Abilene, TX Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Abilene, TX Summary

Crime in Abilene research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Abilene over the past eight years using the FBI crime explorer. Based on the most recently available data released October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Abilene:

  • There were 3,085 total crimes committed in Abilene the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,464.3 total crimes per 100K people in Abilene.
  • The overall crime rate in Abilene is 6.03% above the national average.
  • Abilene ranks #516 safest out of 683 cities in Texas.
  • Abilene ranks #7,422 safest out of 9,869 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people in a location.

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Abilene Vs Texas And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Abilene is 2,464.3 per 100,000 people. That's 6.03% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -8.44% lower than the Texas total crime rate of 2,691.5 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Abilene
/ 100k People
Texas
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 3,085 2,464.3 2,691.5 2,324.2
Murder 7 5.6 6.6 6.3
Robbery 82 65.5 91.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 391 312.3 302.5 268.2
Violent Crime 587 468.9 446.5 369.8
Burglary 446 356.3 370.7 269.8
Larceny 1,854 1,481.0 1,587.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 198 158.2 287.0 282.7
Property Crime 2,498 1,995.4 2,245.0 1,954.4

Abilene Crime Compared To Texas Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Texas.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Abilene

587
Violent Crimes
468.9
Violent Crimes / 100k People
26.80%
Above The National Average
  • There were 587 violent crimes in Abilene in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Abilene is 468.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 213.3 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Abilene each year. That compares to a 1 in 224.0 chance statewide.
  • That's 26.80% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 5.03% higher than the Texas violent crime rate of 446.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Abilene

2,498
Property Crimes
1,995.4
Property Crimes / 100k People
2.10%
Above The National Average
  • There were 2,498 property crimes in Abilene in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Abilene is 1,995.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 50.1 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Abilene each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 2.10% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -11.12% lower than the Texas property crime rate of 2,245.0 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Abilene

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Sweetwater, TX 10,420 207 1,986.6 1,401.2 585.4
Clyde, TX 4,038 38 941.1 817.2 123.8
Merkel, TX 2,431 25 1,028.4 781.6 246.8
Baird, TX 1,529 12 784.8 784.8 0.0
Tye, TX 1,192 6 503.4 335.6 167.8

Abilene SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
7
Affordability
8
Diversity
9
Safety
5
Amenities
8.5
Education
7
Commute
9.5
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