Detailed crime statistics, safety scores, and law enforcement data.
Temple has a violent crime rate of 316 per 100,000 residents, 17% below the national average of 380. This breaks down to aggravated assault at 195.1 per 100,000, robbery at 37.2, rape at 72.3. The murder rate is 11.4 per 100,000 (above the national rate of 6.3). Property crime stands at 2,385 per 100,000, 22% above the U.S. average. This includes larceny/theft at 1,654, burglary at 364, vehicle theft at 351 per 100,000 residents. The county recorded 50 fatal traffic crashes. The area has experienced 91 federally declared disasters. Overall, Temple receives a safety grade of F.