CurrentCrimeMap

Data through August 2026, McAllen Police Department

Crime in McAllen, TX

The violent crime rate in McAllen is 126 per 100,000 residents per year over the 12 months to August 2026, 71% below the average of the 302 cities and county areas we cover. That is −5% compared with the previous 12 months.

The McAllen Convention Center by a pond in McAllen, Texas.
Photo: Joel Pacheco, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped

The numbers

12 months to Aug 2026

Violent crime

126 per 100,000 residents, per year

189 reported in the 12 months to Aug 2026

−5% vs. the previous 12 months

Property crime

1,304 per 100,000 residents, per year

1,962 reported in the 12 months to Aug 2026

−20% vs. the previous 12 months

All reported

1,430 per 100,000 residents, per year

2,151 reported in the 12 months to Aug 2026

Annual rates: reported incidents over the last 12 months per 100,000 residents (population 150,422, 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 McAllen sits among covered places

violent, per 100k, per year

126

McAllen has the 269th-highest rate of the 302 cities and county areas on this site, higher than 33 of the other 301.

Carmel 51avg 437Detroit 1,632

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

PlaceViolent per 100kRank
Martin County, FL (Sheriff)131264
Alexandria, VA128265
Nashua, NH128266
Port St. Lucie, FL127267
Calvert County, MD (Sheriff)127268
McAllen, TX126269
Hillsborough County, FL (Sheriff)122270
Charlotte County, FL (Sheriff)118271
St. Cloud, FL117272
Gilbert, AZ115273
Miramar, FL115274

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

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

Of the 8 covered cities nearest McAllen, all 8 have a higher violent crime rate. The closest is Brownsville, TX, 52 miles away.

McAllen and the covered places nearest to it, with each one’s violent crime rate and distance
PlaceViolent per 100kDistance
McAllen, TX126
Brownsville, TX35752 mi
Laredo, TX285120 mi
Corpus Christi, TX745125 mi
San Antonio, TX525224 mi
Austin, TX410283 mi
Houston, TX837301 mi
Pasadena, TX370303 mi
Killeen, TX495337 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, 24 reported16+41% vs. a year ago
  • HomicideViolent, 2 reported1.3no year-ago month
  • TheftShoplifting, pickpocketing and other theft without force or entryProperty, 1,707 reported1,135−18% vs. a year ago
  • Theft from vehiclesItems or parts taken from a vehicle, break-ins includedProperty, 151 reported100−36% vs. a year ago
  • BurglaryEntering a home or business to stealProperty, 76 reported51−11% vs. a year ago
  • Vehicle theftProperty, 23 reported15−56% vs. a year ago
See the table
OffenseReportedPer 100kvs. previous monthvs. a year earlier
RobberyViolent2416—+41%
HomicideViolent21.3——
TheftProperty1,7071,135—−18%
Theft from vehiclesProperty151100—−36%
BurglaryProperty7651—−11%
Vehicle theftProperty2315—−56%
About these categories

Homicide, robbery, burglary, theft and vehicle theft come from the same reports McAllen 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: robbery (138th highest rate of 152) and burglary (158th highest rate of 168).

Month by month

Sep 2025 to Aug 2026

Violent crime −5%

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Violent crimes per month in McAllen, TX, Sep 2025 to Aug 2026 and a year earlier
MonthViolent crimesMonth a year earlierViolent crimes
Sep 202513Sep 202415
Oct 202515Oct 202420
Nov 202513Nov 202418
Dec 202515Dec 202412
Jan 202617Jan 202518
Feb 202616Feb 202515
Mar 202632Mar 202510
Apr 202617Apr 202517
May 202614May 202522
Jun 20268Jun 202515
Jul 202614Jul 202518
Aug 202615Aug 202519

Homicides 2 vs. 0

012SepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAug10
Homicides per month in McAllen, TX, Sep 2025 to Aug 2026 and a year earlier
MonthHomicidesMonth a year earlierHomicides
Sep 20250Sep 20240
Oct 20250Oct 20240
Nov 20250Nov 20240
Dec 20251Dec 20240
Jan 20260Jan 20250
Feb 20260Feb 20250
Mar 20260Mar 20250
Apr 20260Apr 20250
May 20260May 20250
Jun 20260Jun 20250
Jul 20260Jul 20250
Aug 20261Aug 20250

1 in 2026 through August, 0 in the same months of 2025. Compare with other places

Every month since Sep 2023
Reported crime per month in McAllen, TX
MonthViolentPropertyHomicides
Aug 2026151271
Jul 2026141890
Jun 202681830
May 2026141860
Apr 2026171520
Mar 2026321620
Feb 2026161500
Jan 2026171660
Dec 2025151711
Nov 2025131700
Oct 2025151580
Sep 2025131480
Aug 2025191790
Jul 2025182130
Jun 2025151710
May 2025221970
Apr 2025171700
Mar 2025101700
Feb 2025151660
Jan 2025182260
Dec 2024122610
Nov 2024182500
Oct 2024202200
Sep 2024152330
Aug 2024222010
Jul 2024142041
Jun 2024172422
May 2024292110
Apr 2024172680
Mar 2024262051
Feb 2024152040
Jan 2024172270
Dec 2023202522
Nov 2023172260
Oct 2023192421
Sep 2023222691

How McAllen compares

per 100k, per year

Similar size

#PlaceViolentPropertyResidentsData to
45Rockford, IL7512,209147,186Aug 2026
65Gainesville, FL6472,040150,376Apr 2026
143Waco, TX3731,731148,165Sep 2026
146Pasadena, TX3701,635149,168Aug 2026
175Joliet, IL3071,077152,211Aug 2026
184Palm Bay, FL288463148,091Jul 2026
209Thornton, CO2352,032147,837Sep 2026
217Bridgeport, CT2261,167152,588Sep 2026
230Olathe, KS209831150,965Aug 2026
269McAllen, TX1261,304150,422Aug 2026

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

Nearby

#PlaceViolentPropertyResidentsData to
31Houston, TX8373,6792,413,559Mar 2026
47Corpus Christi, TX7452,689317,077Jun 2026
94San Antonio, TX5253,6781,549,306Aug 2026
105Killeen, TX4951,577162,382Feb 2026
124Austin, TX4102,891961,855Sep 2026
143Waco, TX3731,731148,165Sep 2026
146Pasadena, TX3701,635149,168Aug 2026
151Brownsville, TX3571,314193,321Sep 2026
186Laredo, TX2851,000262,723Aug 2026
269McAllen, TX1261,304150,422Aug 2026

The 9 places on this site closest to McAllen 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 McAllen side by side with Pasadena, Waco or Midland, 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; McAllen’s rate is 61% below the state’s.

BrownsvilleLaredoCorpus ChristiSan AntonioAustinHoustonPasadenaKilleen

All 24 cities in Texas

Common questions

answered with the data above
Is McAllen safe?

By reported violent crime, McAllen is well below the average of the 302 cities and county areas on this site: 126 violent crimes per 100,000 residents per year over the 12 months to August 2026, −5% 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 McAllen?

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

What is the crime rate in McAllen?

126 violent and 1,304 property crimes per 100,000 residents per year, based on 2,151 incidents reported to McAllen Police Department over the 12 months to August 2026. Violent crime includes 24 robberies (property taken by force or threat); property crime includes 76 burglaries, 151 thefts from vehicles and 1,707 other thefts.

Is crime in McAllen going up or down?

It is going down: violent crime −5% and property crime −20% over the last 12 months compared with the 12 months before.

How many homicides has McAllen had in 2026?

McAllen Police Department reported 1 homicide from January to August 2026, the latest month it has reported in full, against 0 in the same months of 2025. Over the 12 months to Aug 2026 the count was 2, or 1 per 100,000 residents.

Where does the data come from?

From McAllen Police Department, via FBI Crime Data Explorer (dataset TX1080800). 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 McAllen

12 months to August 2026
What most people ask aboutReportedPer 100kvs. the 12 months before
RobberyTaking property by force or threat2416+41%
BurglaryEntering a home or business to steal7651−11%
Theft from vehiclesItems or parts taken from a vehicle, break-ins included151100−36%
Vehicle theft2315−56%

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

TX1080800
Source
McAllen Police Department, via FBI Crime Data Explorer (dataset TX1080800)
Latest complete month
August 2026
History on this site
September 2023 to August 2026 (44 months)
Update schedule
McAllen 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)