The Colony, TX Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In The Colony, TX Summary

Crime in The Colony research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in The Colony 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 The Colony:

  • There were 1,410 total crimes committed in The Colony the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,108.7 total crimes per 100K people in The Colony.
  • The overall crime rate in The Colony is 33.75% above the national average.
  • The Colony ranks #584 safest out of 683 cities in Texas.
  • The Colony ranks #8,250 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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The Colony Vs Texas And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in The Colony is 3,108.7 per 100,000 people. That's 33.75% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 15.50% higher than the Texas total crime rate of 2,691.5 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
The Colony
/ 100k People
Texas
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 1,410 3,108.7 2,691.5 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 6.6 6.3
Robbery 8 17.6 91.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 88 194.0 302.5 268.2
Violent Crime 132 291.0 446.5 369.8
Burglary 57 125.7 370.7 269.8
Larceny 1,146 2,526.6 1,587.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 75 165.4 287.0 282.7
Property Crime 1,278 2,817.6 2,245.0 1,954.4

The Colony 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 The Colony

132
Violent Crimes
291.0
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-21.30%
Below The National Average
  • There were 132 violent crimes in The Colony in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in The Colony is 291.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 343.6 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in The Colony each year. That compares to a 1 in 224.0 chance statewide.
  • That's -21.30% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -34.82% lower than the Texas violent crime rate of 446.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In The Colony

1,278
Property Crimes
2,817.6
Property Crimes / 100k People
44.17%
Above The National Average
  • There were 1,278 property crimes in The Colony in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in The Colony is 2,817.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 35.5 chance of being the victim of a property crime in The Colony each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 44.17% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 25.51% higher than the Texas property crime rate of 2,245.0 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around The Colony

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
Carrollton, TX 133,610 2,495 1,867.4 1,660.8 206.6
Lewisville, TX 113,568 2,839 2,499.8 2,205.7 294.1
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
Lakewood, WA 63,044 3,811 6,045.0 5,205.9 839.1
Little Elm, TX 55,340 353 637.9 477.1 160.8
Coppell, TX 42,021 620 1,475.5 1,380.3 95.2
Colleyville, TX 25,897 128 494.3 436.3 57.9

The Colony SnackAbility

7.5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8.5/10
Housing
8.5
Affordability
7
Diversity
9.5
Safety
N/A
Amenities
9
Education
8.5
Commute
6
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