Hidalgo, TX Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Hidalgo, TX Summary

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

  • There were 204 total crimes committed in Hidalgo the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,410.0 total crimes per 100K people in Hidalgo.
  • The overall crime rate in Hidalgo is -39.33% below the national average.
  • Hidalgo ranks #309 safest out of 683 cities in Texas.
  • Hidalgo ranks #5,058 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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Hidalgo Vs Texas And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Hidalgo is 1,410.0 per 100,000 people. That's -39.33% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -47.61% lower than the Texas total crime rate of 2,691.5 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Hidalgo
/ 100k People
Texas
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 204 1,410.0 2,691.5 2,324.2
Murder 1 6.9 6.6 6.3
Robbery 3 20.7 91.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 2 13.8 302.5 268.2
Violent Crime 9 62.2 446.5 369.8
Burglary 16 110.6 370.7 269.8
Larceny 160 1,105.9 1,587.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 19 131.3 287.0 282.7
Property Crime 195 1,347.8 2,245.0 1,954.4

Hidalgo 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 Hidalgo

9
Violent Crimes
62.2
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-83.18%
Below The National Average
  • There were 9 violent crimes in Hidalgo in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Hidalgo is 62.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 1,607.6 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Hidalgo each year. That compares to a 1 in 224.0 chance statewide.
  • That's -83.18% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -86.07% lower than the Texas violent crime rate of 446.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Hidalgo

195
Property Crimes
1,347.8
Property Crimes / 100k People
-31.04%
Below The National Average
  • There were 195 property crimes in Hidalgo in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Hidalgo is 1,347.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 74.2 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Hidalgo each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -31.04% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -39.97% lower than the Texas property crime rate of 2,245.0 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Hidalgo

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
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
Weslaco, TX 41,478 1,394 3,360.8 3,006.4 354.4
San Juan, TX 35,806 788 2,200.7 1,929.8 270.9
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
Palmhurst, TX 2,600 183 7,038.5 6,807.7 230.8

Hidalgo SnackAbility

4
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
4/10
Housing
5
Affordability
6
Diversity
2
Safety
8
Amenities
8.5
Education
5
Commute
9
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