Crime & Safety in Denton
Denton's crime picture is genuinely mixed by category: violent crime runs close to or slightly below the national average, while property crime runs meaningfully above it -- both figures per CrimeGrade.org data reviewed August 2026, disclosed here together rather than picking the more flattering half. Denton is not among the higher-crime large U.S. cities on the sources reviewed, but it isn't a standout-low-crime one either.
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Learn moreViolent Crime: Close to the National Average
The estimated violent crime rate in Denton is 375.9 per 100,000 residents, about 1% below the national average, per CrimeGrade.org data reviewed August 2026 -- roughly a 1-in-266 annual chance of being a victim of violent crime. This is close to parity with the national rate, neither a notable outlier above nor meaningfully below it.
Property Crime: Meaningfully Above the National Average
The estimated property crime rate in Denton is 2,082.9 per 100,000 residents, about 14% above the national average, per the same CrimeGrade.org data -- roughly a 1-in-48 annual chance of being a property-crime victim. Property crime (theft, burglary, vehicle break-ins) is more prevalent than violent crime here, consistent with national patterns, but the above-average rate specifically is worth naming directly rather than blending it into an undifferentiated overall "safety grade."
Overall Grade and National Comparison
Denton carries an overall crime safety grade of C+ as of 2026, with an overall combined crime rate estimated about 4% below the national average, per the same source -- a figure that sits between the somewhat-better-than-average violent-crime rate and the above-average property-crime rate. Denton is cited as having lower crime than 35% of comparably sized U.S. cities (population 50,000+), meaning most peer cities in that comparison set report lower crime than Denton does -- an honest middle-of-the-pack standing, not a dangerous-city finding.
A Note on What This Page Does Not Do
As with every crime-safety page in this build, this page uses only citywide, per-capita figures from a named source -- it does not name any specific Denton neighborhood as higher- or lower-crime. Anyone evaluating a specific address should consult a block-level crime-mapping tool directly (CrimeGrade.org, NeighborhoodScout, or the Denton Police Department's own published data) rather than relying on informal reputation for a given area.
Key takeaways
- Violent crime in Denton is estimated at 375.9 per 100,000 residents (about 1% below the national average, roughly 1-in-266 annual odds), per CrimeGrade.org.
- Property crime is estimated at 2,082.9 per 100,000 residents (about 14% above the national average, roughly 1-in-48 annual odds) -- a real, above-average figure worth stating directly.
- Denton's overall crime grade is a C+, with a combined rate about 4% below the national average -- lower crime than 35% of comparably sized U.S. cities, i.e., a middle-of-the-pack standing among peer cities, not a low-crime standout.
- This page names no specific Denton neighborhood as higher- or lower-crime -- use a block-level tool (CrimeGrade.org, NeighborhoodScout, Denton PD) for any specific address.
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