Brownsville, TX Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Brownsville, TX Summary

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

  • There were 4,284 total crimes committed in Brownsville the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,267.8 total crimes per 100K people in Brownsville.
  • The overall crime rate in Brownsville is -2.43% below the national average.
  • Brownsville ranks #492 safest out of 683 cities in Texas.
  • Brownsville ranks #7,086 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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Brownsville Vs Texas And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Brownsville is 2,267.8 per 100,000 people. That's -2.43% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -15.74% lower than the Texas total crime rate of 2,691.5 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Brownsville
/ 100k People
Texas
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 4,284 2,267.8 2,691.5 2,324.2
Murder 4 2.1 6.6 6.3
Robbery 127 67.2 91.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 615 325.6 302.5 268.2
Violent Crime 817 432.5 446.5 369.8
Burglary 398 210.7 370.7 269.8
Larceny 2,880 1,524.6 1,587.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 189 100.0 287.0 282.7
Property Crime 3,467 1,835.3 2,245.0 1,954.4

Brownsville 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 Brownsville

817
Violent Crimes
432.5
Violent Crimes / 100k People
16.95%
Above The National Average
  • There were 817 violent crimes in Brownsville in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Brownsville is 432.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 231.2 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Brownsville each year. That compares to a 1 in 224.0 chance statewide.
  • That's 16.95% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -3.13% lower than the Texas violent crime rate of 446.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Brownsville

3,467
Property Crimes
1,835.3
Property Crimes / 100k People
-6.09%
Below The National Average
  • There were 3,467 property crimes in Brownsville in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Brownsville is 1,835.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 54.5 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Brownsville each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -6.09% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -18.25% lower than the Texas property crime rate of 2,245.0 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Brownsville

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Edinburg, TX 104,987 2,675 2,547.9 2,212.7 335.3
Pharr, TX 79,558 1,420 1,784.9 1,524.7 260.2
Harlingen, TX 72,047 2,267 3,146.6 2,823.2 323.4
Weslaco, TX 41,478 1,394 3,360.8 3,006.4 354.4
San Benito, TX 24,712 554 2,241.8 1,723.9 518.0
Alamo, TX 20,383 955 4,685.3 4,116.2 569.1
Donna, TX 16,842 640 3,800.0 2,654.1 1,145.9
Mercedes, TX 16,365 605 3,696.9 2,896.4 800.5
Raymondville, TX 10,552 271 2,568.2 1,980.7 587.6
Los Fresnos, TX 8,164 149 1,825.1 1,396.4 428.7

Brownsville SnackAbility

3
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
5/10
Housing
5
Affordability
8
Diversity
4
Safety
5
Amenities
8.5
Education
5
Commute
8.5
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