Bryan is a city of 93,800 in Brazos County, about 4 miles northwest of downtown College Station · Updated November 2026
Is Bryan, TX safe?
Yes, crime in Bryan is low, with an overall CrimeGrade™ of A-. Because most US neighborhoods are safe as well, Bryan sits near the middle: safer than the neighborhoods where 45% of Americans live. Property crime grades better than violent crime here, A against A-. What matters most is the neighborhood: grades within Bryan run from A+ to C+, so check the map or the safest and least safe neighborhoods below.
A-
Overall CrimeGrade™
Safety score 812 of 1,000About as safe as the typical US neighborhoodi What this means
45% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than Bryan as a whole, and 55% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Bryan scores 812.
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 crime than most US neighborhoods.
How to read the map: each area's color compares its crime with the people, homes and cars there, on one national scale, from green for the least crime 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 Bryan, TX at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Bryan, 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 in Bryan
One part of Bryan stands out for vehicle theft. Car thefts in Downtown Bryan, in central Bryan, run at more than double the rate in the rest of the city.
Aggravated assaults run high for an A-graded city. Bryan has 3.0 aggravated assaults a year per 1,000 residents; for the typical resident of an A-graded US city, the figure is 1.2.
The safest and most dangerous neighborhoods in Bryan
Low crime is the norm across Bryan: 97% of residents live in areas graded A or B, and the rest in areas graded C. Grades across Bryan run from A+ to C+; 36% of residents live in areas with less crime than the typical US neighborhood.
97%
A or B 97%C 3%
Share of residents, by the overall CrimeGrade™ of the area they live in.
1Midway Place, southeastCar thefts run about 90% higher here than in the rest of Bryan.A-797
2Villa West, southCar thefts run at more than double the rate in the rest of Bryan.B662
3Downtown Bryan, centralBurglaries run at more than double the rate in the rest of Bryan.B634
Neighborhood areas of Bryan, ranked by overall 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 crime going up in Bryan?
Reported crime in Bryan has fallen since 2019: violent crime is down 10% and property crime down 35%. Murders, rapes, robberies and aggravated assaults went from about 4.3 to 3.9 a year per 1,000 residents (US: 3.7); burglaries, thefts and vehicle thefts from about 22 to 14 (US: 18). In 2024 alone, violent crime fell 11%.
Violent crime, change since 2019
Property crime, change since 2019
BryanUnited States
Source: crime reports to the FBI from the police department that serves Bryan. The charts follow crimes per resident.
Data table
Year
Violent, Bryan
Violent, US
Property, Bryan
Property, US
2016
+18%
+4%
+38%
+15%
2017
+1%
+4%
+8%
+12%
2018
-9%
+0%
+10%
+4%
2019
+0%
+0%
+0%
+0%
2020
+29%
+4%
-8%
-8%
2021
-8%
+6%
-18%
-10%
2022
-15%
+5%
-14%
-6%
2023
+1%
+2%
-29%
-7%
2024
-10%
-4%
-35%
-15%
Crime rates and types in Bryan
CrimeGrade™ estimates Bryan has about 39 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, about the same as the US as a whole and close to Texas.
Overall crime
Violent crime
Property crime
Reported crimes a year, per 1,000 residents. These figures include simple assaults and vandalism, which the FBI's violent and property crime rates leave out.
The largest share of crime reported in Bryan is assault, about 49% of the total. It also makes up the largest share of what crime costs here.
Each CrimeGrade™ compares a crime with what it affects: people for assaults and robbery, homes for burglary, parked cars for vehicle theft. 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.
Bryan looks like a typical city on the traits that tend to go with crime.
Transit serviceBuses and trains an hour at the evening rush. Places with busy transit tend to report more theft and robbery. BestNeighborhood's Transit Grade for Bryan: F (0 of 100).NoneUS: noneLower than for 84% of US city residents
Parking lotsBig lots at stores, offices and apartment complexes. Places with more lot space tend to report more theft.2.5 spaces per residentUS: 2.0Higher than for 75% 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 and assault. 86% of residents here live in car-dependent areas.D (15 of 100)US: 21Lower than for 58% of US city residents
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Empty homesSeasonal and vacation homes are left out. Places with many empty homes tend to report more burglary, vandalism and arson.7.9% of homesUS: 7.1%Higher than for 71% of US city residents
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.89% where people liveUS: 78%Lower than for 61% of US city residents
JobsJobs draw daytime crowds. Places with many jobs tend to report more theft and robbery.48 for every 100 residentsUS: 45Higher than for 59% of US city residents
BestNeighborhood, a sister site of CrimeGrade™, ranks the neighborhoods of Bryan 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 crime costs Bryan
Counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, crime costs Bryan about $1,109 a year per household, 8% less than the US figure of $1,205.
Cost of crime per resident, per year
Counting the pain and suffering of victims, which comes almost entirely from violent crime, the full cost comes to about $110 million a year, or $1,173 per resident.
How the cost breaks down
Crime
Cost a year
Per resident
Murder
$3.5 million
$37
Rape
$3.0 million
$32
Robbery
$870,000
$9
Assault
$19 million
$203
Burglary
$1.4 million
$15
Theft
$5.6 million
$60
Vehicle theft
$1.4 million
$15
Arson
$190,000
$2
Vandalism
$2.9 million
$31
Total
$38 million
$405
How CrimeGrade™ works
A CrimeGrade™ shows how much crime an area has compared with the rest of the country, from A+ for the least crime to F for the most. Every neighborhood in the US is graded on the same scale, so a B in Bryan means the same as a B anywhere else.
CrimeGrade™ starts from the crimes people report to police and measures each kind of crime against what it affects: people for assaults, homes for burglaries, parked cars for car thefts.
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.
Schools in Bryan, TX average a SchoolGrade of B: 49% of students test proficient, against 33% projected for schools like them. Overall, they greatly exceed expectations. See schools in Bryan on SchoolGrade
