Frisco vehicle thefts more than double in April, topping last year’s pace
Frisco logged 17 vehicle thefts in April, more than double March, and 2026’s stolen-car count already topped last year’s pace by month four.
Frisco’s vehicle-theft numbers turned sharply higher in April, with 17 stolen vehicles reported in the city, more than double the 7 logged in March. The broader warning for Collin County drivers is even starker: through the first four months of 2026, Frisco had already recorded 45 stolen vehicles, compared with 34 through April 2025.
The monthly police report, dated May 19, showed 334 part-one offenses and 12,047 calls for service in April. City officials said the monthly crime figures are based on actual police reports and are not yet certified for the year by the Texas Department of Public Safety, but the trend is still clear enough to matter for neighborhoods, shopping centers and apartment complexes where vehicles sit overnight or for long stretches during the day.
That is where thieves often find easy targets. State guidance from the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles says unlocked doors and keys left inside remain major factors in stolen and burglarized vehicles, and it notes that more than 65,000 cars and trucks are stolen in Texas each year. Nationwide, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says more than 850,000 vehicles were stolen in 2024. In Frisco, the city’s Crime Mapping Dashboard is updated nightly and shows the most recent 30-day window, giving residents a quick snapshot of where incidents are concentrated.
Police and city leaders have already been leaning on technology to fight the problem. In August 2025, Frisco City Council approved a $586,393 Motor Vehicle Crime Prevention Authority grant, paired with a 20% city match that brought the total to $703,672. City documents said the money would help sustain 102 license-plate-reader cameras and support technology and software for analysts and detectives working to deter, solve and prevent motor vehicle crimes.
The April jump does not point to one isolated hot spot or a single headline-grabbing case. Instead, it suggests a recurring property-crime problem that can build quickly when thieves find predictable parking patterns, easy access and delayed reporting. For Frisco, where thousands of cars fill retail lots, office parks and apartment communities every day, the early 2026 numbers show why police keep pressing basic prevention: lock vehicles, remove keys and valuables, and report suspicious activity fast.
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