Texas homicide offenses, 1985 to 2025

Texas homicide offenses, as reported by law enforcement agencies to the FBI's Crime Data Explorer. The underlying data is monthly; this chart sums it to years so the trend reads over seasonality. Since 1985 the series has ranged from 71.0 (2013) to 280 (1990); the latest reading is 110 for 2025, down from 114 the period before.

Reported crime is not total crime: it counts what victims reported and agencies recorded, and agency participation in federal reporting has shifted over time, most sharply around the 2021 system transition. Trends within a consistent era are more reliable than levels across eras.