Temple Texas

Temple, Texas has recorded 69 homicides over the tracked period, with 91 victims identified. Tracking continues through 2026. The city ranks #49 among 339 U.S. cities tracked by the FBI, with a clearance rate of 14% — meaning an arrest or suspect identification was made in 10 of those incidents, while 34 remain open. The weapon mix skews toward firearm - handguns (roughly 55% of cases with weapon data), with firearm - type unknown as the next-most-frequent categories. The single deadliest month on record was October 2022, with 8 homicides logged. Reporting is dominated by Temple Police Department, which filed 69 incident reports. The annual homicide count runs near the per-city average for the FBI's tracking universe. Texas's statewide firearms policy — permitless carry — is part of the regulatory backdrop for the local dynamic, even as the city-level pattern is shaped most directly by community-level conditions and the broader opioid and fentanyl crisis. For broader statewide context, see our Texas state homicide data page. The Murder Channel's Texas coverage provides ongoing context for this city's homicide patterns as new FBI UCR reports are released.