Harlingen, TX Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Harlingen, TX Summary

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

  • There were 2,267 total crimes committed in Harlingen the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,146.6 total crimes per 100K people in Harlingen.
  • The overall crime rate in Harlingen is 35.38% above the national average.
  • Harlingen ranks #586 safest out of 683 cities in Texas.
  • Harlingen ranks #8,295 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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Harlingen Vs Texas And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Harlingen is 3,146.6 per 100,000 people. That's 35.38% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 16.91% higher than the Texas total crime rate of 2,691.5 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Harlingen
/ 100k People
Texas
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 2,267 3,146.6 2,691.5 2,324.2
Murder 3 4.2 6.6 6.3
Robbery 52 72.2 91.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 167 231.8 302.5 268.2
Violent Crime 233 323.4 446.5 369.8
Burglary 260 360.9 370.7 269.8
Larceny 1,646 2,284.6 1,587.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 128 177.7 287.0 282.7
Property Crime 2,034 2,823.2 2,245.0 1,954.4

Harlingen 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 Harlingen

233
Violent Crimes
323.4
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-12.55%
Below The National Average
  • There were 233 violent crimes in Harlingen in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Harlingen is 323.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 309.2 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Harlingen each year. That compares to a 1 in 224.0 chance statewide.
  • That's -12.55% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -27.56% lower than the Texas violent crime rate of 446.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Harlingen

2,034
Property Crimes
2,823.2
Property Crimes / 100k People
44.45%
Above The National Average
  • There were 2,034 property crimes in Harlingen in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Harlingen is 2,823.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 35.4 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Harlingen each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 44.45% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 25.75% higher than the Texas property crime rate of 2,245.0 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Harlingen

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Brownsville, TX 188,906 4,284 2,267.8 1,835.3 432.5
McAllen, TX 145,510 3,125 2,147.6 1,951.8 195.9
Edinburg, TX 104,987 2,675 2,547.9 2,212.7 335.3
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
San Benito, TX 24,712 554 2,241.8 1,723.9 518.0
Alton, TX 19,391 305 1,572.9 1,083.0 489.9
Hidalgo, TX 14,468 204 1,410.0 1,347.8 62.2
Raymondville, TX 10,552 271 2,568.2 1,980.7 587.6
Primera, TX 5,319 14 263.2 169.2 94.0

Harlingen SnackAbility

3
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
5
Affordability
8
Diversity
7
Safety
4
Amenities
8.5
Education
5
Commute
9
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