Sherman, TX Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Sherman, TX Summary

Crime in Sherman research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Sherman over the past eight years using the FBI crime explorer. Based on the most recently available data released October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Sherman:

  • There were 1,027 total crimes committed in Sherman the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,238.4 total crimes per 100K people in Sherman.
  • The overall crime rate in Sherman is -3.69% below the national average.
  • Sherman ranks #485 safest out of 683 cities in Texas.
  • Sherman ranks #7,024 safest out of 9,869 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people in a location.

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Sherman Vs Texas And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Sherman is 2,238.4 per 100,000 people. That's -3.69% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -16.83% lower than the Texas total crime rate of 2,691.5 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Sherman
/ 100k People
Texas
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 1,027 2,238.4 2,691.5 2,324.2
Murder 3 6.5 6.6 6.3
Robbery 15 32.7 91.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 118 257.2 302.5 268.2
Violent Crime 161 350.9 446.5 369.8
Burglary 272 592.8 370.7 269.8
Larceny 496 1,081.1 1,587.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 98 213.6 287.0 282.7
Property Crime 866 1,887.5 2,245.0 1,954.4

Sherman Crime Compared To Texas Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Texas.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Sherman

161
Violent Crimes
350.9
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-5.11%
Below The National Average
  • There were 161 violent crimes in Sherman in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Sherman is 350.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 285.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Sherman each year. That compares to a 1 in 224.0 chance statewide.
  • That's -5.11% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -21.40% lower than the Texas violent crime rate of 446.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Sherman

866
Property Crimes
1,887.5
Property Crimes / 100k People
-3.42%
Below The National Average
  • There were 866 property crimes in Sherman in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Sherman is 1,887.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 53.0 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Sherman each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -3.42% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -15.93% lower than the Texas property crime rate of 2,245.0 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Sherman

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Plano, TX 289,847 5,954 2,054.2 1,896.2 158.0
Frisco, TX 218,962 3,153 1,440.0 1,337.2 102.8
McKinney, TX 208,415 2,401 1,152.0 1,037.8 114.2
Carrollton, TX 133,610 2,495 1,867.4 1,660.8 206.6
Richardson, TX 115,771 2,813 2,429.8 2,271.7 158.1
Allen, TX 108,218 1,101 1,017.4 920.4 97.0
Flower Mound, TX 78,167 644 823.9 776.5 47.3
The Colony, TX 45,357 1,410 3,108.7 2,817.6 291.0
Denison, TX 25,828 396 1,533.2 1,250.6 282.6
Corinth, TX 22,719 198 871.5 787.9 83.6

Sherman SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
7
Affordability
7
Diversity
9
Safety
5
Amenities
8
Education
6
Commute
8.5
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