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Texas Department of Public SafetyCOURTESY – SERVICE –PROTECTIONSteven C. McCraw, Director2018 Crime In Texas - ExecutiveTexas Department of Public SafetyFor More Information, contact:Media and Communications Office Katherine Cesinger512-424-2080 or media@dps.texas.govUniform Crime Reporting Bureau 512-424-2091 or ucr@dps.texas.govAccording to data compiled by the Department of PublicSafety’s Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) program, theoverall major crime rate (the number of crimes per 100,000population) in Texas for 2018 decreased 6.7% compared to2017. The violent crime rate decreased 5%: murderdecreased by 7.5%; rape rate increased by 2.5%; robberydecreased by 13.2%; and aggravated assault decreased by2.9%. The overall property crime rate decreased by 7%,burglary decreased by 13%; larceny-theft decreased by6.6%. Motor vehicle theft increased by 2.2%. Overall, thestate index crime volume decreased 5.4% compared to2017.The total number of juvenile arrests in 2018 decreased11.2% from 2017, and adult arrests decreased 2.5%.The number of assaults on police officers in 2018 showed a1.4% increase from 2017. Three law enforcement officerswere reported killed feloniously in the line of duty, while fivedied in duty-related accidents in 2018.In 2018, Texas law enforcement agencies reported 380incidents of hate crimes involving 436 victims,430offenders, and 388 unique offenses. This marks an incidentincrease of 100.0% over 2017.Law enforcement agencies reported 197,023 familyviolence incidents involving 212,885 victims and 207,360offenders in 2018—an incident increase of 0.9% in familyviolence occurrences compared to the year before.Sexual assault data showed 19,816 sexual assault incidentsinvolving 20,592 victims and 20,532 offenders resulting inan incident increase of 9.4% from 2017."We are pleased with the decrease in both the volume and rateof violent crime in Texas for the first time in two years and thecontinuing decrease in the index crime rate in 2018,” said DPSDirector Steven McCraw. “We continue to be concerned withthe strong nexus between criminal gangs and violent crimesincluding the trafficking of drugs and sex which impacts publicsafety and cannot be easily quantified until the statewideadoption of National Incident Based Reporting (NIBRS) hasbeen completed. The Mexican Cartels continue to work closelywith Texas-based gangs to support their drug and humansmuggling and trafficking operations throughout the state andseveral longtime rival gangs are now working together toincrease profits derived from drug and sex trafficking.Furthermore, we are concerned with the dramatic increase inthe number of hate crimes reported in 2018 and although someof the increases are likely attributable to UCR training and theincrease in NIBRS reporting agencies, it warrants closeattention.We believe that the Texas law enforcement community cancontinue to reduce violent crime, by focusing resources on thestate’s most violent gangs. The Texas Anti-Gangcenters established across the state, as part of Governor GregAbbott’s public safety strategy, combines local, state andfederal law and prosecutorial resources into a unified effort toenforcementdetect, interdict, and prosecute those gangs that constitute themost significant criminal threat to Texans. DPS will continue towork closely with our local, state, and federal partners toproactively combat these predatory criminal organizations andwe will continue to support local crime prevention operations inhigh crime areas when called upon.”STATISTICAL ANALYSIS OF CRIMEThe UCR ProgramIndex Crime RateIn an effort to produce reliable crime statistics for members of the media, and the public at large seekinginformation on crime in Texas, the TXDPS UCR programcollects crime data from local law enforcement agencies.The UCR program utilizes two different reportingmethodologies: Summary reporting (SRS) and the NationalIncident Based Reporting System (NIBRS). The SummaryReporting System collects data on ten index crimes. Bycontrast, NIBRS collects a total of 52 offenses. Summarydata (and Summary data derived from NIBRS reportingagencies) is used in a statistical summary tool referred toas the Crime Index. Although arson is an index crime in thatthe number of reported offenses is collected, arson is notincluded in the Crime Index.The crime rate reported by UCR is defined as the number ofcrimes committed per 100,000 population. This mechanismallows comparisons between periods of time to be made withoutbeing affected by population swings. For 2018, the Texas CrimeRate was 2,776.6 crimes per 100,000 population, a 6.7%decrease from 2017. The crime rate is based on the total TexasUCR reporting agency populations of 28,701,845.Index Crime VolumeThe total number of Index Crimes reported for 2018 was796,924. This volume of crime represents a decrease of 5.4%when compared to 2017.ParticipationThe Texas UCR program, though voluntary, experiences a highrate of participation with a total of 1,179 law enforcementagencies either directly reporting UCR data to the Departmentor being covered-by their county Sheriff. At the close of 2018,there were 318 NIBRS agencies approved and reporting. The FBIprovides yearly population totals for UCR participating agencies(based on current Census data estimations.)

2018 CRIME IN TEXAS EXECUTIVE SUMMARYPage 22018 CRIME DASHBOARDCRIME BY VOLUME1OffenseMurderRapeRobberyAggravated AssaultViolent Crime TotalBurglaryLarceny-TheftMotor Vehicle TheftProperty Crime TotalIndex Crime 02869,730678,271796,9242017 % 844-5.6%842,055-5.4%HATE CRIME220182017% ders430209105.7%Offenses388194100.0%FAMILY VIOLENCE120182017% 0.9%0.3%Offenders207,360207,2310.1%SEXUAL ASSAULT1Incidents201819,816201718,112% ,7749.4%ARRESTS BY OFFENSE12018Murder783Aggravated Assault27,072Motor Vehicle Theft5,416Driving Under the Influence 73,978Drunkenness58,865Drug Possession125,754Drug Sale & Manufacturing % Change-11.6%20.3%-2.7%6.6%-12.5%-1.8%18.0%CRIME RATE BY OFFENSE1OffenseMurderRapeRobberyAggravated AssaultViolent Crime TotalBurglaryLarceny-TheftMotor Vehicle TheftProperty Crime TotalIndex Crime 63.22,776.62017 % 75.0-6.7%LAW ENFORCEMENTOFFICERS KILLED Three Texas law enforcement officers were reported killed feloniously in the line of duty due tocriminal action during 2018. Five Texas law enforcement officers werereported killed in duty-related accidents. There were 4,617 officers assaulted during 2018compared to 4,553 in 2017. This represents anincrease of 1.4%JUVENILE / ADULT ARRESTS12005-2018YearJuveniles% ChangeAdults% l percentages rounded to the nearest tenth.The increase in Hate Crime bias is attributed by both DPS training on proper UCR procedures, and an increased percentage of NIBRS agencies; asNIBRS is more efficient at capturing this data through more detailed reporting.2

2018 CRIME IN TEXAS EXECUTIVE SUMMARYPage 3Texas Cities with 50,000 to 100,000 Population - 2018 vs. Auto TheftTotalNumber of Offenses - 20172332212123542170904Number of Offenses - 2018345159923434864808Number of Offenses - 20176381081365061,8463262,966Number of Offenses - 2018235941713842,0284993,213Number of Offenses - 201703523324347262847Number of Offenses - 201822864715749531766Number of Offenses - 2017453692373481,5571232,391Number of Offenses - 2018255532223731,5611392,405Number of Offenses - 20170511460109846511,131Number of Offenses - 20182361247103811521,063Number of Offenses - 2017447712019942049846Number of Offenses - 201804429116132036654Number of Offenses - 2017454651262741,4771632,163Number of Offenses - 2018353491192871,7681372,416Number of Offenses - 2017328731122571,0091581,640Number of Offenses - 201802959952068441851,418Number of Offenses - 2017251442024722,7931083,672Number of Offenses - 2018278501744182,756743,552Number of Offenses - 201724617216192477541,004Number of Offenses - 20188441018114147057911Number of Offenses - 2017423515015529337667Number of Offenses - 20180275869228040530Number of Offenses - 20171129532149091401,347Number of Offenses - 20180630551549221111,278BASTROP CO SOBAYTOWN PDBELL CO SOBRYAN PDCEDAR PARK PDCOMAL CO SOCONROE PDDESOTO PDEDINBURG PDEL PASO CO SOELLIS CO SOEULESS PDFLOWER MOUND 10Number of Offenses - 2017263821102751,2312842,047Number of Offenses - r of Offenses - 20178.359,121Number of Offenses - 2018GEORGETOWN PD-10.677,539Number of Offenses - 2017GALVESTON PD%Change-3.550,896-11.974,7095.3

2018 CRIME IN TEXAS EXECUTIVE SUMMARYAgencyPopulationPage 4MurderRapeRobberyAssaultBurglaryLarcenyAuto TheftTotal02210459459944814Number of Offenses - 201711419731141,066851,372Number of Offenses - 2018071664911,0611361,375Number of Offenses - 2017018321835232,079912,926Number of Offenses - 2018248501684562,266753,065Number of Offenses - 2017237139319250375915Number of Offenses - 2018217810817544932791Number of Offenses - 20175469141377393611,032Number of Offenses - 2018340610423432948764Number of Offenses - 2017N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/ANumber of Offenses - 2018127422412621054646Number of Offenses - 2017222516024842499960Number of Offenses - 2018135717016442091888Number of Offenses - 201722877920036891775Number of Offenses - 201825087516033179705Number of Offenses - 2017NA/N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/ANumber of Offenses - 20180273184444314549Number of Offenses - 2017N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/ANumber of Offenses - 2018246412523733198843Number of Offenses - 2017N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/ANumber of Offenses - 20181377433921620363Number of Offenses - 20177621012296131,9272383,177Number of Offenses - 2018756482215841,7212002,837Number of Offenses - 2017021203715461242886Number of Offenses - 201803115279362449839Number of Offenses - 201702730412311,700742,103Number of Offenses - 201803527321501,380641,688Number of Offenses - 20172234678133767691,118Number of Offenses - 201852127499667445917Number of Offenses - 2017133291302219521481,514Number of Offenses - 201824322174215896901,442Number of Offenses - 2018GRAPEVINE PDHARLINGEN PDHAYS CO SOHENDERSON CO SOHUNT CO SOJOHNSON CO SOKAUFMAN CO SOLEANDER PDLIBERTY CO SOLITTLE ELM PDLONGVIEW PDMANSFIELD PDMISSION PDMISSOURI CITY PDNEW BRAUNFELS ,739-4.8

2018 CRIME IN TEXAS EXECUTIVE SUMMARYAgencyPopulationPage 5MurderRapeRobberyAssaultBurglaryLarcenyAuto TheftTotalNumber of Offenses - 201723134802081,0641011,520Number of Offenses - 201811327651541,1271231,510Number of Offenses - 201723956725946851891Number of Offenses - 201824068822452378961Number of Offenses - 20171311555127794441,067Number of Offenses - 2018010116111061572879Number of Offenses - 2017444331232681,343621,877Number of Offenses - 2018258261522441,280611,823Number of Offenses - 20176151102477671,1111532,409Number of Offenses - 20181320962615048071341,835Number of Offenses - 20171202397133875711,220Number of Offenses - 2018119178395759761,050Number of Offenses - 2017550471202781,0641691,733Number of Offenses - 2018184431382721,0571011,696Number of Offenses - 201701536201581,075561,360Number of Offenses - 201801545221861,288631,619Number of Offenses - 2017563651054091,4822362,365Number of Offenses - 20181272551033491,4421972,230Number of Offenses - 2017448491166391,6611052,622Number of Offenses - 2018564501943751,554972,339Number of Offenses - 2017N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/ANumber of Offenses - 201832367510321141462Number of Offenses - 2017N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/ANumber of Offenses - 20180219273135720465NORTH RICHLAND HILLS PDPARKER CO SO71,498-0.790,981PFLUGERVILLE PD7.965,789PHARR PD-17.680,814PORT ARTHUR PD-2.955,643ROWLETT PD-23.863,863SAN MARCOS PD-13.966,157SUGAR LAND PD-2.189,919TEMPLE PD19.075,706VICTORIA PD-5.767,766WISE CO SO-10.850,587N/A51,051WYLIE PD1%ChangeN/AAll percentages rounded to the nearest tenth.Texas Cities with over 100,000 Population - 2018 vs. 20171**Agencies that did not meet the 50,000 population requirement last year were not included in the yLarcenyAuto TheftTotalNumber of Offenses - 20174981383941,0772,5942594,564Number of Offenses - 201881311043827342,5672324,158ABILENE PDPopulation%Change122,480-8.9