Edinburg, TX Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Edinburg, TX Summary

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

  • There were 2,675 total crimes committed in Edinburg the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,547.9 total crimes per 100K people in Edinburg.
  • The overall crime rate in Edinburg is 9.63% above the national average.
  • Edinburg ranks #530 safest out of 683 cities in Texas.
  • Edinburg ranks #7,557 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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Edinburg Vs Texas And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Edinburg is 2,547.9 per 100,000 people. That's 9.63% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -5.33% lower than the Texas total crime rate of 2,691.5 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Edinburg
/ 100k People
Texas
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 2,675 2,547.9 2,691.5 2,324.2
Murder 3 2.9 6.6 6.3
Robbery 59 56.2 91.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 222 211.5 302.5 268.2
Violent Crime 352 335.3 446.5 369.8
Burglary 229 218.1 370.7 269.8
Larceny 2,008 1,912.6 1,587.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 86 81.9 287.0 282.7
Property Crime 2,323 2,212.7 2,245.0 1,954.4

Edinburg 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 Edinburg

352
Violent Crimes
335.3
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-9.33%
Below The National Average
  • There were 352 violent crimes in Edinburg in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Edinburg is 335.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 298.3 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Edinburg each year. That compares to a 1 in 224.0 chance statewide.
  • That's -9.33% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -24.90% lower than the Texas violent crime rate of 446.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Edinburg

2,323
Property Crimes
2,212.7
Property Crimes / 100k People
13.21%
Above The National Average
  • There were 2,323 property crimes in Edinburg in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Edinburg is 2,212.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 45.2 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Edinburg each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 13.21% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -1.44% lower than the Texas property crime rate of 2,245.0 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Edinburg

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
McAllen, TX 145,510 3,125 2,147.6 1,951.8 195.9
Mission, TX 86,577 1,745 2,015.5 1,676.0 339.6
Pharr, TX 79,558 1,420 1,784.9 1,524.7 260.2
Weslaco, TX 41,478 1,394 3,360.8 3,006.4 354.4
Alamo, TX 20,383 955 4,685.3 4,116.2 569.1
Alton, TX 19,391 305 1,572.9 1,083.0 489.9
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
Hidalgo, TX 14,468 204 1,410.0 1,347.8 62.2

Edinburg SnackAbility

4
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
6
Affordability
8
Diversity
6
Safety
5
Amenities
9
Education
6
Commute
9
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