arlington, TX3451,726406,035Sep 2026
170Fort Worth, TX3251,9721,030,410Aug 2026
193Irving, TX2591,531258,220Aug 2026
207Norman, OK2391,813131,728May 2026
220Grand Prairie, TX2231,212210,147Aug 2026
233Denton, TX1971,686172,882Jul 2026

The 9 places on this site closest to Lubbock 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 Lubbock side by side with Laredo, Irving or Plano, 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; Lubbock’s rate is 61% above the state’s.

MidlandAmarilloFort WorthDentonArlingtonGrand PrairieIrvingEl Paso

All 24 cities in Texas

Common questions

answered with the data above
Is Lubbock safe?

By reported violent crime, Lubbock is above the average of the 302 cities and county areas on this site: 520 violent crimes per 100,000 residents per year over the 12 months to July 2026, −29% 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 Lubbock?

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

What is the crime rate in Lubbock?

520 violent and 1,994 property crimes per 100,000 residents per year, based on 6,932 incidents reported to Lubbock Police Department over the 12 months to July 2026. Violent crime includes 158 robberies (property taken by force or threat); property crime includes 1,028 burglaries, 1,433 thefts from vehicles and 2,502 other thefts.

Is crime in Lubbock going up or down?

It is going down: violent crime −29% and property crime −22% over the last 12 months compared with the 12 months before.

How many homicides has Lubbock had in 2026?

Lubbock Police Department reported 6 homicides from January to July 2026, the latest month it has reported in full, against 10 in the same months of 2025. Over the 12 months to Jul 2026 the count was 8, or 3 per 100,000 residents.

Where does the data come from?

From Lubbock Police Department, via FBI Crime Data Explorer (dataset TX1520200). 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 Lubbock

12 months to July 2026
What most people ask aboutReportedPer 100kvs. the 12 months before
RobberyTaking property by force or threat15857−44%
BurglaryEntering a home or business to steal1,028373−29%
Theft from vehiclesItems or parts taken from a vehicle, break-ins included1,433520−11%
Vehicle theft501182−21%

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

TX1520200
Source
Lubbock Police Department, via FBI Crime Data Explorer (dataset TX1520200)
Latest complete month
July 2026
History on this site
August 2023 to July 2026 (43 months)
Update schedule
Lubbock 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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