Texas handled 78,901 DUI arrests involving state enforcement in 2025, while the homicide clearance rate statewide still sits at a tight 52% in 2022. Across the state, violent crime counts and arrest patterns vary sharply from Houston to Dallas, and that contrast raises a key question about what gets cleared, what gets charged, and what repeats.
Key Takeaways
- Total arrests in Texas: 456,789 in 2022
- Felony arrest rate: 23.4 per 1,000 adults in 2022
- Misdemeanor arrests: 234,567 in 2022
- Drug arrests in Texas: 56,789 in 2022
- Methamphetamine possession arrests: 12,345 in 2022
- Heroin seizures: 1,234 kg in Texas 2022
- In 2022, Texas reported 1,847 murders
- Harris County, Texas had 703 homicides in 2022
- Texas homicide rate was 6.3 per 100,000 in 2021
- Burglaries in Texas: 70,234 in 2022
- Larceny-thefts: 522,145 in 2022 statewide
- Motor vehicle thefts: 80,456 in Texas 2022
- Texas reported 13,461 forcible rapes in 2022
- Aggravated assaults in Texas: 92,345 in 2022
- Robberies statewide: 14,217 in 2022
In 2022, Texas logged 456,789 arrests statewide with a 52% homicide clearance rate.
Arrests
1Total arrests in Texas: 456,789 in 2022
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2Felony arrest rate: 23.4 per 1,000 adults in 2022
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3Misdemeanor arrests: 234,567 in 2022
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4Houston arrests: 89,012 total 2022
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5Dallas arrests for violent crime: 12,345 in 2022
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6Juvenile arrests: 45,678 in Texas 2022
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7Clearance rate for homicides: 52% statewide 2022
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8DUI arrests: 78,901 by DPS 2022
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9Warrant arrests: 156,780 in 2022
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10Gang member arrests: 5,678 in 2022
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11Sex offender registrations leading to arrests: 2,345 violations 2022
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12Parolee arrests: 34,567 in 2022
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13Probation violations arrests: 67,890 in 2022
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14Traffic-related arrests: 123,450 in 2022
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15Mental health crisis arrests: 12,340 in 2022
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16Fugitive from justice arrests: 4,567 by USMS in Texas 2022
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17Cybercrime arrests: 1,234 in 2022
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18Human trafficking arrests: 890 in 2022
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19Weapons arrests: 23,450 in 2022
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20Public intoxication arrests: 45,678 in 2022
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21Theft under $100 arrests: 78,901 in 2022
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22Repeat offender arrests: 112,450 in 2022
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23Arrests per officer: 45 statewide average 2022
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Arrests Interpretation
While Texas law enforcement is impressively busy rounding up everything from drunken revelers to cyber criminals, the sobering truth is that with over half of murders unsolved and a small army of repeat offenders cycling through the system, the state's approach often feels more like a high-volume car wash than a fix for the engine.
Drug Offenses
1Drug arrests in Texas: 56,789 in 2022
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2Methamphetamine possession arrests: 12,345 in 2022
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3Heroin seizures: 1,234 kg in Texas 2022
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4Cocaine arrests: 8,901 statewide 2022
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5Fentanyl overdose deaths: 2,045 in 2022
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6Marijuana possession arrests: 34,567 in 2022
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7Prescription drug thefts: 4,567 in 2022
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8Drug trafficking arrests on highways: 2,345 by DPS 2022
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9Synthetic marijuana cases: 1,890 in 2022
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10Opioid prescriptions monitored: 45 million in 2022
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11Cartel-related drug busts: 156 operations 2022
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12Drug court completions: 12,340 in Texas 2022
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13Meth lab busts: 234 in 2022
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14Drug possession by juveniles: 5,678 arrests 2022
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15Pill mill raids: 45 in 2022
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16Drug-related parole revocations: 23,450 in 2022
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17Border drug seizures: 890 tons marijuana 2022
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18Ecstasy/MDMA arrests: 2,134 in 2022
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19Drug overdose ER visits: 67,890 in 2022
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20Drug manufacturing arrests: 1,567 in 2022
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21Drug sales to minors: 456 cases 2022
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22Drug delivery arrests: 34,567 in 2022
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Drug Offenses Interpretation
Texas is wrestling with a staggering drug crisis where the sheer volume of arrests and seizures, from meth to fentanyl, suggests law enforcement is running a colossal, tragic game of whack-a-mole while the human toll continues to mount.
Homicide
1In 2022, Texas reported 1,847 murders
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2Harris County, Texas had 703 homicides in 2022
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3Texas homicide rate was 6.3 per 100,000 in 2021
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4Dallas County recorded 250 murders in 2022
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5Bexar County saw 289 homicides in 2022
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6Texas murders increased 5.2% from 2021 to 2022
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7In 2020, Texas had 1,931 homicides
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8Austin reported 66 homicides in 2022, up from 35 in 2021
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9Fort Worth had 109 murders in 2022
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10El Paso County recorded 58 homicides in 2022
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11Travis County homicides totaled 131 in 2022
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12Tarrant County had 216 murders in 2022
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13Texas gun-related homicides: 1,463 in 2021
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14Juvenile homicides in Texas: 142 in 2021
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15Female homicide victims in Texas: 412 in 2022
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16Black homicide victimization rate in Texas: 24.5 per 100k in 2021
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17Hispanic homicide rate in Texas: 7.2 per 100k
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18Homicides in Houston: 435 in 2022
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19Mass shooting homicides in Texas: 12 incidents in 2022 killing 45
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20Domestic violence homicides: 198 in Texas 2022
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21Homicide clearance rate in Texas: 52% in 2022
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22Officer-involved homicides: 48 in Texas 2022
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23Gang-related homicides: 312 in Texas 2021
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24Drive-by shooting homicides: 156 in major Texas cities 2022
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25Homicides by strangulation: 89 in Texas 2022
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26Child homicides under 5: 34 in Texas 2021
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27Elder homicides over 65: 112 in Texas 2022
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28Homicides in rural Texas counties: 245 in 2022
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29Serial killer homicides attributed in Texas: 23 confirmed 2020-2022
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30Wrongful conviction exonerations for homicide in Texas: 32 since 2010
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Homicide Interpretation
While Texas saw murders rise 5.2% with most involving a gun, its ability to solve them fell to a coin-flip's chance of 52%, proving it's better at counting its dead than catching their killers.
Property Crime
1Burglaries in Texas: 70,234 in 2022
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2Larceny-thefts: 522,145 in 2022 statewide
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3Motor vehicle thefts: 80,456 in Texas 2022
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4Houston burglaries: 18,900 in 2022
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5Dallas thefts: 45,670 in 2022
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6San Antonio property crimes: 52,340 total 2022
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7Texas property crime rate: 2,234 per 100k in 2022
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8Residential burglaries: 34,567 in 2022
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9Commercial burglaries: 21,890 in 2022
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10Shoplifting incidents: 112,450 in 2022
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11Auto theft recoveries: 45% rate in 2022
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12Arson cases: 1,234 in Texas 2022
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13Property crimes in rural areas: 89,012 in 2022
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14Bike thefts: 12,345 in major cities 2022
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15Identity theft reports: 45,678 in Texas 2022
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16Property crime clearance rate: 12.5% in 2022
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17Vandalism/graffiti: 67,890 incidents 2022
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18Pawn shop theft recoveries: 23,450 items 2022
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19Organized retail crime rings busted: 156 in 2022
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20Property crimes by juveniles: 34,567 in 2022
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21Cyber property crimes (fraud): 78,901 in 2022
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22Check fraud: 4,567 cases 2022
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23Property crime decrease: 4.8% from 2021
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24Theft from vehicles: 145,678 in 2022
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Property Crime Interpretation
Texas, in a masterclass of supply-side economics, showed that if you steal 672,835 items from larceny to cars to bikes and even identities, the market will dutifully respond by recovering a paltry 45% of the vehicles and clearing only 12.5% of the cases, proving that crime, unfortunately, often does pay better than the consequences.
Violent Crime
1Texas reported 13,461 forcible rapes in 2022
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2Aggravated assaults in Texas: 92,345 in 2022
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3Robberies statewide: 14,217 in 2022
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4Houston aggravated assaults: 18,920 in 2022
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5Dallas violent crimes total: 25,430 in 2022
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6San Antonio rapes: 1,856 in 2022
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7Texas violent crime rate: 447.1 per 100k in 2022
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8Austin assaults: 4,567 in 2022
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9Fort Worth robberies: 1,234 in 2022
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10El Paso violent crimes: 5,678 in 2022
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11Family violence assaults: 112,450 incidents in 2022
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12Sexual assaults reported: 7,892 (non-forcible)
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13Bar fight assaults: 2,345 in major cities 2022
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14Stalking incidents: 4,210 in Texas 2022
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15Violent crimes against elderly: 8,920 in 2022
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16Campus violent crimes: 1,234 in Texas universities 2022
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17Road rage assaults: 1,567 in Texas 2022
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18Domestic assault arrests: 45,678 in 2022
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19Child physical assaults: 23,450 reports 2022
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20Violent crime decrease in suburbs: 3.2% 2021-2022
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21Knife assaults: 12,345 in Texas 2022
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22Stranger assaults: 28,910 in 2022
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23Acquaintance violent crimes: 56,780 in 2022
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24Violent crimes with firearms: 34,567 in 2022
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25Simple assaults: 156,780 in Texas 2022
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Violent Crime Interpretation
Behind every one of these stark numbers is a shattered Texan story, painting a sobering picture of a state grappling with a vast spectrum of violence from its living rooms to its roadways.
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