Is Plano, Texas safe? Crime rates from the police and the FBI

Plano crime figures at a glance

How safe is Plano, Texas? What the official numbers say

Which comparison you use decides the answer. Against Texas and the US, Plano's rates are lower: violent crime at under half, property crime at two thirds to three quarters. Against Frisco, Allen and McKinney, they're higher, and the gap is mostly property crime. So if Dallas or another big Texas city is your other option, Plano compares well; if your shortlist is the suburbs to the north, compare category by category. We don't give a safe or unsafe verdict.

Two official sources matter. The Plano Police Department publishes a monthly Summary and Crime Comparison: counts for the year to date against the same months last year. The FBI's Crime Data Explorer publishes full-year rates per 100,000 residents for every reporting agency, which is the fair way to compare cities.

Plano violent crime in 2025

Plano Police reported 434 violent crimes to the FBI in 2025 (homicide, rape, robbery and aggravated assault), a rate of 147.1 per 100,000 against 348.4 for Texas. The count has stayed within a narrow band for six years, as the trend table below shows, so the rate edges down as the city grows.

Plano property crime in 2025

This is where the numbers have moved. Property crime (burglary, theft and vehicle theft) fell from 5,455 offenses in 2022 to 3,523 in 2025, about 35% in three years. The 2025 rate of 1,194.1 per 100,000 was two thirds of the Texas rate.

How safe is Plano in 2026? The crime rate so far this year

The police department's figures for January to September 2026 point in two directions. Violent crime is slightly up and property crime is down again. All of it is preliminary: the department notes that counts change with delayed reports and investigations.

Theft is most of Plano's crime

Of the 2,650 major crimes Plano Police counted through September 2026, 1,874 were larceny: about 71%. Residential burglary was 124. When you compare addresses, then, theft and vehicle theft are the categories that will move the numbers.

Police response times in Plano

The department's average response time to priority-one calls was 3.30 minutes in 2026 so far, against 3.64 minutes a year earlier. Officers answered 83,243 calls for service through September.

How safe is Plano compared with Frisco, Allen and McKinney?

All figures are from the same source and year, so they compare like with like.

Frisco vs Plano crime rates

Frisco's property crime rate was about two thirds of Plano's in 2025, and its violent crime rate was also lower. If Frisco is your other option, our comparison of Plano and Frisco sets these figures next to home prices and taxes.

Allen and McKinney vs Plano crime rates

Allen and McKinney reported the lowest property crime rates in this group, a little over half of Plano's. Carrollton's property crime rate sits between theirs and Plano's. For a wider look at how the suburbs compare on price and commute as well, see our guide to choosing a Dallas suburb.

How safe Plano has been over six years

One year can mislead, so here are six full years of what Plano Police reported to the FBI. Rates are per 100,000 residents on the FBI's population estimate for each year.

Two patterns stand out. Violent crime has moved within a narrow band of 434 to 474 a year while the population grew, so the rate has edged down. Property crime peaked in 2022 and has fallen every year since; the 2025 rate was the lowest in the series. Texas fell too over the same years, from 2,273.9 property crimes per 100,000 in 2020 to 1,808.8 in 2025, so part of Plano's drop follows a statewide trend.

Crime clearance rates in Plano

The FBI also records clearances: offenses solved by an arrest or closed for another accepted reason. Plano cleared 225 violent crimes and 871 property crimes in 2025. A clearance can relate to an offense from an earlier year, so the ratio to that year's offenses is approximate.

How safe is Plano on the roads? Traffic crash figures

Through September 2026, Plano Police counted 3,865 traffic crashes, more than the 2,650 major crimes over the same months. Eight people died, down from 15 a year earlier, and 1,669 were injured. That makes the route you drive each day part of the safety question too. US-75, the Dallas North Tollway and the President George Bush Turnpike carry most of the through traffic, which our Plano to Dallas commute guide covers.

Where the Plano crime figures come from

The two sources count differently, so their totals don't match exactly. Here is what each one is.

Monthly report from the Plano Police Department

The department's Crime Analysis Unit publishes a year-to-date Summary and Crime Comparison on plano.gov, approved by the chief of police. It uses the FBI's Uniform Crime Report Part I categories, gives rates per 1,000 residents on the department's own population figure (301,320 for 2026) and marks every figure preliminary.

FBI Crime Data Explorer

The FBI's Crime Data Explorer publishes what each agency reports for the full year. We used the summarized offense data for the Plano Police Department, refreshed by the FBI in October 2026, and its rates per 100,000 residents on the FBI's population estimate (295,030 for 2025). We read the same series for Frisco, Allen, McKinney and Carrollton police departments, and the Texas and US rates the tool shows alongside them. The rates count reported crime, so a city where more people report thefts can look worse than one where fewer do.

Safe enough for you? Crime data checks for a Plano address

City-wide rates can't tell you about one street. These checks get closer to a specific home.

1. Read the latest monthly comparison on plano.gov's Police Surveys and Reports page and note whether the categories you care about are rising or falling.
2. Ask the Plano Police Department's non-emergency line which patrol beat the address is in and whether that beat publishes figures.
3. Visit at night and on a weekday afternoon. Look at lighting, parking and how close the home is to large parking lots.
4. For a home with an HOA, ask the HOA whether it pays for extra patrols or cameras and what that adds to dues.
5. Get a homeowners insurance quote for the exact address: the premium reflects the insurer's own loss data for the area.

Linda can tour a shortlist with you on FaceTime, at the times of day you'd be coming and going. For the prices behind each area, the Plano neighborhood guide lists every area we cover.