July 22, 2025 – Crime was at a 25-year low for the first half of 2025 in Sulphur Springs, according to statistics released by the Police Department.
The statistics cover seven major crime categories — homicide/murder, robbery, sexual assault/rape, aggravated assault, vehicle theft, burglary and theft of property valued at more than $200 — fromr Jan. 1-June 30.
The Sulphur Springs police say only 49 crimes were recorded in those seven categories , 25 fewer than the first six months of 2024 … and even lower than the 58 recorded in the first half of 2022 and 2023, setting a new record Jan. 1-June 30 low for the city, dating back to the year 2000.
By comparison, in 2004, 180 crimes in those seven major categories were committed.
