Bowie, TX Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Bowie, TX Summary

Crime in Bowie research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Bowie 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 Bowie:

  • There were 170 total crimes committed in Bowie the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,004.1 total crimes per 100K people in Bowie.
  • The overall crime rate in Bowie is 29.25% above the national average.
  • Bowie ranks #577 safest out of 683 cities in Texas.
  • Bowie ranks #8,138 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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Bowie Vs Texas And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Bowie is 3,004.1 per 100,000 people. That's 29.25% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 11.61% higher than the Texas total crime rate of 2,691.5 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Bowie
/ 100k People
Texas
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 170 3,004.1 2,691.5 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 6.6 6.3
Robbery 2 35.3 91.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 5 88.4 302.5 268.2
Violent Crime 7 123.7 446.5 369.8
Burglary 91 1,608.1 370.7 269.8
Larceny 60 1,060.3 1,587.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 12 212.1 287.0 282.7
Property Crime 163 2,880.4 2,245.0 1,954.4

Bowie 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 Bowie

7
Violent Crimes
123.7
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-66.55%
Below The National Average
  • There were 7 violent crimes in Bowie in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Bowie is 123.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 808.4 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Bowie each year. That compares to a 1 in 224.0 chance statewide.
  • That's -66.55% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -72.29% lower than the Texas violent crime rate of 446.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Bowie

163
Property Crimes
2,880.4
Property Crimes / 100k People
47.38%
Above The National Average
  • There were 163 property crimes in Bowie in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Bowie is 2,880.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 34.7 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Bowie each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 47.38% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 28.30% higher than the Texas property crime rate of 2,245.0 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Bowie

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Denton, TX 154,230 4,117 2,669.4 2,380.9 288.5
Wichita Falls, TX 103,337 3,450 3,338.6 2,868.3 470.3
Gainesville, TX 17,789 472 2,653.3 2,422.8 230.5
Azle, TX 13,615 349 2,563.3 2,276.9 286.4
Sunset, UT 5,557 99 1,781.5 1,511.6 269.9
Nocona, TX 2,999 14 466.8 266.8 200.1

Bowie SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
6
Affordability
8
Diversity
5
Safety
N/A
Amenities
7
Education
6
Commute
5
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