Richardson, TX Crime


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Richardson, TX is a relatively safe city with lower than average levels of violent and property crime. The violent crime rate in Richardson is 11.7 per 100,000 people, which is significantly lower than the U.S. average of 22.7 per 100,000 people. Similarly, Richardson's property crime rate of 33.5 per 100,000 people is lower than the national average of 35.4 per 100,000 people. This data indicates that generally speaking, crime in Richardson is quite low compared to other cities around the country.

Crime is ranked on a scale of 1 (low crime) to 100 (high crime)

Richardson violent crime is 11.7. (The US average is 22.7)
Richardson property crime is 33.5. (The US average is 35.4)

NOTE: Click on the links below to see charts for each crime category.
 Violent Crimes  - Murder  Rape  Robbery  Assault
 Property Crimes  - Burglary  Larceny  Auto Theft
Richardson, TX Crime History
*Closest City
Year Violent Murder Rape Robbery Assault Property Burglary Larceny Auto
2000307.51.114.3113.11793949.8855.62772.3321.8
2001269.52.120.2110.8136.33905.8794.62665446.3
2002294.1015.6101.2177.33681.4746.72593.7341
2003244.8116.2102.6124.93675.5708.92633.5333.1
2004254.9213.894.9144.33469.1719.32471.1278.6
2005258.7211.997.1147.73447.1757.22415.4274.5
2006229.42.910.896.1119.63056.9671.62079.5305.9
2007287.3221.8134.7128.83078.3785.72064.7227.9
2008267.4422.9111.3129.23358.98452268.5245.5
2009224011.7106.2106.23481.9895.12310.2276.6
2010185.5012.586.586.52882.2584.32106.7191.3
2011170.808.97586.92771.7671.21909191.5
2012165.61.926.177.5602909675.92106.2126.9
20131.914.357.448.82637.3515.41977.5144.4
2014169.30.920.870.976.62274.4353.71782.6138.1
2015150.40.919.863.166.72004.4333.31536.8134.2
2016137.84.414.162.756.52184.3343.61655.2185.5
2017166.62.621.683.758.71981.5335.91482.4163.2
20181131.715.143.552.72110.8304.71627.1179.1
2019143.73.222.650.9671839.5235.71406.1197.8

   Crime in Nearby Cities
City Violent
per 100k
Property
per 100k
Pop. Miles Data
Year
Plano, TX147.81,683.1288,24262019
Garland, TX302.12,583.5238,85962019
Murphy, TX42.9500.915,49772019
Addison, TX489.64,296.514,48772019
Sachse, TX48.3687.121,17282019
   Crime in Similar Size Cities
City Violent
per 100k
Property
per 100k
Pop. Miles Data
Year
Garland, TX302.12,583.5238,85962019
Allen, TX83.01,089.144,542102019
Carrollton, TX138.21,710.4123,324112018
Frisco, TX80.21,198.334,479142019
Mesquite, TX478.83,632.3132,399162019

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Over 13 years ago

Lived in Richardson for 40 years and it's home. Good schools, hospitals, emergency services, retail and restaurants. Fair weather and slightly high but reasonable cost  More

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Over 14 years ago

It's great to live in a neighborhood. Better yet a community. It is relatively quiet and peaceful. Having lived in the city (Dallas) for a number of years it was a  More

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Over 16 years ago

My wife and I have lived in Richardson for 4 years now. Richardson is like anywhere else in terms of it depends on what you are looking for. Richardson has a lot of  More

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