Violent, Property Crime Incidents Remain Up in 2026
Mar 10, 2026
TPD crime incident numbers for February 2026 are in. The numbers show that year-to-date (YTD) property crime and violent crime incidents are up 18.6% when compared to YTD numbers in February 2025. The broader 12-month trends show that property incidents, after months of declining, have leveled out w
hile violent crime incidents, after declining, are trending up.
Over the last three months violent crime incidents related to assaults are up 29% when compared to the same three-month period in 2024. During this period in 2024 there were 163 reported assaults, compared to 210 assaults in 2025.
The YTD Numbers
The incident data -tabulated by TR – show that YTD property crime incidents were up 16.7% and YTD violent crime incidents are up 22.0% through February when compared to one year ago.
Property crimes encompass burglaries, thefts, and incidents of vandalism. Violent incidents include aggravated assaults, armed robberies, and physical altercations.
A look at specific crimes reveals the increase in property crime was driven by a 160.0% increase in commercial burglaries and a 27.5% increase in residential burglaries. The Auto Burglary Theft category – which accounts for approximately 55% of all property crimes – was down 8.3%.
The violent crime data shows that robbery incidents were up 100.0% while assault battery incidents were up 6.4%.
12-Month Trends
The chart below shows the 12-month trends of property and violent crime incidents from December 2022 through February 2026.
Property crime incidents began to decline in December 2024 and reached a 3-year low in October 2025. Since then, the change in property crime has remained flat.
Violent crime incidents peaked in October 2023 and reached a 3-year low in June 2025. Since then, violent crime incidents have been trending up.
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