Violent Crime Incident Numbers Remain Elevated

TPD crime incident numbers for April 2026 are in. The numbers show that year-to-date (YTD) property crime and violent crime incidents are up 19.87% when compared to YTD numbers in April 2025. The broader 12-month trends show that violent crime incidents are trending up while property crimes remain steady after a major decline in 2025.

The YTD Numbers

The incident data -tabulated by TR – show that YTD property crime incidents were up 12.0% and YTD violent crime incidents are up 33.7% through April when compared to one year ago.

Property crimes encompass burglaries, thefts, and incidents of vandalism. Violent incidents include aggravated assaults, armed robberies, and physical altercations.

A look at specific crimes reveals the increase in property crime was driven by increases in residential (25.4%) and commercial burglaries (89.6%). The Auto Burglary & Theft category – which accounts for approximately 55% of all property crimes – is down 7.2%.

The violent crime data shows that robbery incidents were up 32.2% while assault & battery incidents were up 24.5%.

12-Month Trends

The chart below shows the 12-month trends of property and violent crime incidents from January 2023 through April 2026.

Property crime incidents began to decline in December 2024 and reached a 3-year low in October 2025. For a brief period, the change in property crime has remained flat. However, over the last three months these crimes have started to increase.

Violent crime incidents peaked in October 2023 and reached a 3-year low in June 2025. Since then, violent crime incidents have been trending up.

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