Table 4
Crime in Texas by City, Year = 2003
 10,000 and over in Population
Ranked by Property Crime Rate
Source: FBI's Uniform Crime Report, 2003
Chart Compiled by Russ Long, February 2005
City State Population Crime Index Crime Rate Violent crime Violent Crime Rate Violent Crime -- Percent of all Crime Property crime Property Crime Rate Property crime -- Percent of all Crime
1 Edinburg TX 53,584 6,904 12,884 265 495 4% 6,639 12,390 96%
2 Humble TX 15,078 1,771 11,746 123 816 7% 1,648 10,930 93%
3 Paris TX 26,620 2,873 10,793 343 1,289 12% 2,530 9,504 88%
4 Alice TX 19,401 2,144 11,051 334 1,722 16% 1,810 9,329 84%
5 Kilgore TX 11,655 1,129 9,687 59 506 5% 1,070 9,181 95%
6 San Benito TX 24,442 2,277 9,316 60 245 3% 2,217 9,070 97%
7 Weslaco TX 29,546 2,659 9,000 125 423 5% 2,534 8,576 95%
8 Texarkana TX 35,752 3,402 9,516 409 1,144 12% 2,993 8,372 88%
9 Greenville TX 24,885 2,357 9,472 309 1,242 13% 2,048 8,230 87%
10 Pampa TX 17,581 1,556 8,850 140 796 9% 1,416 8,054 91%
11 Dallas TX 1,230,302 114,765 9,328 16,865 1,371 15% 97,900 7,957 85%
12 Beaumont TX 114,626 9,880 8,619 1,051 917 11% 8,829 7,702 89%
13 Terrell TX 15,382 1,341 8,718 172 1,118 13% 1,169 7,600 87%
14 Waco TX 117,549 9,582 8,151 809 688 8% 8,773 7,463 92%
15 Brownwood TX 19,390 1,555 8,020 121 624 8% 1,434 7,396 92%
16 McAllen TX 115,647 9,054 7,829 512 443 6% 8,542 7,386 94%
17 Conroe TX 39,672 3,292 8,298 387 975 12% 2,905 7,323 88%
18 Donna TX 15,719 1,238 7,876 88 560 7% 1,150 7,316 93%
19 Seguin TX 23,095 1,774 7,681 101 437 6% 1,673 7,244 94%
20 Wichita Falls TX 104,526 8,589 8,217 1,082 1,035 13% 7,507 7,182 87%
21 Corpus Christi TX 282,850 22,563 7,977 2,462 870 11% 20,101 7,107 89%
22 Mission TX 52,232 3,755 7,189 58 111 2% 3,697 7,078 98%
23 Harlingen TX 60,307 4,584 7,601 324 537 7% 4,260 7,064 93%
24 Addison TX 14,336 1,090 7,603 81 565 7% 1,009 7,038 93%
25 Victoria TX 61,980 4,871 7,859 526 849 11% 4,345 7,010 89%
26 Texas City TX 43,733 3,682 8,419 618 1,413 17% 3,064 7,006 83%
27 Laredo TX 194,516 14,890 7,655 1,317 677 9% 13,573 6,978 91%
28 Henderson TX 11,323 974 8,602 189 1,669 19% 785 6,933 81%
29 San Antonio TX 1,212,789 90,252 7,442 7,252 598 8% 83,000 6,844 92%
30 Longview TX 75,486 5,633 7,462 500 662 9% 5,133 6,800 91%
31 San Angelo TX 88,782 6,372 7,177 407 458 6% 5,965 6,719 94%
32 Vernon TX 11,216 851 7,587 98 874 12% 753 6,714 88%
33 Balch Springs TX 19,783 1,453 7,345 128 647 9% 1,325 6,698 91%
34 Lufkin TX 33,257 2,368 7,120 200 601 8% 2,168 6,519 92%
35 Fort Worth TX 576,339 41,280 7,162 3,751 651 9% 37,529 6,512 91%
36 Hurst TX 37,381 2,596 6,945 173 463 7% 2,423 6,482 93%
37 Amarillo TX 179,762 13,105 7,290 1,501 835 11% 11,604 6,455 89%
38 Lubbock TX 206,882 15,641 7,560 2,395 1,158 15% 13,246 6,403 85%
39 New Braunfels TX 41,880 2,825 6,745 156 372 6% 2,669 6,373 94%
40 Brownsville TX 152,764 10,347 6,773 757 496 7% 9,590 6,278 93%
41 Orange TX 18,481 1,344 7,272 189 1,023 14% 1,155 6,250 86%
42 Plainview TX 22,257 1,484 6,668 96 431 6% 1,388 6,236 94%
43 Bay City TX 18,737 1,300 6,938 136 726 10% 1,164 6,212 90%
44 Austin TX 682,319 45,423 6,657 3,153 462 7% 42,270 6,195 93%
45 Cleburne TX 27,919 1,862 6,669 138 494 7% 1,724 6,175 93%
46 Alamo TX 15,759 1,014 6,434 41 260 4% 973 6,174 96%
47 Bryan TX 67,706 4,721 6,973 611 902 13% 4,110 6,070 87%
48 Seagoville TX 11,266 730 6,480 56 497 8% 674 5,983 92%
49 Tyler TX 88,383 5,997 6,785 717 811 12% 5,280 5,974 88%
50 Galveston TX 57,566 3,896 6,768 479 832 12% 3,417 5,936 88%
51 Killeen TX 94,148 6,373 6,769 788 837 12% 5,585 5,932 88%
52 Pharr TX 52,075 3,415 6,558 332 638 10% 3,083 5,920 90%
53 Houston TX 2,041,081 143,993 7,055 23,988 1,175 17% 120,005 5,879 83%
54 Gainesville TX 16,178 1,036 6,404 88 544 8% 948 5,860 92%
55 Kingsville TX 25,566 1,654 6,470 156 610 9% 1,498 5,859 91%
56 La Marque TX 13,942 889 6,376 89 638 10% 800 5,738 90%
57 Corsicana TX 25,579 1,521 5,946 69 270 5% 1,452 5,677 95%
58 Sherman TX 36,344 2,224 6,119 168 462 8% 2,056 5,657 92%
59 Mount Pleasant TX 14,394 885 6,148 73 507 8% 812 5,641 92%
60 Arlington TX 355,385 21,784 6,130 1,863 524 9% 19,921 5,605 91%
61 South Houston TX 16,393 1,043 6,362 126 769 12% 917 5,594 88%
62 Stafford TX 18,214 1,090 5,984 77 423 7% 1,013 5,562 93%
63 Robstown TX 12,804 751 5,865 42 328 6% 709 5,537 94%
64 Marshall TX 24,350 1,448 5,947 128 526 9% 1,320 5,421 91%
65 Katy TX 12,623 773 6,124 89 705 12% 684 5,419 88%
66 Ennis TX 18,161 1,050 5,782 66 363 6% 984 5,418 94%
67 Palestine TX 18,007 1,043 5,792 74 411 7% 969 5,381 93%
68 Uvalde TX 15,415 886 5,748