Gonzales, TX Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Gonzales, TX Summary

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

  • There were 229 total crimes committed in Gonzales the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,230.4 total crimes per 100K people in Gonzales.
  • The overall crime rate in Gonzales is 38.99% above the national average.
  • Gonzales ranks #591 safest out of 683 cities in Texas.
  • Gonzales ranks #8,378 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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Gonzales Vs Texas And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Gonzales is 3,230.4 per 100,000 people. That's 38.99% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 20.02% higher than the Texas total crime rate of 2,691.5 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Gonzales
/ 100k People
Texas
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 229 3,230.4 2,691.5 2,324.2
Murder 1 14.1 6.6 6.3
Robbery 1 14.1 91.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 96 1,354.2 302.5 268.2
Violent Crime 105 1,481.2 446.5 369.8
Burglary 32 451.4 370.7 269.8
Larceny 75 1,058.0 1,587.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 17 239.8 287.0 282.7
Property Crime 124 1,749.2 2,245.0 1,954.4

Gonzales 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 Gonzales

105
Violent Crimes
1,481.2
Violent Crimes / 100k People
300.53%
Above The National Average
  • There were 105 violent crimes in Gonzales in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Gonzales is 1,481.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 67.5 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Gonzales each year. That compares to a 1 in 224.0 chance statewide.
  • That's 300.53% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 231.76% higher than the Texas violent crime rate of 446.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Gonzales

124
Property Crimes
1,749.2
Property Crimes / 100k People
-10.50%
Below The National Average
  • There were 124 property crimes in Gonzales in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Gonzales is 1,749.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 57.2 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Gonzales each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -10.50% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -22.09% lower than the Texas property crime rate of 2,245.0 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Gonzales

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
New Braunfels, TX 107,017 1,714 1,601.6 1,413.8 187.8
San Marcos, TX 69,470 2,256 3,247.4 2,606.9 640.6
Kyle, TX 57,724 886 1,534.9 1,294.1 240.8
Schertz, TX 43,162 564 1,306.7 1,163.1 143.6
Cibolo, TX 34,159 545 1,595.5 1,463.7 131.7
Seguin, TX 32,452 811 2,499.1 2,083.1 416.0
Lockhart, TX 15,068 141 935.8 809.7 126.1
Yoakum, TX 5,958 25 419.6 369.3 50.4
Luling, TX 5,511 84 1,524.2 1,233.9 290.3
Nixon, TX 2,560 24 937.5 625.0 312.5

Gonzales SnackAbility

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