Decatur, TX Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Decatur, TX Summary

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

  • There were 235 total crimes committed in Decatur the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,288.1 total crimes per 100K people in Decatur.
  • The overall crime rate in Decatur is 41.47% above the national average.
  • Decatur ranks #598 safest out of 683 cities in Texas.
  • Decatur ranks #8,431 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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Decatur Vs Texas And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Decatur is 3,288.1 per 100,000 people. That's 41.47% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 22.17% higher than the Texas total crime rate of 2,691.5 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Decatur
/ 100k People
Texas
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 235 3,288.1 2,691.5 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 6.6 6.3
Robbery 5 70.0 91.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 21 293.8 302.5 268.2
Violent Crime 31 433.7 446.5 369.8
Burglary 5 70.0 370.7 269.8
Larceny 188 2,630.5 1,587.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 11 153.9 287.0 282.7
Property Crime 204 2,854.3 2,245.0 1,954.4

Decatur 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 Decatur

31
Violent Crimes
433.7
Violent Crimes / 100k People
17.29%
Above The National Average
  • There were 31 violent crimes in Decatur in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Decatur is 433.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 230.5 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Decatur each year. That compares to a 1 in 224.0 chance statewide.
  • That's 17.29% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -2.85% lower than the Texas violent crime rate of 446.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Decatur

204
Property Crimes
2,854.3
Property Crimes / 100k People
46.05%
Above The National Average
  • There were 204 property crimes in Decatur in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Decatur is 2,854.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 35.0 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Decatur each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 46.05% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 27.14% higher than the Texas property crime rate of 2,245.0 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Decatur

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Frisco, TX 218,962 3,153 1,440.0 1,337.2 102.8
Carrollton, TX 133,610 2,495 1,867.4 1,660.8 206.6
Flower Mound, TX 78,167 644 823.9 776.5 47.3
Bedford, TX 48,579 1,174 2,416.7 2,206.7 210.0
Keller, TX 45,080 345 765.3 667.7 97.6
Coppell, TX 42,021 620 1,475.5 1,380.3 95.2
Southlake, TX 30,949 392 1,266.6 1,214.9 51.7
Colleyville, TX 25,897 128 494.3 436.3 57.9
Watauga, TX 23,027 325 1,411.4 1,237.7 173.7
Corinth, TX 22,719 198 871.5 787.9 83.6

Decatur SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8.5/10
Housing
8
Affordability
8
Diversity
8.5
Safety
5
Amenities
7
Education
6
Commute
8.5
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