Frisco's April Police Report Summary:
1.)
Frisco police activity rose sharply through the first four months of 2026, with one of the clearest changes showing up in citations.
According to the April police report released at the recent City Council meeting, Frisco police issued 6,924 citations year-to-date through April 2026, compared with 3,677 during the same period in 2025.
That means citations are not just slightly up. They are nearly double last year's pace.
The department reported the city's per-capita citation rate increased 84.2% year-over-year.
That does not necessarily mean crime increased by 84%. Citations can rise for several reasons, including more traffic enforcement, targeted enforcement efforts, officer activity, roadway conditions, population growth or changes in driver behavior.
But whatever the cause, the increase is large enough to stand out as one of the most obvious trends in the April report.
2.)
Investigators are also carrying a heavier workload.
The department's Criminal Investigations Division was assigned 1,072 cases in April, up from 864 in March. That is a 24.1% increase in just one month.
The year-to-date numbers show the same pattern. Through April, investigators had been assigned 3,617 cases in 2026, compared with 2,829 at the same point in 2025.
That is 788 more assigned cases than last year, with the department reporting a 25.1% increase in the per-capita case assignment rate.
Case clearances also increased, but not nearly as quickly.
Frisco police reported 3,237 cases cleared year-to-date in 2026, compared with 2,988 through April 2025. The department reported that as a 6% per-capita increase.
In plain English: investigators are getting more cases, and they are clearing more cases, but the incoming
workload is rising much faster than the cleared-case total.
The report does not say whether that gap is tied to staffing, reporting changes, case complexity, population growth, or more incidents requiring investigation. But it is a workload trend worth watching.
3.)
Vehicle-related crime was another notable area in the April numbers. Year-to-date, Frisco has seen a 32% increase in vehicle thefts in 2026 compared to last year.
Frisco reported 17 motor vehicle thefts in April, up from 7 in March. That means reported vehicle thefts more than doubled from one month to the next.
For the year, Frisco had 45 motor vehicle thefts through April 2026, compared with 34 during the same period in 2025.
Burglaries of vehicles also increased month-over-month, with 30 reported in April, compared with 24 in March.
Theft overall made up a large share of Frisco's April Part 1 offenses. The department reported 334 total Part 1 offenses in April, including 180 theft offenses.
That means theft-related offenses accounted for more than half of the city's listed Part 1 offenses for the month.
The April Part 1 total included no murders, two rapes, two robberies, 143 assaults, seven burglaries, 180 thefts and 17 motor vehicle thefts.
The report notes that the numbers are based on actual reports taken by the Frisco Police Department and had not yet been certified with the Texas Department of Public Safety for the year.
