Sugar Land, Texas Crime Rate
5 years of data (2020–2024) · Population: 107,757
Key Insights
- →Sugar Land has a safety grade of A+ with a violent crime rate of 78.0 per 100,000 residents (national avg: 359.1).
- →Violent crime rose 7.3% from the previous year.
- →1 murders recorded in 2024 — a rate of 0.9 per 100K.
- →Crime trajectory: worsening — based on 5 years of data.
- →Safer than 66% of all cities in the OpenCrime database.
- →Violent-to-property crime ratio: 0.06 (below national average).
Violent Crime Rate
78.0
+7.3% YoY
Murder Rate
0.9
1 murders
Property Crime Rate
1383.7
1,491 total
vs National Avg
↓ -78%
National: 359.1
2024 Crime Breakdown
Violent Crime: 84
Murder1
Rape9
Robbery25
Aggravated Assault49
Property Crime: 1,491
Burglary128
Larceny-Theft1,260
Motor Vehicle Theft103
Arson1
Year-over-Year Comparison
| Year | Population | Violent Crime | Violent Rate | Murders | Property Crime | Property Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 107,757 | 84 | 78.0 | 1 | 1,491 | 1383.7 |
| 2023 | 108,718 | 79 | 72.7 | 3 | 1,400 | 1287.7 |
| 2022 | 107,989 | 97 | 89.8 | 0 | 1,745 | 1615.9 |
| 2021 | 118,888 | 78 | 65.6 | 1 | 1,482 | 1246.6 |
| 2020 | 119,671 | 68 | 56.8 | 4 | 1,277 | 1067.1 |
Crime Rate Trends
Murder Rate Trend
A+
Safety Grade for Sugar Land
Based on violent crime rate of 78.0 per 100K (national avg: 359.1)
Safety Percentile
Safer than 66% of cities
Crime Personality: Balanced
Crime in this city follows a typical distribution across crime types — no single category dominates.
Explore all city crime DNA profiles →National Arrest Demographics
The FBI does not publish per-city arrest demographic breakdowns. At the national level, arrest data shows significant racial disparities influenced by policing patterns, poverty concentration, and systemic factors.
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Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer, Table 8 — Offenses Known to Law Enforcement by State by City. Rates per 100,000 residents.