Aggravated assaults up 32% and car thefts up 20% through October, even as overall reported crime dips

Serious crime reported in Frisco is running slightly below last year's pace, but two categories are moving the other way, according to the Police Department's October statistics report posted for the City Council's Nov. 17 meeting.

Through the end of October, police counted 2,874 Part 1 offenses, the FBI's category for the most serious crimes, compared with 2,944 at the same point in 2025. That is a drop of 70 reports, about 2%, in a city the department estimates grew by about 4,900 people over the year, to 249,778.

Where the numbers rose

Aggravated assaults reached 158 for the year, up from 120 a year earlier, an increase of about 32%. Motor vehicle thefts climbed to 97 from 81, or roughly 20%. All assaults combined, including lesser offenses, totaled 1,247, compared with 1,204 in 2025.

October itself was busier than September. The department logged 311 Part 1 offenses last month, up from 276, driven mostly by a jump in lesser assaults to 141 from 101. Aggravated assaults fell by half from September, to nine.

Where they fell

Burglaries of vehicles dropped to 171 from 213, about 20% fewer. Home burglaries fell to 51 from 64, robberies to 22 from 30, and reported rapes to 61 from 71. The city has recorded no murders this year, after three by this point in 2025. Overall thefts were down about 5%.

Traffic and patrol

Four people have died in traffic crashes in Frisco this year, compared with one at the same point last year, though injury crashes fell to 1,107 from 1,254. Officers have written 15,887 citations so far, 5,800 more than at the same point last year.

Calls for service rose about 4%, to 118,182, and 911 calls topped 57,500. DWI arrests are down to 376 from 467.

For the most urgent calls, such as shootings, robberies in progress and active threats, the report lists an average response of 5 minutes, 42 seconds this year, about a minute slower than 2025's 4:41. October's three such calls averaged 5:12.

The report is one of several monthly updates on the council's agenda for Tuesday, along with the Fire Department's October incident summary. Council members receive the reports without a vote.

Sources

agenda.friscotexas.gov

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