Burleson, TX Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Burleson, TX Summary

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

  • There were 797 total crimes committed in Burleson the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,439.8 total crimes per 100K people in Burleson.
  • The overall crime rate in Burleson is -38.05% below the national average.
  • Burleson ranks #321 safest out of 683 cities in Texas.
  • Burleson ranks #5,142 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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Burleson Vs Texas And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Burleson is 1,439.8 per 100,000 people. That's -38.05% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -46.51% lower than the Texas total crime rate of 2,691.5 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Burleson
/ 100k People
Texas
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 797 1,439.8 2,691.5 2,324.2
Murder 1 1.8 6.6 6.3
Robbery 7 12.6 91.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 91 164.4 302.5 268.2
Violent Crime 138 249.3 446.5 369.8
Burglary 53 95.7 370.7 269.8
Larceny 553 999.0 1,587.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 53 95.7 287.0 282.7
Property Crime 659 1,190.5 2,245.0 1,954.4

Burleson 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 Burleson

138
Violent Crimes
249.3
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-32.59%
Below The National Average
  • There were 138 violent crimes in Burleson in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Burleson is 249.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 401.1 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Burleson each year. That compares to a 1 in 224.0 chance statewide.
  • That's -32.59% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -44.16% lower than the Texas violent crime rate of 446.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Burleson

659
Property Crimes
1,190.5
Property Crimes / 100k People
-39.09%
Below The National Average
  • There were 659 property crimes in Burleson in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Burleson is 1,190.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 84.0 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Burleson each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -39.09% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -46.97% lower than the Texas property crime rate of 2,245.0 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Burleson

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Fort Worth, TX 948,605 30,754 3,242.0 2,739.7 502.3
Arlington, TX 391,591 12,158 3,104.8 2,524.6 580.2
Mansfield, TX 75,993 1,138 1,497.5 1,417.2 80.3
Cleburne, TX 32,728 405 1,237.5 1,054.1 183.3
Benbrook, TX 24,739 332 1,342.0 1,123.7 218.3
Crowley, TX 20,362 347 1,704.2 1,473.3 230.8
White Settlement, TX 17,954 489 2,723.6 2,411.7 311.9
Forest Hill, TX 13,685 296 2,163.0 1,797.6 365.4
Joshua, TX 8,256 95 1,150.7 872.1 278.6
Keene, TX 6,355 79 1,243.1 959.9 283.2

Burleson SnackAbility

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