Fort Worth, Texas Crime Rate
5 years of data (2020–2024) · Population: 997,476
Key Insights
- →Fort Worth has a safety grade of D with a violent crime rate of 458.4 per 100,000 residents (national avg: 359.1).
- →Violent crime dropped 6.4% from the previous year.
- →74 murders recorded in 2024 — a rate of 7.4 per 100K.
- →Crime trajectory: volatile — based on 5 years of data.
- →Safer than 14% of all cities in the OpenCrime database.
- →Violent-to-property crime ratio: 0.17 (near national average).
Violent Crime Rate
458.4
-6.4% YoY
Murder Rate
7.4
74 murders
Property Crime Rate
2699.8
26,930 total
vs National Avg
↑ 28%
National: 359.1
2024 Crime Breakdown
Violent Crime: 4,572
Murder74
Rape551
Robbery724
Aggravated Assault3,223
Property Crime: 26,930
Burglary3,437
Larceny-Theft18,372
Motor Vehicle Theft5,121
Arson130
Year-over-Year Comparison
| Year | Population | Violent Crime | Violent Rate | Murders | Property Crime | Property Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 997,476 | 4,572 | 458.4 | 74 | 26,930 | 2699.8 |
| 2023 | 973,722 | 4,769 | 489.8 | 85 | 25,766 | 2646.1 |
| 2022 | 948,605 | 4,765 | 502.3 | 100 | 25,989 | 2739.7 |
| 2021 | 947,862 | 5,294 | 558.5 | 118 | 24,847 | 2621.4 |
| 2020 | 929,509 | 5,029 | 541.0 | 110 | 25,405 | 2733.2 |
Crime Rate Trends
Murder Rate Trend
D
Safety Grade for Fort Worth
Based on violent crime rate of 458.4 per 100K (national avg: 359.1)
Safety Percentile
Safer than 14% of cities
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Related Analysis
Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer, Table 8 — Offenses Known to Law Enforcement by State by City. Rates per 100,000 residents.