Fort Worth Crime 2020
Fort Worth · 2020 · updated 2026-11-12
Fort Worth police open data lists 56,723 incidents for 2020, up 0.1% from 2019. That is about 5,627 incidents per 100,000 residents (average across the 34 US cities on TheCrimeMaps.com with complete 2020 data: 8,037). The most common crime types were other (30.3%), theft (21.0%), assault (12.4%). The busiest month was October (4,952) and the quietest April (4,351).
Crime types in 2020
| Crime type | Incidents | Share | vs prior year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other | 17,191 | 30.3% | up 6.6% |
| Theft | 11,919 | 21.0% | up 5.1% |
| Assault | 7,053 | 12.4% | down 4.8% |
| Burglary | 5,816 | 10.3% | up 57.2% |
| Theft from vehicle | 5,109 | 9.0% | down 26.6% |
| Vandalism | 4,232 | 7.5% | down 22.3% |
| Auto theft | 2,944 | 5.2% | down 4.5% |
| Fraud | 1,585 | 2.8% | down 7.3% |
| Robbery | 789 | 1.4% | down 4.4% |
| Homicide | 82 | 0.1% | up 57.7% |
| Sexual assault | 3 | 0.0% | — |
Month by month
| Jan | 4,614 |
| Feb | 4,494 |
| Mar | 4,695 |
| Apr | 4,351 |
| May | 4,783 |
| Jun | 4,764 |
| Jul | 4,917 |
| Aug | 4,893 |
| Sep | 4,808 |
| Oct | 4,952 |
| Nov | 4,680 |
| Dec | 4,772 |
Questions
How much crime was reported in Fort Worth in 2020?
56,723 incidents for 2020 in Fort Worth Police Department open data.
Did crime go up or down in Fort Worth in 2020?
Reported incidents were up 0.1% from 2019.
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Source: Fort Worth Police Department open data. Police-reported incidents, not convictions.