Garland is a city of 255,200 in Dallas County, about 13 miles northeast of downtown Dallas · Updated November 2026
How common is property crime in Garland?
Garland earns a B for property crime, with more property crime than the neighborhoods where 69% of Americans live. Theft makes up 54% of it. Burglary, the crime most likely to reach into a home, grades B, and vehicle theft grades B-.
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Property crime CrimeGrade™
Safety score 662 of 1,000More property crime than most US neighborhoodsi What this means
31% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more property crime than Garland as a whole, and 69% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a property crime safety score of 823, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Garland scores 662.
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 Garland, TX at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Garland, 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 Garland
Car thefts run high in Dalcastle and Linda Heights, Meadowcreek Village & First Centerville. In this part of south Garland, they run at more than double the rate in the rest of Garland.
Burglaries happen at stores and businesses more often than nationally. In Garland, 48% of reported burglaries happen at stores and businesses, against 28% nationally.
Where property crime is lowest and highest in Garland
Most of Garland grades well for property crime: 77% of residents live in areas graded A or B, and 11% in areas graded D or F. Property crime grades across Garland run from A to F.
77%12%11%
A or B 77%C 12%D or F 11%
Share of residents, by the property crime CrimeGrade™ of the area they live in.
1Northeast Garland, Country Brook & Valley Creek North, northeastCar thefts run at less than half the rate in the rest of Garland.A-809
2Coomer Creek & Buckingham North, northCar thefts run at about half the rate in the rest of Garland.A-785
3Mill Creek Crossing, Creek Valley & Glynnhill Highland Estates, eastCar thefts run at about half the rate in the rest of Garland.B+751
5Oaks, New West & The Shores of Wellington, southeastCar thefts run about 30% higher here than in the rest of Garland.B632
6Northeast Dallas-White Rock & Fernwood, westBurglaries run about 90% higher here than in the rest of Garland.B617
7Chandler Heights, Monica Park & Monica Park Heights, centralActs of vandalism run about 50% higher here than in the rest of Garland.B-594
8Almeta-Bonita-Bella Vista, southwestBurglaries run at more than double the rate in the rest of Garland.C+490
9Dalcastle and Linda Heights, Meadowcreek Village & First Centerville, southThefts run at more than double the rate in the rest of Garland.C-361
Neighborhood areas of Garland, 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 Garland?
Reported property crime in Garland has fallen 26% since 2019. Burglaries, thefts and vehicle thefts went from about 26 to 20 a year per 1,000 residents (US: 18). In 2024 alone, property crime fell 16%.
Property crime, change since 2019
GarlandUnited States
Source: crime reports to the FBI from the police department that serves Garland. The charts follow crimes per resident.
Data table
Year
Property, Garland
Property, US
2016
+23%
+15%
2017
+14%
+12%
2018
+2%
+4%
2019
+0%
+0%
2020
-6%
-8%
2021
-11%
-10%
2022
-4%
-6%
2023
-11%
-7%
2024
-26%
-15%
Property crime rates and types in Garland
CrimeGrade™ estimates Garland has about 23 reported property crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, about the same as 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 Garland, about 54% of the total, followed by vehicle theft and vandalism.
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 Garland
Garland has its own police department, and these figures come from its reports, 2022 to 2024.
Car thefts happen most often in parking lots and garages: 35% of them, against 23% nationally.
Crime
Most often at
Busiest time
Burglary
Stores and businesses (48%)
Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)
Car theft
Parking lots and garages (35%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Theft from cars
Homes (36%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Vandalism
Homes (43%)
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 Garland and nearby cities
Of the 10 cities closest to Garland, 8 have less property crime. Parker and Murphy have the least.
Night lighting, density and walkability in Garland
Garland looks like a typical city on the traits that tend to go with property crime.
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 83% 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.30% of residentsUS: 24%Higher than for 68% 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. 78% of residents here live in car-dependent areas.D+ (20 of 100)US: 21Higher than for 59% of US city residents
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JobsJobs draw daytime crowds. Places with many jobs tend to report more theft.33 for every 100 residentsUS: 45Lower than for 66% of US city residents
Stores and restaurantsShops and restaurants draw crowds and parked cars. Places with many stores tend to report more theft.9.0 per 1,000 residentsUS: 10.5Lower than for 63% of US city residents
Transit serviceBuses and trains an hour at the evening rush. Places with busy transit tend to report more theft. BestNeighborhood's Transit Grade for Garland: D+ (21 of 100).3 trips an hourUS: noneHigher than for 62% of US city residents
BestNeighborhood, a sister site of CrimeGrade™, ranks the neighborhoods of Garland on shops, parks, home prices, getting around and more.
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 Garland
Property crime costs Garland about $47 million a year, or $183 per resident and about $549 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
$7.0 million
$27
Theft
$16 million
$65
Vehicle theft
$16 million
$64
Arson
$290,000
$1
Vandalism
$6.5 million
$26
Total
$47 million
$183
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.
