Plano, TX Crime Rates & Map

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24%

Total crime NAT. AVG.

59%

Violent crime NAT. AVG.

17%

Property crime NAT. AVG.

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Date & Last Updated: This data reflects the 2020 calendar year and was released from the FBI in September, 2021; this is the most current data available.

Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	Plano_{/100k people}	Texas_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	5,272	n/a (estimate)	1,790	2,692	2,346
Murder	5	n/a	1.7	6.6	6.5
Rape	118	n/a	40.1	46.0	38.4
Robbery	84	n/a	28.5	91.4	73.9
Assault	256	n/a	86.9	302.5	279.7
Violent crime	463	n/a (estimate)	157	447	388
Burglary	569	n/a	193.2	370.7	314.2
Theft	3,764	n/a	1,278.1	1,587.3	1,398.0
Vehicle theft	476	n/a	161.6	287.0	246.0
Property crime	4,809	n/a (estimate)	1,633	2,245	1,958

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Key findings

Plano crime rates are 24% lower than the national average
Violent crimes in Plano are 59% lower than the national average
In Plano you have a 1 in 56 chance of becoming a victim of crime
Plano is safer than 54% of the cities in the United States
Year over year crime in Plano has decreased by 2%

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Daily Crime In Plano (per 100,000 people)

The graph above illustrates the number of daily crimes in Plano, TX per 100,000 people. In Plano, the total number of daily crimes is 1.50 times less than the Texas average and 1.31 times less than the national average. The number of daily violent crimes in Plano is 2.84 times less than the Texas average and 2.47 times less than the national average. With regards to property crimes, Plano has a daily crime rate that is 1.37 times less than the Texas average and 1.20 times less than the national average.

How Safe is Plano (higher is better)

How safe is Plano, Texas compared to other cities in Texas and the rest of the cities across the United States? The graphs above show that Plano is safer than 59% of the cities in Texas and 54% of the cities in the United States. These results are calculated by analyzing all cities in Texas and across the US as a whole and determining how many areas have a lower crime rate than Plano. Overall, Plano is ranked above average compared to all other cities across the United States.

Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Plano

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Plano is 1 in 637

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Plano is 1 in 62

The chance of being a victim of crime in Plano is 1 in 56

Are you at risk of becoming a victim of crime in Plano, Texas? If you reside in Plano, then there is a 1 in 637 chance that you will experience a violent crime. These types of crimes may include homicide, sexual assault, robbery, and physical assault. Your risk of being a victim of property crime is 1 in 62. These types of crime include burglary, petty theft, and theft of motor vehicles. Altogether, there is a 1 in 56 risk that you will become a victim of crime in Plano.

Year Over Year Crime In Plano (per 100,000 people)

An ideal indicator of whether Plano is becoming a safer or more dangerous place to live can be done by analyzing the year over year crime rates per 100,000 people. Year over year violent crime in Plano has increased by 6% and the rate of property crime in Plano has decreased by 3%. The total crime rate in Plano has decreased by 2% year to year.

Plano police department

Item	Plano	Texas	National
Law enforcement employees (officers & civilians)	480	46,020	558,732
Police officers & civilians /1000 residents	1.8	3.0	3.3

There are a total of 480 Plano police officers. This results in 1.8 police officers per 1,000 residents which is 41.7% less than the Texas average and 46.1% less than the National average.

Sex offenders in Texas

State	Total offenders	Texas_/100K	National_/100K
Texas	95,281	443	266

There are a total of 95,281 sex offenders in Texas. This yields a total of 443 sex offenders in Texas per 100,000 residents which is 67% greater than the national average.

Nearby Cities With Low Crime Rates

City	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Heath, TX	7,992	80	340	420
St. Paul, TX	1,235	72	364	437
Parker, TX	4,241	18	443	460
Little Elm, TX	35,553	144	320	464
Lowry Crossing, TX	1,584	83	417	500
Fairview, TX	8,235	42	490	532
Wylie, TX	45,655	81	546	626
Plano, TX	279,088	157	1,633	1,790

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Newark, NJ	280,139	490	1,457	1,947
Henderson, NV	277,872	229	1,650	1,879
Toledo, OH	280,854	1,077	2,808	3,885
Greensboro, NC	282,177	874	3,520	4,394
Lincoln, NE	273,018	421	2,724	3,145
Plano, TX	279,088	157	1,633	1,790

Source: The Plano, TX crime data displayed above is derived from the FBI's uniform crime reports for the year of 2020. The crime report encompasses more than 18,000 city and state law enforcement agencies reporting data on property and violent crimes. The uniform crime reports program represents approximately 309 million American residents, which results in 98% coverage of metropolitan statistical areas.