Seagoville’s overall crime picture improved from 2022 through 2025, but the decline was not shared by every category.
Three of the nine crime categories tracked in the Seagoville Police Department’s current 10-year comparison moved in the wrong direction: robbery, aggravated assault, and theft.
Robbery registered the largest percentage increase, rising 16.7%. Aggravated assaults increased 6.3%, while theft—the city’s highest-volume category—rose 1.7%.
Together, the nine categories decreased from 423 reported offenses in 2022 to 327 in 2025. That was a reduction of 96 offenses, or 22.7%.
The broader decline was driven overwhelmingly by fewer burglaries and motor vehicle thefts. Those two categories accounted for a combined reduction of 99 offenses, more than offsetting increases elsewhere.
Every Crime Category Ranked
The following ranking compares the full-year totals for 2022 and 2025:
| Rank | Crime category | 2022 | 2025 | Percentage change |
| 1 | Robbery | 6 | 7 | +16.7% |
| 2 | Aggravated assault | 16 | 17 | +6.3% |
| 3 | Theft | 179 | 182 | +1.7% |
| 4 (tie) | Criminal homicide | 1 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 4 (tie) | Arson | 1 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 6 | Forcible rape | 6 | 5 | −16.7% |
| 7 | Burglary | 99 | 54 | −45.5% |
| 8 | Motor vehicle theft | 114 | 60 | −47.4% |
| 9 | Manslaughter | 1 | 0 | −100.0% |
| — | All nine categories | 423 | 327 | −22.7% |
Robbery Posted the Largest Increase
Robbery rose from six reported offenses in 2022 to seven in 2025. That one-offense increase produced a 16.7% change, making robbery the fastest-growing category by percentage.
The underlying numbers matter. Because robbery remained a relatively small category, one additional offense produced a much larger percentage change than several additional thefts.
The increase therefore should not be interpreted as evidence of a large robbery wave. It does, however, mean the category finished 2025 above its 2022 level while most categories declined or remained unchanged.
Aggravated Assault Also Moved Higher
Aggravated assault increased from 16 offenses to 17, a rise of 6.3%.
Although the three-year change was relatively small, the category fluctuated substantially during the period. Seagoville recorded 34 aggravated assaults in 2023 before the number fell to 11 in 2024 and increased to 17 in 2025.
That volatility demonstrates why comparisons based on only two individual years require context. The 2025 total was higher than the 2022 starting point, but it remained far below the 2023 count.
Theft Remained the Largest Category
Theft increased from 179 offenses in 2022 to 182 in 2025. The three additional offenses represented growth of 1.7%.
While that was the smallest percentage increase among the three rising categories, theft deserves attention because of its volume. The 182 theft offenses reported in 2025 exceeded the combined total for the other eight categories.
Theft also moved unevenly during the period, declining to 156 offenses in 2023 before rising to 173 in 2024 and 182 in 2025. That represents two consecutive annual increases following the 2023 low.
Vehicle Thefts and Burglaries Fell Sharply
Motor vehicle theft recorded the largest numerical decline, falling from 114 offenses in 2022 to 60 in 2025. That was a reduction of 54 offenses, or 47.4%.
Burglary declined from 99 offenses to 54, a decrease of 45 offenses, or 45.5%.
Together, burglary and motor vehicle theft fell from 213 reported offenses in 2022 to 114 in 2025. Without those two improvements, Seagoville would not have recorded its 22.7% overall reduction across the nine categories.
Forcible rape also decreased, moving from six reported offenses to five. Manslaughter declined from one offense to none, while criminal homicide and arson each remained unchanged at one offense.
What the Numbers Do—and Do Not—Show
The comparison measures offenses reported by the Police Department. It does not measure crimes that were never reported, the seriousness of individual incidents, arrests, case clearances, or convictions.
The totals also are raw offense counts rather than population-adjusted crime rates. They are best used to show how reported categories changed within Seagoville, not to compare Seagoville directly with communities of different sizes.
NIBRS can count multiple offenses connected to the same incident. Consequently, the number of offenses is not necessarily the same as the number of separate criminal incidents.
The three-year ranking presents a mixed conclusion: Seagoville recorded substantially fewer offenses across the nine listed categories, especially burglaries and vehicle thefts, but robbery, aggravated assault, and theft ended 2025 above their 2022 levels.
