Crime in Crystal City, Texas

Crystal City's crime rate

There were 50 crimes reported in Crystal City, Texas in 2019, the most recent year crime data is available. Adjusted for population, the city’s annual crime rate is 687 incidents for every 100,000 people.

How does Crystal City compare?

Crystal City has a lower overall crime rate than the vast majority of U.S. cities. For comparison, the national total crime rate is 2,489 incidents for every 100,000 people.

Crystal City's overall crime rate is 76% lower than the overall crime rate in Texas. Statewide, there were 814,678 crimes reported in 2019, or 2,810 for every 100,000 people.

What types of crimes are being committed?

The FBI's crime rate includes seven crime categories: three property crimes -- larceny, burglary, and motor vehicle theft, and four violent crimes -- aggravated assault, robbery, rape, and murder.

Property crime

The vast majority of crimes in America are property crimes, accounting for 85% of total crimes in 2019. In Crystal City, however, property crimes account for only about 82% of all offenses.

Property crime is much less prevalent in Crystal City than it is nationwide. There were 41 property crimes in Crystal City in 2019, or 563 for every 100,000 residents. Meanwhile, the national property crime rate is 2,110 incidents per 100,000 people.

Larceny

Larceny is by far the most common type of property crime in the U.S. However, burglary is the most commonly committed type of property crime in Crystal City. There were 19 larcenies reported in Crystal City in 2019, or 261 for every 100,000 people. Nationwide, the larceny rate is 1,550 per 100,000.

Burglary

There were 22 break-ins reported in Crystal City in 2019, or 302 for every 100,000 residents. For reference, there were 341 reported burglaries for every 100,000 people nationwide in 2019.

Motor Vehicle Theft

Across the United States, the annual motor vehicle theft rate is 220 for every 100,000 people. In Crystal City, however, no motor vehicle thefts were reported in 2019.

Violent crime

Violent crime accounts for a relatively small share of crimes nationwide. These offenses, which are generally more egregious than property crimes, account for about 15% of the nearly 8.2 million offenses reported across the U.S. in 2019. In Crystal City, however, violent offenses account for a larger 18% share of all reported crime.

At 124 incidents for every 100,000 people, the violent crime rate in Crystal City is well below the national violent crime rate of 379 offenses per 100,000 people. Law enforcement in Crystal City reported a total of 9 violent crimes in 2019.

Aggravated Assault

Aggravated assault is by far the most common type of violent crime reported in the U.S. It is also the most commonly reported violent offense in Crystal City. There were 9 aggravated assaults reported in Crystal City in 2019, or 124 for every 100,000 people. Nationwide, the rate is far higher, standing at 250 aggravated assaults per 100,000 people.

Robbery

Robbery is the second most common type of violent crime in America, but there were no robberies reported in Crystal City in 2019. The national robbery rate was 86 per 100,000 in 2019.

Rape

There were 139,815 reported rapes nationwide in 2019, a rate of 43 per 100,000 people. In Crystal City in 2019, none were reported.

Murder

While there were 16,425 murders nationwide in 2019, none were reported in Crystal City.

Crystal City compared to other cities in Texas

Crystal City has a lower crime rate than the vast majority of all comparable cities in Texas. To be considered comparable, a city must have a complete 2019 FBI crime report and population of 5,000 or more.

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