These figures point in different directions, and both matter. Violent crime at 153 per 100,000 is 60% below the national 381, and it fell 5.2% year over year in 2024, a pattern SafeNest classifies as improving. Property crime narrows that gap: 1,466 per 100k is 25% below the national 1,954, not 60%. That mix is why Plano sits in the 42nd percentile of the 13,216 jurisdictions SafeNest grades on measured crime rather than near the top. Schools are the stronger signal: 7.7/10 across 70 rated schools, with high schools averaging 8.6/10. Flood context stays coarse — 44 federal flood declarations for Texas since 1953, a state-level record, not a parcel-level determination. There is no city-wide offender figure at all, by design. Every number here is an average of blocks that differ from each other.
Crime in Plano vs. the national average
Plano reports 153 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, 60% below the U.S. average of 381, and 1,466 property crimes per 100k versus a national 1,954 (25% below). In the most recent FBI reporting year (2024), the violent crime rate fell 5.2% year over year, a pattern SafeNest classifies as improving.
| Plano | US average | |
|---|---|---|
| Violent crime (per 100k) | 153 | 381 |
| Property crime (per 100k) | 1466 | 1954 |
City-wide averages hide block-by-block variation — the safest and least safe neighborhoods in Plano 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 Plano'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 Plano 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 Plano
Public schools in Plano average 7.7/10 on the SafeNest School Score across 70 rated schools. By level, high schools rate strongest at 8.6/10 on average, while elementary schools average 7.9/10. The highest-scoring is Wyatt El at 10.0/10.
Registered offenders
Registered-offender data is meaningful only at the address level, so SafeNest does not publish a city-wide figure for Plano: 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 Plano 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 Plano
Is Plano, TX safe?
Plano records 153 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, 60% below the US national average of 381. Overall SafeNest grade: B, a city-wide average of reported crime. It does not describe a specific street or address.
What is the crime rate in Plano?
Plano reports approximately 153 violent crimes and 1466 property crimes per 100,000 residents in 2024, the most recent FBI reporting year in our data.
Does Plano have flood risk?
SafeNest reports federal disaster declaration history for the area. For Plano, 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.
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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).