Arlington is the seventh-largest city in Texas, with 393,900 residents in Tarrant County, about 20 miles west of downtown Dallas · Updated November 2026
How common is property crime in Arlington?
Property crime in Arlington runs higher than in most US neighborhoods: a B, with more property crime than the neighborhoods where 70% of Americans live. Theft makes up 60% of it. Burglary, the crime most likely to reach into a home, grades B+, and vehicle theft grades B.
B
Property crime CrimeGrade™
Safety score 658 of 1,000More property crime than most US neighborhoodsi What this means
30% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more property crime than Arlington as a whole, and 70% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a property crime safety score of 823, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Arlington scores 658.
Crime is concentrated in a small share of places, so most neighborhoods score high on the 0 to 1,000 scale. That is why a score in the 800s can still mean more property crime than most US neighborhoods.
How to read the map: each area's color compares its property crime with the homes, parked cars and people there, on one national scale, from green for the least to red for the most. Each area gets its own color, so a busy shopping center can show red while the homes beside it stay green. The interactive maps load faster on a strong connection. Compare high speed internet in Arlington, TX at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Arlington, and anyone thinking about buying or renting a home there.
Business and enterprise customers: this free map shows neighborhood areas. CrimeGrade™ business reports map crime at about 66-meter detail and estimate it for one address and type of business. See business reports
What stands out about property crime in Arlington
Car thefts run high in East Arlington. In this part of east Arlington, they run at about double the rate in the rest of Arlington.
Where property crime is lowest and highest in Arlington
Low property crime is the norm across Arlington: 65% of residents live in areas graded A or B, and 10% in areas graded D or F. Property crime grades across Arlington run from A to F.
65%25%10%
A or B 65%C 25%D or F 10%
Share of residents, by the property crime CrimeGrade™ of the area they live in.
1Southwest Arlington, southwestCar thefts run at less than half the rate in the rest of Arlington.A-773
2Southeast Arlington, southCar thefts run at about half the rate in the rest of Arlington.B+753
3West, westBurglaries run about 40% lower here than in the rest of Arlington.B+717
4North Arlington, northeastBurglaries run about 50% higher here than in the rest of Arlington.B638
5Central Arlington, northCar thefts run about 60% higher here than in the rest of Arlington.B-559
6East Arlington, eastBurglaries run about 60% higher here than in the rest of Arlington.C+462
Neighborhood areas of Arlington, ranked by property crime CrimeGrade™; beside each grade is its safety score, from 0 to 1,000 (higher is safer). Each one combines several of the smaller areas on the map.
Is property crime going up in Arlington?
Reported property crime in Arlington has fallen 16% since 2019. Burglaries, thefts and vehicle thefts went from about 28 to 24 a year per 1,000 residents (US: 18). Property crime changed little from 2023 to 2024.
Property crime, change since 2019
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Source: crime reports to the FBI from the police department that serves Arlington. The charts follow crimes per resident.
Data table
Year
Property, Arlington
Property, US
2016
+10%
+15%
2017
+14%
+12%
2018
+6%
+4%
2019
+0%
+0%
2020
-8%
-8%
2021
-7%
-10%
2022
-12%
-6%
2023
-10%
-7%
2024
-16%
-15%
Property crime rates and types in Arlington
CrimeGrade™ estimates Arlington has about 29 reported property crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 20% more than the US as a whole and close to Texas.
All property crime
Burglary
Vehicle theft
Reported crimes a year, per 1,000 residents. Property crime here includes vandalism, which the FBI's property crime rate leaves out.
Theft is the most common property crime in Arlington, about 60% of the total, followed by vandalism and vehicle theft.
Each CrimeGrade™ here compares a property crime with what it affects: homes for burglary and arson, parked cars for vehicle theft, people and parking for theft, homes and businesses for vandalism. Rates count crimes per 1,000 residents.
Select a crime's name to see its map above. CrimeGrade™ business reports map each crime at about 66-meter detail.
Where and when property crime happens in Arlington
Arlington has its own police department, and these figures come from its reports, 2022 to 2024.
In Arlington, 55% of burglaries hit homes, against 57% nationally. Car thefts happen most often at homes: 36% of them, against 33% nationally.
Crime
Most often at
Busiest time
Burglary
Homes (55%)
Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)
Car theft
Homes (36%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Theft from cars
Homes (39%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Vandalism
Homes (50%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Shares of the crimes reported to police, 2022 to 2024. Reports with no time recorded are left out of the times.
Property crime in Arlington and nearby cities
Of the 10 cities closest to Arlington, 9 have less property crime. Dalworthington Gardens and Mansfield have the least.
Nearest first, with each place's distance from Arlington. Beside each property crime CrimeGrade™ is its safety score, from 0 to 1,000 (higher is safer).
Compared with cities of similar size and density, Arlington has more property crime than 74% of them.
Night lighting, density and walkability in Arlington
Among the traits that tend to go with property crime, one sets Arlington apart: it has 35% of its residents in dense blocks, against 24% nationally. Places like that tend to report more car theft, and it runs high here.
Lit at nightSatellite images show which neighborhoods are lit at night, a sign of busy streets and businesses. Brightly lit places tend to report more theft and vandalism.100% where people liveUS: 78%Higher than for 92% of US city residents
Residents in dense blocksBlocks of 10,000 or more people per square mile. Dense neighborhoods tend to report more car theft.35% of residentsUS: 24%Higher than for 72% of US city residents
Walk GradeBestNeighborhood's grade for getting through daily life on foot, traced along real walking routes to shops, schools and parks. Walkable places tend to report more theft. 80% of residents here live in car-dependent areas.D+ (19 of 100)US: 21Higher than for 56% of US city residents
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Transit serviceBuses and trains an hour at the evening rush. Places with busy transit tend to report more theft. BestNeighborhood's Transit Grade for Arlington: F (0 of 100).under 1 trip an hourUS: noneLower than for 65% of US city residents
Stores and restaurantsShops and restaurants draw crowds and parked cars. Places with many stores tend to report more theft.9.3 per 1,000 residentsUS: 10.5Lower than for 60% of US city residents
Empty homesSeasonal and vacation homes are left out. Places with many empty homes tend to report more burglary, vandalism and arson.6.7% of homesUS: 7.1%Higher than for 60% of US city residents
These traits tend to go with more or less crime; none of them causes it on its own. Sources: Census job counts and housing figures, OpenStreetMap and Overture business listings, CrimeGrade™ parking estimates, NASA night-light imagery, US Forest Service tree cover, EPA transit data and BestNeighborhood's Walk Grade.
What property crime costs Arlington
Property crime costs Arlington about $82 million a year, or $209 per resident and about $586 per household: the value of what is stolen or damaged, plus the police, courts and prisons that respond.
Cost of property crime per resident, per year
How the cost breaks down
Pain and suffering add little to the cost of property crime, so this is close to its full cost.
Crime
Cost a year
Per resident
Burglary
$9.3 million
$24
Theft
$35 million
$89
Vehicle theft
$25 million
$63
Arson
$250,000
$1
Vandalism
$13 million
$32
Total
$82 million
$209
How CrimeGrade™ works
The property crime CrimeGrade™ covers burglary, theft, car theft, arson and vandalism, from A+ for the least crime to F for the most, on one scale for the whole country.
It weighs each property crime against what it affects: homes for burglary and arson, parked cars for car theft, and the people and parking around stores for theft.
The rates on this page count crimes for every 1,000 people who live here, the way police departments report them.
Comparisons with US neighborhoods use the Census Bureau's block groups, small areas of about 1,400 residents, and count the people who live in each. The figures count crimes reported to police; many crimes, shoplifting above all, never are. Behind the grades, CrimeGrade™ tested 21,607 factors from 125 data families. For business owners, paid CrimeGrade™ location reports estimate crime at a single address for each type of business.
Where the numbers come from
Crime reports that police departments file with the FBI
State crime records and city crime data, where they are published
Published research on what crime costs victims and communities
These are estimates of reported crime for whole areas, not a record of what happened on any one street. CrimeGrade™ updates them once a year and provides them free and without guarantee. Check local sources before you rely on them for a decision.
