McKinney Crime Data Shows Major Offenses Down 16% Even as Population Nears 240,000

New crime statistics released by the McKinney Police Department show major crimes in the city have fallen significantly over the past five years, even as McKinney's population has continued to grow rapidly, according to the department's UCR Annual Comparison Report. The Numbers The department's report, which tracks crimes reported under the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) standards, compares totals from 2020 through 2025. Over that five-year span, Total Major Crimes (UCR Part I offenses — the most serious category, covering murder, rape, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary, motor vehicle theft, larceny-theft, and arson) fell from 2,239 in 2020 to 1,865 in 2025, a 16% decline across the full period, not a single-year swing. The trend looks even more pronounced when measured against population: the Major Crime Rate per 1,000 residents dropped from 11.28 in 2020 to 7.86 in 2025 — meaning McKinney has seen meaningfully fewer major crimes per resident even as the city has grown substantially over that same five-year window. The City of McKinney's own reporting puts the city's population at roughly 237,000 as of early 2026, up from under 200,000 at the start of the decade. That combination — a falling crime rate over five years alongside sustained rapid growth — is notable for a city that has spent much of the past decade among the fastest-growing in North Texas. Separately, ranking site DoorProfit currently gives McKinney an overall crime grade of "B," placing it among the safer large cities in the Dallas-Fort Worth metro area. A Recent Case The data comes as McKinney police continue working a case that illustrates the kind of serious incident the "major crimes" category captures: a fatal shooting on June 19, 2026, at the Larkin Apartments that left 19-year-old Jose Herberto Martin dead after he was found shot in a vehicle in the parking lot, according to WFAA, NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth, CBS News, FOX 4, and other outlets. Police arrested Daniel Chavira on June 20, charging him with criminal conspiracy to commit capital murder. In early July, police also arrested and charged a 16-year-old juvenile with capital murder; consistent with standard practice for minors, authorities have not released the teen's identity. The department says the investigation is ongoing. What It Means for Residents For a city that has repeatedly ranked among the fastest-growing in the country, the latest data suggests McKinney's police department has kept pace with that growth rather than being overwhelmed by it — at least according to the metrics the department itself tracks and publishes. Residents interested in more granular, block-by-block crime data can access the department's Police-to-Citizen (P2C) portal, which provides daily activity bulletins and allows searches by date and location. Crime statistics referenced in this article are drawn from the McKinney Police Department's publicly posted UCR Annual Comparison Report, available through the City of McKinney's official website. Case details are drawn from reporting by WFAA, NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth, CBS News, FOX 4, and the Houston Chronicle.