Denton, TX has a significantly lower rate of violent crime than the US average. Residents of Denton can feel relatively safe compared to other cities in the US, with only 13.6 incidents of violent crime per 100,000 people as opposed to 22.7 incidents nationwide. Property crime in Denton is slightly higher than the US average, but still remains below 40 incidents per 100,000 people at 34.8 incidents per 100,000 people. Overall, Denton is a relatively safe city with low levels of both violent and property crime.
Crime is ranked on a scale of 1 (low crime) to 100 (high crime)
Denton violent crime is 13.6. (The US average is 22.7)
Denton property crime is 34.8. (The US average is 35.4)
NOTE: Click on the links below to see charts for each crime category.