Table 2

Texas Cities Ranked by Crime Rate

Number of Offenses Known to the Police:
Texas Cities and Towns with Populations of 10,000 or More, 1995
Crime Rates refer to Crimes per 100,000 individuals
N = Number of Crimes, % = Proportion each crime category plays in each cities over all crime rate
Violent crime includes murder, rape, assault, and robbery. Property crime includes burglary, larceny, and Auto theft. Arson is not included here.

Source:   UCR, 1995
Compiled by Russ Long
Population Crime
Index
Total		 Crime
Rate		 Violent Crime Property Crime
N Rate % N Rate %
1 McAllen 97093 12591 12968.0 683 703.45 5.42% 11908 12264.53 94.58%
2 Humble 13344 1637 12267.7 108 809.35 6.60% 1529 11458.33 93.40%
3 Paris 25012 2958 11826.3 528 2110.99 17.85% 2430 9715.34 82.15%
4 Greenville 23056 2673 11593.5 338 1466.00 12.64% 2335 10127.52 87.36%
5 Galveston 60339 6660 11037.6 1367 2265.53 20.53% 5293 8772.10 79.47%
6 Texas City 42446 4587 10806.7 565 1331.10 12.32% 4022 9475.57 87.68%
7 Corpus Christi 280605 29274 10432.5 2764 985.01 9.44% 26510 9447.44 90.56%
8 Weslaco 25658 2582 10063.1 177 689.84 6.86% 2405 9373.29 93.14%
9 Beaumont 117187 11181 9541.2 1230 1049.60 11.00% 9951 8491.56 89.00%
10 Dallas 1042088 98624 9464.1 15969 1532.40 16.19% 82655 7931.67 83.81%
11 Waco 107885 10064 9328.5 1508 1397.78 14.98% 8556 7930.67 85.02%
12 Henderson 11977 1108 9251.1 130 1085.41 11.73% 978 8165.65 88.27%
13 Kilgore 11574 1064 9193.0 87 751.68 8.18% 977 8441.33 91.82%
14 Tyler 81704 7229 8847.8 705 862.87 9.75% 6524 7984.92 90.25%
15 Marshall 23763 2079 8748.9 203 854.27 9.76% 1876 7894.63 90.24%
16 Fort Worth 460321 39667 8617.2 5344 1160.93 13.47% 34323 7456.32 86.53%
17 Harlingen 56567 4774 8439.5 367 648.79 7.69% 4407 7790.76 92.31%
18 Donna 14750 1219 8264.4 74 501.69 6.07% 1145 7762.71 93.93%
19 Orange 20275 1655 8162.8 236 1164.00 14.26% 1419 6998.77 85.74%
20 Austin 523691 42586 8131.9 4050 773.36 9.51% 38536 7358.54 90.49%
21 Sherman 32132 2587 8051.2 284 883.85 10.98% 2303 7167.31 89.02%
22 San Antonio 999900 79931 7993.9 5178 517.85 6.48% 74753 7476.05 93.52%
23 Palestine 18644 1482 7948.9 199 1067.37 13.43% 1283 6881.57 86.57%
24 Amarillo 168142 13293 7905.8 1380 820.73 10.38% 11913 7085.08 89.62%
25 Texarkana 33071 2587 7822.6 325 982.73 12.56% 2262 6839.83 87.44%
26 Bay City 19245 1467 7622.8 169 878.15 11.52% 1298 6744.61 88.48%
27 Houston 1734335 131602 7588.0 22260 1283.49 16.91% 109342 6304.55 83.09%
28 Terrell 13275 1002 7548.0 100 753.30 9.98% 902 6794.73 90.02%
29 Conroe 31471 2348 7460.8 276 877.00 11.75% 2072 6583.84 88.25%
30 Seguin 20239 1500 7411.4 107 528.68 7.13% 1393 6882.75 92.87%
31 Longview 74644 5527 7404.5 511 684.58 9.25% 5016 6719.90 90.75%
32 Pharr 37264 2740 7352.9 239 641.37 8.72% 2501 6711.57 91.28%
33 Victoria 61724 4537 7350.5 616 997.99 13.58% 3921 6352.47 86.42%
34 Brownsville 115029 8408 7309.5 817 710.26 9.72% 7591 6599.21 90.28%
35 Brenham 12787 928 7257.4 134 1047.94 14.44% 794 6209.43 85.56%
36 Rosenberg 21931 1581 7209.0 196 893.71 12.40% 1385 6315.26 87.60%
37 Jacksonville 12787 911 7124.4 80 625.64 8.78% 831 6498.79 91.22%
38 Mineral Wells 14924 1063 7122.8 99 663.36 9.31% 964 6459.39 90.69%
39 Balch Springs 19320 1368 7080.7 113 584.89 8.26% 1255 6495.86 91.74%
40 Port Arthur 59902 4238 7074.9 715 1193.62 16.87% 3523 5881.27 83.13%
41 El Paso 590215 41692 7063.9 4948 838.34 11.87% 36744 6225.53 88.13%
42 Wichita Falls 99606 7011 7038.7 861 864.41 12.28% 6150 6174.33 87.72%
43 Corsicana 23337 1641 7031.8 113 484.21 6.89% 1528 6547.54 93.11%
44 San Benito 23756 1669 7025.6 121 509.35 7.25% 1548 6516.25 92.75%
45 Denison 21902 1538 7022.2 150 684.87 9.75% 1388 6337.32 90.25%
46 Odessa 96547 6759 7000.7 1125 1165.24 16.64% 5634 5835.50 83.36%
47 Arlington 292324 20404 6979.9 2576 881.21 12.62% 17828 6098.71 87.38%
48 Brownwood 19129 1324 6921.4 126 658.69 9.52% 1198 6262.74 90.48%
49 Bryan 61900 4273 6903.1 477 770.60 11.16% 3796 6132.47 88.84%
50 Mission 39160 2656 6782.4 71 181.31 2.67% 2585 6601.12 97.33%
51 Lubbock 198128 13406 6766.3 1905 961.50 14.21% 11501 5804.83 85.79%
52 Waxahachie 19968 1343 6725.8 88 440.71 6.55% 1255 6285.06 93.45%
53 Cleburne 23650 1588 6714.6 93 393.23 5.86% 1495 6321.35 94.14%
54 Laredo 152736 10150 6645.5 1107 724.78 10.91% 9043 5920.67 89.09%
55 Stafford 10729 710 6617.6 51 475.35 7.18% 659 6142.23 92.82%
56 Lufkin 32256 2127 6594.1 210 651.04 9.87% 1917 5943.08 90.13%
57 Farmers Branch 25070 1641 6545.7 105 418.83 6.40% 1536 6126.84 93.60%
58 Lewisville 52106 3403 6530.9 165 316.66 4.85% 3238 6214.26 95.15%
59 Mount Pleasant 13128 852 6489.9 97 738.88 11.38% 755 5751.07 88.62%
60 Mesquite 115770 7293 6299.6 601 519.13 8.24% 6692 5780.43 91.76%
61 Dickinson 10620 667 6280.6 47 442.56 7.05% 620 5838.04 92.95%
62 Plainview 22745 1428 6278.3 135 593.54 9.45% 1293 5684.77 90.55%
63 Eagle Pass 25395 1594 6276.8 117 460.72 7.34% 1477 5816.11 92.66%
64 Del Rio 36037 2253 6251.9 272 754.78 12.07% 1981 5497.13 87.93%
65 San Juan 13337 832 6238.3 55 412.39 6.61% 777 5825.90 93.39%
66 Lancaster 23933 1476 6167.2 136 568.25 9.21% 1340 5598.96 90.79%
67 Hurst 35919 2206 6141.6 261 726.63 11.83% 1945 5414.96 88.17%
68 Lockhart 10129 622 6140.8 88 868.79 14.15% 534 5271.99 85.85%
69 New Braunfels 31739 1929 6077.7 219 690.00 11.35% 1710 5387.69 88.65%
70 Beeville 12732 773 6071.3 75 589.07 9.70% 698 5482.25 90.30%
71 Alice 20751 1257 6057.5 127 612.02 10.10% 1130 5445.52 89.90%
72 White Settlement 16812 1013 6025.5 64 380.68 6.32% 949 5644.78 93.68%
73 South Houston 15006 902 6010.9 85 566.44 9.42% 817 5444.49 90.58%
74 Athens 11300 678 6000.0 76 672.57 11.21% 602 5327.43 88.79%
75 Temple 53067 3170 5973.6 271 510.68 8.55% 2899 5462.91 91.45%
76 Sulphur Srings 14809 879 5935.6 145 979.13 16.50% 734 4956.45 83.50%
77 McKinney 27023 1598 5913.5 177 655.00 11.08% 1421 5258.48 88.92%
78 Seagoville 10246 603 5885.2 102 995.51 16.92% 501 4889.71 83.08%
79 Irving 168022 9787 5824.8 831 494.58 8.49% 8956 5330.25 91.51%
80 Baytown 68724 3995 5813.1 389 566.03 9.74% 3606 5247.08 90.26%
81 Grand Prairie 110958 6448 5811.2 695 626.36 10.78% 5753 5184.84 89.22%
82 Groves 17152 996 5806.9 26 151.59 2.61% 970 5655.32 97.39%
83 Duncanville 37128 2154 5801.6 177 476.73 8.22% 1977 5324.82 91.78%
84 Killeen 84416 4880 5780.9 447 529.52 9.16% 4433 5251.37 90.84%
85 Leon Valley 10556 610 5778.7 40 378.93 6.56% 570 5399.77 93.44%
86 Garland 197875 11418 5770.3 960 485.15 8.41% 10458 5285.15 91.59%
87 Edinburg 37165 2135 5744.7 211 567.74 9.88% 1924 5176.91 90.12%
88 Forest Hill 12316 706 5732.4 114 925.63 16.15% 592 4806.76 83.85%
89 Denton 70513 4021 5702.5 378 536.07 9.40% 3643 5166.42 90.60%
90 La Marque 15061 849 5637.1 47 312.06 5.54% 802 5325.01 94.46%
91 Haltom City 35124 1954 5563.1 204