Arlington's numbers point in two directions at once. Property crime runs 2,413 per 100k against a national 1,954, and violent crime 27% above average, placing the city in the 11th percentile of the 13,216 jurisdictions SafeNest grades. The trend is not worsening: the violent rate fell 0.7% in 2024, a pattern SafeNest classifies as stable. Schools split the same way. A 4.8/10 average across 102 rated schools covers a wide spread, with high schools at 5.9/10, elementary schools at 4.5/10, and Seguin H S at 9.1/10. The 44 FEMA flood declarations behave the same way: they describe Texas between 1953 and 2026, not a parcel. Read together, these figures size up the city, not the street. Buying here means buying a block and an attendance zone, and the safest and least safe Arlington neighborhoods differ dramatically.
Crime in Arlington vs. the national average
Arlington reports 484 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, 27% above the U.S. average of 381, and 2,413 property crimes per 100k versus a national 1,954 (23% above). In the most recent FBI reporting year (2024), the violent crime rate fell 0.7% year over year, a pattern SafeNest classifies as stable.
| Arlington | US average | |
|---|---|---|
| Violent crime (per 100k) | 484 | 381 |
| Property crime (per 100k) | 2413 | 1954 |
City-wide averages hide block-by-block variation — the safest and least safe neighborhoods in Arlington can differ dramatically. For a specific address, a SafeNest report covers it directly — or search free in the iPhone app.
Flood & natural hazard risk
Federal disaster records for Texas — the state SafeNest uses for Arlington's flood context — list 44 FEMA flood disaster declarations between 1953 and 2026, most recently "Flooding". Texas has also seen 27 hurricane or tropical-storm declarations, events that frequently drive flooding. These are state-level federal declarations, not a parcel-level flood-zone determination — a specific Arlington address may sit inside or well outside a FEMA flood zone, which SafeNest does not determine; check FEMA's flood maps and flood-insurance requirements for that address.
Schools in Arlington
Public schools in Arlington average 4.8/10 on the SafeNest School Score across 102 rated schools. By level, high schools rate strongest at 5.9/10 on average, while elementary schools average 4.5/10. The highest-scoring is Seguin H S at 9.1/10.
Registered offenders
Registered-offender data is meaningful only at the address level, so SafeNest does not publish a city-wide figure for Arlington: a single citywide number would blend blocks with very different profiles and mislead more than it informs. Registered offender counts by distance band for any specific Arlington address are included in a SafeNest report, drawn directly from the state's public registry. The iPhone app shows that count free for any address, and maps each registrant with Premium.
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Common questions about safety in Arlington
Is Arlington, TX safe?
Arlington records 484 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, 27% above the US national average of 381. Overall SafeNest grade: C, a city-wide average of reported crime. It does not describe a specific street or address.
What is the crime rate in Arlington?
Arlington reports approximately 484 violent crimes and 2413 property crimes per 100,000 residents in 2024, the most recent FBI reporting year in our data.
Does Arlington have flood risk?
SafeNest reports federal disaster declaration history for the area. For Arlington, federal records show 44 FEMA flood disaster declarations for Texas, most recently in 2026; a specific address may still sit inside or outside a FEMA flood zone, which SafeNest does not determine — check FEMA's flood maps for that address.
How this page was built
Every figure here comes from the same public records behind SafeNest's grading. We published the full method and what it does and doesn't support in We graded 13,216 American cities with FBI data — including where a letter grade means almost nothing. City comparisons: safest cities in Texas.
Other city safety reports
Data compiled from public sources including FBI crime statistics, FEMA disaster declarations and the FEMA National Risk Index, NCES education data, and state registries. Last updated 2026-08-17. Figures are city-level estimates; verify with primary sources before making decisions. SafeNest is not a consumer reporting agency (see Terms).